At 07:02 PM 1/20/04, you wrote:
Did he leave them somewhere?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Brendan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 6:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Cameras in the Snow-was: Digital good > > Frank, your nutts! > > --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > This weekend, I went toboganning with my youngest > > daughter. Brought along > > the LX with Viv S1 24-48. We had a blast - the temp warmed > up (!) to > > around -8C, and there was plenty of snow and sun. > > > > We were taking turns going down, and Claire had the camera > around her > > neck when it way my turn. Just for fun, one time we went down > > together. I knew I was going to fall off the back of the toboggan > > (nothing to hold onto back there), and I was ready to make > sure that I > > held the camera up in the air, no matter what my body did > on the snow > > underneath. > > I hoped to snap off a > > few before my expected demise. So, I strapped the camera > to my right > > wrist (my favourite way to hold the camera whilst out walking), and > > down we went. > > > > Got off one shot, and promptly hit the snow. Kept the > camera as high > > in the air as a could while I tumbled, and was quite successful in > > doing so. The camera got covered with snow, but never hit > the ground! > > I, on the other hand, took the brunt of the punishment > (better me than > > the camera!) Took off the filter (which was covered with > snow, too), > > and I was all set to go! > > LX worked just fine after that. > > > > I think everyone there thought I was nuts. I couldn't > disagree with > > that assessment. Hope the shot turned out (I was shooting about 2 > > stops wider than the meter told me to, due to the white snow in the > > background). > > > > Your comment on the safety of shooting out windows in snow > storms with > > AF reminded me of that, Cory. > > > > Sorry for your loss. Sounds like everyone appreciated your > digital, > > though. > > > > cheers, > > frank > > > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > > > > > > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Cory > > >Thinks it's much safer to snap photos of the > > snowfall out the windshield of > > >the car one's driving at ~65 Mph when one's using > > an AF camera. > > > > > > > > > > > >--- > > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system > > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > >Version: 6.0.564 / Virus Database: 356 - Release > > Date: 1/19/2004 > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photos&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=ht tp%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%> 26pgmarket%3den-ca > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > >
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