Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like a story from the outer limits. Should make some limited edition prints from the best ones. Some are gallery would probably jump all over them. Cheers Wilber Kyle Cassidy wrote: > so i'm sitting in my office minding my own business when someone pops in > and says "hey, do you want to go see al gore? i have an extra ticket, but > it's in the nose bleed section." i say "sure, i have nothing better to > do." so i grab my domke vest and my camera and a big long lens and wander > along to the venue and take my seat in the appropriate nosebleed section. > i'm not there five minutes when some guy from the gore camp grabs me by > the domke vest and says "hey, you know press isn't allowed here." and i > say "i'm not press. i'm a tourist." and the guy says "right. come with > me." and he tuggs me out by the vest and i follow him to a riser filled > with a bunch of photojournalists stairing at the floor and wishing they > were smoking cigarettes and he says "wait here." so i'm waiting there and > i hear someone yell "hey! kyle! kyle cassidy!" and i look over and there's > _nobody_ i recognize. then he says it again: "over here!" and it's this > guy with an r8 around his neck. he says: "i'm sal dimarco, i recognize you > from your web page." so we shake hands, he shows me his r8 and his r4 and > this monster canon lens with a leica bayonet mount he's using and we sit > around on the bench for a while playing with the pencils, gore comes out > and this tiny little woman from the gore camp comes up and says "okay, i'm > going to take you down into the photo pit now." so i tag along, she brings > us right up front, i shoot a roll of chromes, have a splendid time. take > the shots back to the lab, and discover I DOUBLE EXPOSED THE ROLL. yup. > i'd already shot that roll and for some stupid reason, rewinded it with > the leader still out and dropped it back in my camera bag. yup yup yup. > *smacks head* oddly enough, the _other_ thing i exposed on the roll was > president clinton about three months ago. > > anyway, check out week 33. > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/pad/index.html > > keep pushing that shutter button, it'll come unstuck, > > kyle