Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lucky for all concerned! It certainly sounds like you were prepared. I hope you had plenty of film. Can't wait to see the results. Mike D Daniel Ridings wrote: > I'm late with PAW's this week. I'm on the road, away from my (equipped) > home and for some reason, I don't use digital for PAW:s. Just works out > that way. > > Sometimes people ask: "What camera and lens do you pick up if you are just > going to go out?" > > I was kicking around in Oslo this morning, fairly early, ... got tired of > looking at hotel walls. So I picked up my bag and wandered around minding > my business and sticking my nose into anyone else's if the opportunity > arose. > > Took some worthless shots of cigarette butts in the snow, dirty snow, > sidewalks that peeved me off because they were still treacherously covered > with snow and ice (after 3 months). > > Saw an acquaintance come hustling down the hill. He was in a hurry, you > could tell. We waved at each other, smiled and spoke a couple of words in > passing (literally). > > Then he called me back: "Are you looking for something to shoot? Come with > me!" > > He was late for a wedding. Two lesbian friends were getting married > (entering a partnership to be technical) down at the courthouse. They > couldn't afford a photographer and didn't have one. > > So there I was, 5 minutes to prepare for a wedding. What did I happen to > have in my bag when I just went out to kill some time? > > Two M bodies (2 and 4), 35, 50, 90. ISO 400 film and Neopan 1600 > One Rolleicord V, ISO 400 film. > > The day started lousy, but that made up for it. > > So I imagine you can guess what the PAW will be for this week once I get > home (in about a week) and get it prepared. > > Best, Daniel > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html