Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Funny Ted, I did a similar thing while on a shoot for BOATING magazine about 8 or more years ago...it was mid January with record setting low temps here. I was shooting part of an article, salt water boats in fresh water/freshwater boats in saltwater. I was doing the salt water/fresh water part on the Tennessee River down in North Alabama. Saltwater boats sit up a lot higher in the water than freshwater boats and also have a railing around them. We first pull up to an island with an sandy shore and they drop me on the island. I shoot them fishing and stuff...I climb back in the boat and they say lets go over to the ramp and shoot some shots of the boat running on the water...the boat drafts enough they can only get within about 4 feet of the shore so I jump up over the railing and out to land in about 3 inches of water...the ramp is VERY slick, by the time I have my balance I am in water up to my waist. I was cussing and fuming as it was an ambient temp somewhere right around 0F. I am wet and cold...and almost ruined two EOS1n cameras and all of my film. Anyway I look in the boat and the reporter and all of them are doing their best to not laugh.... We do the shot then I freeze solid on a 3 mile ride across the lake back to my truck...a three mile ride when you are soaking wet and the temperature is well below freezing in an open boat going 20 miles an hour is NO fun. My pants were frozen solid when we got back...I had the heat in the truck on full blast the whole way home and never got fully warm...that was a LONG 2.5 hour drive home. Ted Grant wrote: > Photographer Overboard > > > > My tourism assignment was to illustrate people enjoying themselves boating. > The kind with beautiful models, wind blown hair, smiling faces > > and not a care in the world. > > > > The shoot went very well as we, model boat and photo boat cruised up and > down the lake doing various versions of happy boating people. When I was > satisfied I waved the others back to the dock. > > > > My boat driver asked, "is that a wrap?" "Yes, let's go get a Scotch!" And > with that he hit the throttle and turned the boat at the same time, > immediately launching cameras and me airborne over the side. > > > > Quickly coming about to pick me up, he leaned over the side reaching to > give > me a hand and asked.."Was that Scotch and water or soda?" > > The only good thing was I had a new roll of film in both cameras ready to > go > when I felt we had enough. So the only bad thing was a couple of well > soaked > Leica R4s! :-) Oh yeah and a couple of lenses. > > Trust me it may sound funny, it wasn't! > > ted > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Harrison McClary Harrison McClary Photography harrison@mcclary.net http://www.mcclary.net ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography http://www.imagestocksouth.com Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: http://www.mcclary.net/blog