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Subject: [Leica] #2 --- YOUR RE-ACTIONS TO THIS LEICA short story FOR THEBOOK?
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 13:53:24 -0800
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+1 TO STORY,



On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at 
lighttube.net>wrote:

> ;~))
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 2:07 PM
> Subject: [Leica] #2 --- YOUR RE-ACTIONS TO THIS LEICA short story FOR
> THEBOOK?
>
>
>
>  Only two for today. :-) Your comments appreciated: Good, bad or ugly.
>> Thank you Remember a proper editor will be editing the copy.
>> ==========================
>> Cold Water, Dry Camera
>>
>>
>>
>> Photographers do some dumb things in the pursuit of pictures; quite often
>>
>> not thinking of the consequences of their actions. One rarely, if ever,
>> considers it might be fatal! It's always, " get the picture!" Or nearly 
>> so!
>>
>>
>>
>> It was a cold January day in Ottawa. Temperature 20 below zero,
>>
>> ice crystals in the air over the open water of the fast flowing
>>
>> river creating hoar frost on trees. It was magical as a photograph!
>>
>>
>>
>> I tested the ice a couple of times by jumping up and down, not a very
>> good move in the event you were on a weak spot, splash!  It appeared to be
>> solid enough so I didn't give it another thought, being more intent on the
>> picture possibilities.
>>
>>
>>
>> Shooting as I made my way along the ice, I inadvertently moved farther
>> toward the open river for a better angle of the sun and trees.  Suddenly
>> there was a sharp crack and I dropped straight down and found myself
>> standing on the river bottom up to my armpits. Instinctively I reached up
>> to keep the camera dry and reached towards the ice still attached to 
>> shore.
>>
>>
>>
>> Photographers are concerned about their gear first and body second or it
>>
>> appears that way.  Standing in the water wondering how the hell I was
>>
>> going to get out I made my first move.  Pulling my hat off, I put my
>> camera
>>
>> in it and placed it on the ice in front of me, pushing the bundle as far
>> as
>>
>> I could towards shore.
>>
>>
>>
>> It never fails, there are never other photographers around to photograph
>> you,
>>
>> if nothing else assisting in your recovery.
>>
>> With some effort I managed to pull myself onto firmer ice and crawl to
>>
>> shore pushing my hat & camera ahead of me on the dry ice.
>>
>>
>>
>> By the time I reached my car, clothes, camera and I were beginning to
>>
>> freeze solid.  Shivering uncontrollably I managed to start the car and
>> get the heater on.
>>
>> Then drove home for a hot shower and dry clothes.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was extremely lucky in this case, sometimes getting the picture is the
>> last
>>
>> thing a photographer ever did.
>>
>>
>>
>> The saying, "My last pictures will be my best!" isn't always true.
>>
>>
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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