Have You Stumbled Upon The "perfect Moment"?

Like your amazing wave capture pictured above.
Lots of memorable moments for me but this one felt special. Love the reflections and it capture a perfect day warm 80s calm and quiet!

My first 'real' photo trip to Charleston I think I was in the right spot at just the right time to capture these. I've never set out to take people photos but have been pleased with the few I have. The father and daughter were my first day in Charleston. The elder couple at the church on my last day. I think they are both so sweet! lol

I was photographing mountain goats on Mount Evans, Colorado. A mother stood with her kid near the summit. For just a few seconds, both of them looked down at me, giving me one chance to take the picture. This was certainly a "perfect moment" in wildlife photography.

Usually when I come across a "perfect moment," I don't have my camera with me. But sometimes I do...



Duane Miller
duanemillerphotography.com

Mine was a commission to photograph two movie theaters, one in Gettysburg and the other in Wilkes-Barre. I typically arrive in the evening to shoot night exteriors and shoot daytime exteriors and interiors the following day. We left Gettysburg and an incredible storm rolled through Pennsylvania. When we arrived in Wilkes-Barre, it was early evening with an eerie texture to the clouds, The theater exterior had a huge storefront and a marquee with neon and the street frontage was drenched. I was shooting that evening with a Technikardan 45S.I really rushed to get setup and catch the shot before the light shifted. This was one of my most successful shots which was used as a cover on one trade magazine and a cover inset on another.

If I had been five minutes later, it would have been a completely different image.

I've been extremely lucky to have captured several of what I consider to be perfect moments.

On this day, the clouds were nondescript and gray, until the sun started to set.



On this day, the sky was so overcast, I had given up hope of seeing Mt. Adams. Yet, about ten minutes after I arrived at the lake, the clouds lifted and there she was!



This morning was supposed to be overcast with snow flurries. But, the storm held off just long enough for the sun to rise under the clouds. The snow started shortly after I took this shot.



I have many more. Of course, I have even more than that where things just didn't work out. I believe if you just keep putting yourself out there and giving it a try, you can't help but get lucky sometimes. "The harder I work, the luckier I get."

I've never seen these white fog rainbows before, this year i saw 2, infact there was a 3rd much fainter one, all within a few days out in Wales, they were quite breathtaking and mystical in the deep mist, it was very entrancing... i really did feel a deep spiritual presence each day...

This one of mine would qualify. Read the description -- it's more than it initially seems to be.



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Charles Kozierok
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Luckily a canoeist came along at just the right moment...

This was perfect for me as I love the expression of the accordion player as he looked up.

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- Richard Reeve
ReevePhotos.com

My first visit to Cathedral Rock in Sedona. I was thrilled to find a puddle large enough to reflect the rock. After doing some tripod trickery in order to get the camera low enough for the reflection, I set about capturing the formation and it's reflection. Then, a double rainbow appeared!



More recently, I spent 3 days at Grand Teton National Park. It rained nearly the entire time. Clouds enveloped the Tetons and I wondered if I would even get to see the mountains the park was named for. On day two, I was out looking for wildlife, when I noticed a peak had punched through the clouds. It lasted for about two minutes. I think it was a record time for me in setting up the tripod, changing lenses, and switching my camera settings from those I was using for wildlife to appropriate landscape settings.



Also at Grand Teton National Park, I saw a frenzy of people with cameras near the post office in Moose Junction. I knew something was up. I was very excited to discover it was a female moose (how appropriate!) I managed several frames before she went off into the woods. It was only later, when looking at the images on the computer, that I found out I had captured her drooling!

On my way back to my studio, I pulled the car over and shot the cloud as a reference photo for a future painting. Shot quickly with a Nikon L100 point and shoot Got back in the car and drove away. Did not see the flash nor did I hear a clap of thunder. I did not discover the lighting bolt until I uploaded the image and saw it full size. Just an accidental "Perfect Moment".

Very cool Frank!

Probably not that perfect but I shot this a few days ago at the garden of the gods in Colorado...

I was strolling through the park and the clouds formed perfectly to make this rock look like a smoking chimney...

I loved that I could get this young man in the air in the middle of his flip. My group happened upon him as he was practicing in Fes, Morocco.

Granddaughter all dressed up from going out to dinner, then goes to see her Aunt's horse

This moment happened as I was coming down one morning with my camera still in the bag. So I called to the gentleman across the lake and asked if he could paddle back and recreate it, so I could capture it. To my amazement, he happily agreed ! Hope I didn't make him late for breakfast .

love your surf shots, Frank...*very* nice work!! ;)

It is surly not pretty, nor beautiful and far from picturesque, yet each year this small patch of trees, when leaves have left their branches, create this glittering marvel...only for a short moment and only but once a day as the sun nears its resting place behind the escarpment of the Catskills...

The weather was not ideal - but when I saw this reflection I thought this is as near to perfection as a sight can get.

A canoe paddles across Lake Louise as the early morning mist lifts to reveal the view of the mountains and glacier. The light was changing by the second to reveal the iconic view down the lake.



We had just started an early dinner to be ready for sunset when the storm started. Not setting a good example to the children, but I couldn't miss the chance to photograph the rainbows from the terrace of the wonderful Navajo owned View Hotel. Probably the best view from any place I have ever stayed!

At the right place at the right time and able to get the camera up and focused perfectly. One of those WoW moments when I realized I actually captured it.

I had thought I was done shooting for the day and we were just heading to the hotel when the skies opened...

A dog in deep contemplation...

I was visiting Omaha, Nebraska for a weekend and crossed the pedestrian bridge over the river to Iowa. A small afternoon storm was moving through the area. As it came to an end, the sunlight began to shine through a hole in the clouds. This allowed me to turn downtown Omaha into a silhouette.