RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPiTER

Osprey, Redux

I prefer this one, with the clear eye shot.

Liza prefers this one - with more sky:

Speaking of these things, just as we reached western Jersey a spectacular sunset was taking form directly in front of the car. Since I was driving, I asked Liza to get a few shots of it.

Now here’s the problem. She’s never used my camera or any digital SLR. As the sunset crested, I shouted instructions, ‘hit that button on top. ISO, turn it up! Drop the shutter speed!” Unfortunately, my instructions weren’t very good as she ended up leaving the ISO at 200 and increasing the shutter speed to 1/800th of a second. This was less than ideal.

Finally we got to the toll booth at the Ben Franklin Bridge. I gave the toll lady a 20, and set the camera as I waited for her to get my change. The sunset, which had filled the sky only a few minutes earlier was now just a faint band at the horizon. As we started over the bridge, I pointed out the passenger side window. “Shoot over there.”

With the camera on my settings, with the instruction to shoot in a certain direction, she took a picture that I really like… but who’s is it? I didn’t take the picture. It may have been my instruction, but the car was moving at 40mph and she hit the shutter. A collaboration? All I’m really saying is, this isn’t really my photo: