Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan you noticed the part that said LIVE FIRE right? Citizens discovering bullet holes in their windshields or Hasselblads are likely to sue. ;-) Cheers Geoff *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 27 April 2011 16:02, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I can see the grave breach of national security ;-) > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On Apr 24, 2011, at 4:37 AM, Bob Adler wrote: > > > Went out Friday just to practice and hoping to get some wildflowers in > the San > > Miguel hills. Woke up at 4am and left the house at 5. Then I drove south > on > > Highway 101 for about 3 hours and headed east to look at what I thought > would be > > hills covered in wildflowers. None, nada, zip... > > > > So at about 10:30 I headed west to Fort Hunter Liggett, an old Army > Reserve > > base. I've been shooting there the past 5 or 6 years with no problem. I'd > even > > gone off road following fresh tank tracks looking for venues. Steve > Barbour has > > a photo of mine, Bass Lake, that was taken while off roading on the base. > So > > I've been waiting for the oak fields to spring forth with wildflowers, I > knew > > this was my year! Sure enough, there were glorious patches that would > make fine > > photographs. > > > > So I parked on the side of the road, grabbed the Hassy and walked about > 20 yards > > into the field. As I'm futzing and setting up the shot, I hear something > that I > > thought was a bull frog, as the filed was a bit mushy. I looked around > for the > > frog nearby and didn't see one, so I went back to my camera. Then louder, > "SIR!" > > and I turn around. Parked on the road was a Police car with a trooper, in > dark > > glasses of course, who then told me to come out of the field. Long story > short, > > I was "detained" for about a half an hour at the main gate and told > photos were > > never allowed at the fort. Rather than get in an argument with a heavily > armed > > man (who had 3 as heavily armed men standing nearby), I chatted him up > and asked > > if he know where, off base, there might be some wildflowers. The guy then > > proceeded to tell me every hill and dale within a 50 mile radius. Another > 20 > > minutes has now passed. > > > > I thank the gentleman very much, and just head down the to the coast. I > was > > fuming. Really sapped the joy right out of the day. I'd been dreaming > about > > those flowers in the filed with the mountains and puffy clouds for years > and > > finally the time had arrived. Not... > > So here are the pics from the day, and not many wild flowers. I did > manage to > > grab a shot of the scene I was trying to shoot before I was > "disciplined." > > > > Thanks for looking. C&C always appreciated, > > Bob > > > > www.rgaphoto.com/2011-04-22-DayTrip > > Bob Adler > > Palo Alto, CA > > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >