Wild Tiger Lily, Up Close by photosynthesis
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As close as my camera would allow me to get. Please zoom for better detail...
Had a little scare with my camera today - the zoom stopped working & displayed the message "System Error (Zoom)". I played around with it for a little while & couldn't get it to work, so I called Panasonic's help line. They had me reset the camera to the original factory settings, remove the battery & then try it again, but it still failed. They then told me all I could do was ship it to them for repair & gave me instructions for how to do that. I was contemplating the misery of being camera-less for weeks (unlike many of you, I only own one camera) when it occurred to me that I could try gently pulling on the lens as I hit the zoom button. After a couple of tries, it worked! It has continued to work smoothly since then & I'm hoping that this was a one-time glitch & not something that will come back to bite me again. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?
Comments (19)
alanwilliams
what a beauty
dakotabluemoon
Absolutely wonderful capture on this beauty love it.
MrsRatbag
I haven't had that kind of problem--yet. Sounds like there may have been a bit of debris causing it to stick? Glad you got it working! And what a beauty of a shot!
bobrgallegos
Beautiful capture!
thecytron
Beautiful and colorful!
MrsLubner
There is a place north of me in the lower mountains where small creeks run through a lush wooded area...my favorite spot to hike through the ferns and water-loving plants to find the wild tiger lilys. This is a fabulous shot with warmth and open detail.
ia-du-lin
beautiful flower, colors and texture
JohnDelaquiox
gorgeous capture My mom would kill to have some of those in my yard
erlandpil
Absolutely wonderful erland
bmac62
An inviting waxy texture...niceee. Have never had the zoom problem...almost sounds like an electric contact problem (but what do I know). I discovered that all of our cameras do have a wear-out life. I think my shutter is manuafctured for 30,000 snaps...after that, luck prevails;-)
auntietk
Beautiful! They have such marvellous markings, and I love those fat, fluffy stamens. An excellent image! I'm glad you fixed your camera. Good call!
Chipka
This is gorgeous. The spots make me think of insects, when seen almost as a blur as I'm not focusing on it. I love the colors and the natural contrasts and blends. Quite stunning. As for the camera problems, I've had a similar problem (with a cheap point-and shoot) and it was essentially caused by the lens touching something else as it was extending itself. I think I was trying to shoot something through a window and didn't realize how close I was. I hear that a slight jarring motion in the camera bag can cause a similar problem.
BessieB
Great detail and wonderful colouring
sandra46
TERRIFIC WORK
whaleman
That message would be the equivalent of the blue screen of death on a PC! Love the wild lily photo! Here in Alberta we have a town named Tiger Lily, after the wild tiger lily.
0rest4wicked
Great to see these when hiking. Though they are common here in the woodlands I still enjoy them! If this is a telescoping style lens, I have had this problem. Did what you tried and it did work for a while only to fail again, sorry to say.
blondeblurr
First of all, what a great micro of this stunning and spotted Tiger lily, looks like it has got the 'measles' - but we know better ;) BB Secondly, I have had a great Olympus and a slight accident (mea culpa), same problem, perfectly OK! but will not retract - tried everything, even your suggestion and nobody wants to repair it 'too expensive and not worth it, was the answer'! (so, I can sympathise) Of course I am disappointed and therefore had to purchase a cheap little Fuji, and it's doing fine - but not to the standard I would like! Sic Transit Gloria Mundi!
rachris480907
Beautiful shot! I'm glad you got your camera working again. That's always a sick feeling when technology decides to crash. I felt the same way both times I fried my computer's motherboard! :( But, in this case, sounds like your ingenuity saved the day! Good, because I'd hate to miss out on these beautiful photos you're posting. :)
danapommet
An amazing zoom, beautiful colors and color contrast. Good luck with the auto-focus.