Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]lovely scene followed by holy ouch! Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Dec 17, 2008, at 9:23 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Folks a quick photo post for your entertainment. Today we went on a > tour in a four wheel drive vehicle out of Las Vegas to Red Rock > Canyon. Snow fell ever more thickly which was pretty amazing for > the desert and Las Vegas. We ended up stuck in a snow drift on an > off road track which was rather more amazing. I got out to take > photos, of course, while the tour operator extricated our vehicle. > The first shot following was in mid snow desert. The next was taken > unexpectedly by my M8 as I fell heavily in the ice and snow (my > third fall in the snow!). My M8 swung sideways around my neck as I > landed and struck the side of my head. Luckily my head cushioned > the impact. Presumably the Tom A soft release hit my temple as I > landed. Not as bruised as Tina but very nearly as sore. Anyway > maybe a LUG worthy story. I'll tell you about other M8 toughness, > and UV/IR filter properties another time. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/usa/LV2.jpg.html> > > cheers > Battered Hoppy of the desert snow drifts. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information