Unforgettable mistake
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Sometimes we commit mistakes; intentionally or unintentionally! Mistakes that teach us a lesson that we remember a lifetime.

Here, I'll share my experience; so that you don’t have to make the same mistake and learn as a photographer.

A few days ago, I went to Versova beach. From noon to sunset, I clicked around 25-30 images around the beach, which included portraits, fishermen's life style, and some sun/seascapes. This was the last shot I had taken. I felt so happy for I roamed around shooting pictures and concluded the day's shoot with a warm Sunset, where kids were enjoying life, playing in the sea.

With a sigh of relaxation I reached home. That day I was rather anxious to upload the images to my PC than usual. When I chipped in a memory card in the card reader, I was awestruck! For a second a cold wave of fright quivered through my spine and I realized that my heart was palpitating faster. The memory card was corrupt and couldn't identify the stored images. It was as bad as losing all the images which I had shot with a good deal of hard work.

The next day I went to my friend and he recovered all my images from the corrupt card using a special software.

I was eager to check the composition I had clicked, and while the image was being stored in the card, I switched on the display mode. That corrupted the memory card.

I don't think I will ever commit that mistake again! Will you?

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  • Which Main? What Cross? // 2009-03-12 15:08:23

    And this is right inside Mumbai metropolis. Wonderful.

  • Javier Falcó // 2009-03-12 15:28:46

    Very nice photo. Take note of your experience about the memory card. Greetings.

  • garghe // 2009-03-12 15:58:51

    great!

  • Shivanand Manthalkar // 2009-03-12 18:20:09

    What’s the hurry boss? You would have really lost a fortune. It looks as though the kids have all the patience maneuvering the pole, but not you, with the camera. However, I like the way you humbly write about your mistake. I guess you owe this picture to your friend…

  • rian // 2009-03-12 20:04:39

    i'm glad that that has never happened to me yet, i tend to have cards in 2gig increments so if one is lost, at least i still have some left.. :D good thing you were able to salvage shots from the card.. this one looks particularly beautiful!

  • Amit // 2009-03-12 21:26:17

    Awesome picture abhijit. Really soothing to the eyes.

    Waise we do learn many things from the mistakes we do daily. Anyway you did provide a valuable suggestion. i would make sure even i don't do this mistake.

  • Carina Felice // 2009-03-12 22:29:18

    Dear Abhijit...it wans't a mistake.......its was an accident!!! and nobody its free of them.....so....relax and enjoy this passion for photography!!!! You are really good. Regards from Buenos Aires, friend!

  • G.N.Kulkarni // 2009-03-13 22:59:12

    First of all thanks for informing the accident happened. There is nothing to repent. It is an experience. We should keep in mind. The photo is far more excellent. The coverage of the land and sea is too big. GREAT PHOTO.

  • Ilan // 2009-03-17 00:27:41

    Like photo from another era... Amazing light here, captured just at the right time with that golden light.
    Wow.

  • Cuckoo // 2009-03-17 00:43:58

    I have done it 2-3 times. :)

  • Sai // 2009-03-17 14:43:48

    Write up for this photo was excellent. Not else to say Bravo!

  • Beth E Nagle // 2009-03-23 02:11:25

    Gorgeous shot! Most impressive ..

  • John Maslowski // 2009-03-23 18:08:12

    An absolutely beautiful sunset. Lovely reflections on the water and the two children create a warm mood to this stunning sunset composition.

  • Bhavesh Chhatbar // 2009-03-26 12:03:16

    What a wonderful blog you are running, and what a wonderful design of your website!

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  • claude // 2009-03-27 02:07:45

    Very nice colors and tones, beautiful sunset!

  • Denis // 2009-03-27 14:58:55

    Excellent colours, beautiful and quiet landscape

  • Flaneurbanite // 2009-03-27 15:44:20

    Beautiful. Love the multiple boat silhouettes scattered on the water. And your experience with the memory card noted!

  • Ilan // 2009-03-30 00:37:11

    Amazing feeling of freedom here. The last rays of light in a long, full of fun day.
    I wonder about the title though... What was the mistake?

  • Alex // 2009-04-01 02:09:49

    Maravilloso atardecer en la playa, me gust ael detalle de las barcas y esos dos niños con esa rama, buen trabajo.
    Saludos.

  • WABIKOJA // 2009-04-04 21:02:44

    Really nice shot. You've captured a mood.

  • ~vagabond~ // 2009-04-06 04:31:45

    The thought that you could have lost this beautiful sunset shot because of a corrupt memory card is scary! ...it's a beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing your mistake and allowing me to learn from it :)

  • Sugata Banerji // 2009-04-07 05:18:24

    What a lovely image Abhijit! I have lost one memory stick for no fault of mine (the thing was defective) and I know how scary it can be. Thank God your friend could recover these images.

  • gavin hart // 2009-04-17 08:24:35

    I'm glad your friend was able to recover your images for you :-) This certainly is a great image to finish your day's shooting. The boys with the pole make an excellent silhouette with a lovely golden sunset behind them.

  • jump // 2009-04-23 14:51:56

    Wonderful sunset, the colour and the silhouets are really nice :))

  • Syahriyan // 2009-04-24 20:27:00

    Bravo, Wonderful sunset, nice job.

  • Toronto Wedding photographers // 2009-05-01 01:05:29

    Excellent shot!
    Love twilight colors!

  • mosilager // 2009-05-02 12:54:53

    I almost always check the photo while others are being stored... never had a corrupt memory card problem. But I'll be careful from now on, thanks for letting us know about the problem.

    I like the reflection of the sun on the water a lot.

  • Ilan // 2009-05-07 01:04:45

    We demand more photos! :)

  • cmshakeer // 2009-05-07 12:51:42

    Dear abhijit
    Lovely silhouette Shot. I hope if the sun was a little more warm and presence of clouds would have made this shot outstanding.
    Anyway you have nicely captured this in the available situations. well done.
    It's long since I wrote an comment on your site. Though I had visited here twice or more I was not in in situation to comment.
    Further more there were some other reasons which kept me very busy from being active in the web. Actually that was explained in my last post, which you may not understood.
    All the best

  • Sai // 2009-05-09 12:21:16

    Lovely

  • Amit Basu Photography // 2009-05-12 00:22:38

    Lovely photography! fab colors.

  • photo retouching // 2009-05-18 08:23:28

    Really beautiful photo, A bit curious on the title.

  • anupama menon // 2009-05-18 09:16:29

    beautiful picture!

    i would not have learnt from my mistakes-a real nut!
    the sea,setting sun,the reflection of sunlight,the kids-lovely!
    sasneham,
    anu

  • Ranjeet // 2009-05-24 22:30:44

    Lovely photo - has a real nice quality to it...the reflections and the boats in the water give it a surreal quality...

  • Sujit Sudhi // 2009-06-17 11:09:26

    Lovely shot. Great mood. And thanks for the tip.

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