Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information