Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 2, 2012, at 10:33 PM, lug-request at leica-users.org wrote: > ==On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Craig Semetko <csemetko at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello Everybody, >> >> So I got hit by a suicidal deer Tuesday night going 80 mph on I-94 near >> Richardton, North Dakota. I am okay, though the same cannot be said for >> the >> deer or my vehicle. I do not recommend this experience for any number of >> reasons. The main one being it has caused me to still be in North Dakota. >> I >> am renting a cherry red Prius. Yes, I'm driving a cheery red Prius in >> North >> Dakota. Why? Because it was the cheapest car available, as no >> self-respecting North Dakotan would be caught dead in it. I'm also stuck >> in >> a Quality Inn at $120 a night that is worth about $50. >> >> All of this is a long winded way of saying please contribute to the >> kickstarter campaign for my America project. ANY sized pledge is helpful >> and very much appreciated. Particularly now, as I don't yet know if my >> vehicle will be totaled, and I've got to rent another car to get to >> Chicago. There are rewards starting as low as $10. Don't be shy! >> >> >> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1504580642/america-e-pluribus-unum-out-of-many-one >> >> Twelve of the prints from the project are appearing in my exhibition at >> the Leica Store in Washington, D.C. Opening night is November 15th--hope >> to >> see you there. Heck, I hope I'M there! >> >> >> https://www.fotoweekdc.org/index.php?option=com_ksadvertiser&id=268&Itemid=81&task=viewad >> >> Thanks gang, take care, and don't drive at night in North Dakota in >> rutting season. >> >> Craig >> >> > I was wondering what happened. Now I know. > > It reminds of the time I hit a hog on a 2 lane between Waco and Smithville, > Texas, one night back in the sixties. Pretty much destroyed an Impala, not > to mention the hog. > > I'll be at the Leica DC store the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 10. If I > don't see you there at least I'll see your prints. > > Hang in there, it's just another one of them there experiences. > > --Bob Thanks Bob--I'll get through it one way or another. There's a chance I'll be in DC by the 10th, but I doubt it. Particularly now, as I'm not sure what my mode of transportation is. If I'm not there, enjoy the prints! The are all silver gelatin prints made from digital files. I'm excited to see them. Craig