Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/27

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Subject: [Leica] Aaron's PAW 8: Chapel Light
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Mon Feb 27 08:33:37 2006
References: <6.2.1.2.0.20060226192618.0867ce30@imap.duke.edu> <njr5025fjc2tlno23730j58f9nj3oiv90k@4ax.com> <866D2274-DBDB-45F9-9EBA-A19596843623@mindspring.com> <6.2.1.2.0.20060227105200.0c166c10@imap.duke.edu>

It wasn't luck that you had the camera;^)

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies

On Feb 27, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Aaron Sandler wrote:

> Not a sock, Ric.  I use Leica corn starch, which, as you should  
> know, comes in a nice red velvet sack. :)
>
> Actually, the particles in the air seemed to be left over from a  
> recent burning of incense, like they do in churches sometimes.  I  
> was strolling around the chapel, baby strapped to my waist, when I  
> saw an open door leading to a flight of stairs...there was no "do  
> not enter" or "private" sign, so I walked through the door and was  
> immediately hit with a *very* strong smell of incense.  I almost  
> turned back, but somehow thought the smell might be less intense  
> downstairs (it was), so I kept going down.  I went back at the same  
> time of day on another sunny day a couple of days later with a  
> pinhole matchbox camera to try the same shot, but there was no  
> incense, particles, or streams of light that second day.  Guess I  
> got lucky the first time!  :)
>
> Best,
> Aaron
>
>
> Ric Carter wrote:
>> Aaron keeps a sock filled with corn starch in his camera bag for
>> those times he finds himself in catacombs and in need of light
>> streamers;^)
>>
>> I took some pictures down there about 30-35 years ago on my first
>> "real" camera, a Yashica-Mat (pre-124). I must try to drum them up.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/paw/2006_08/index.html
>
>
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