No CF card (again!!!)

Someone reported sighting of a milky stork in Japanese Garden. The first I heard about the news was on Monday (?)...anyway, I was very excited and looking forward to Saturday so that I could shoot the bird. (my seminary students were shocked when I said I want to shoot the birds....had to explain my "shooting" is using the camera, and not guns! guns are illegal here anyway..ha ha..)

Anyway, on Friday, i couldnt contained my patience and brought my camera gear to seminary (just the 300mm lens). Headed to Japanese Garden and did a couple of shoots - I didnt like the turnout as I was shooting with short lens and without a tripod.

So, Saturday morning came - I woke up early, and started packing my camera gear. I was a bit kiasu that day, i wanted to bring my 300mm as well as my 500mm lens...my camera bag was so heavy that I decided to take a taxi to japanese garden. Cost me $10 (oh dear)...a train ride would only be in the region of $1.50 i think.

I reached the place where the stork has been sighted - but there was no stork to be found. Undaunted, i set up my equipment - all ready, a thought came to my head - "did I put a memory card into the camera??" Guess what???? I did not!! I have all the equipments ready, and without a camera memory card, I might as well not have any equipment at all....i could kick myself that day!!!

After half an hour (texted a few photographers but none was shooting in Jap Gdn that morning), I packed up and leave - on my way out, I met another photographer - and was very glad that he had spare memory card. Great - I turned back and head back to the original spot. No great photos opportunity that day - well, it is just another adventure and experience for me to learn to check my equipment before heading out for an important shoot. Sharing a pic shot that day....The milky stork didnt turn up ....left the place at about 10am plus and head to Botanical Gardens to join my ward singles' picnic.

Little Heron