Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Pre-school...no lobsters, lots of sand
From: henry <henry@henryambrose.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 17:07:21 -0500

Today I started another pre-school project.
The kids are wonderful, so energetic, so busy, so alive! 

After a couple of hours photographing in the classrooms the rain clouds 
cleared, the sun popped out and it was time to play outdoors.  I had 
planned to leave early because I thought the bad weather would keep the 
kids in all day, I had plenty of film, so I followed them outside to the 
playground. Lots of quick moving targets swinging, climbing and throughly 
enjoying the the fresh air and sunshine.

There was a group of 3 and 4 year olds playing in the sand - several 
offered to make me pies and cakes which I gladly accepted. I must have 
appeared really hungry because suddenly one little darling walked 
straight over to me saying "hewre you ahwa, have a pie" and dumped the 
yellow plastic shovel of sand right  in my lap. The only problem was that 
as I had just squatted down the lower camera of the pair was slung in my 
lap as well. The whole load plastered my M6 and 24  with moist sand. Dead 
center! Could not have been more thorough! Probably the last thing I'd 
want dumped on my camera. (well actually not the last thing , Ted) Oh 
well! I shook it off (the sand) explained carefully how throwing sand was 
a very bad idea and kept on making pictures.

I'm starting to think that a  little contrast might help - maybe a light 
yellow filter ?   Or maybe I should use a little longer lens at the 
sandbox. 
:)
Seriously - no problems for the camera or lens. But boy was I shocked for 
a moment!

Henry