Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why the only type of photography I've never done is PJ: my idea of the proper equipment for shooting fires, explosions and violence would be a 600 f/4 with stacked 2x converters poking through a hole cut in the side of an armoured truck parked a minimum of one city block out of harm's way. I plan to live to be a very old chicken. My hat is off to the boys and girls in the trenches. Regards, Nigel On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 15:04:56 -0600 "James Harrison" <leica@wf.net> writes: > > >> >>"I'd love to hear more about their experiences, stories, travels, >dangers, >>drunken stupors, etc. and a hell of a lot less about the DAMN 135 >lenses." > > I was manager for a USAF photolab for four years..Always on call for >accidents, murders, suicides, and promotions of the Air Force people.. > Got >called to an aircraft crash site one day. A T-38 jet trainer had lost >all >power over town (Wichita Falls Tx) both flyers ejected, the aircraft >plowed >into an apartment complex. Dayschool, and Church on either side of >the >crash site.. Raining, fire hoses, jet fuel all around, building and >aircraft still on fire. I shot the site with a M-6, and a M-2. Local >media >and then national media showed up. The media with digital cameras had >to >wait for better conditions, I just shot the scene..cheers;;jh > > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]