It actually makes sense because this ferry goes to the shore, not to Hoboken or someplace on the Hudson River. ;)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 10:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: a close call > > > Hmmm, that's the NY I remember. Catch a ferry on the east > side to go to > Jersey. Go figure. In any case, I'm glad your camera is okay. > Paul On May 25, 2004, at 8:35 PM, Amita Guha wrote: > > > I took the ferry from Manhattan today to visit a friend of > mine on the > > New Jersey shore. The ferry ride was fun and offered many > photographic > > opportunities, so of course I brought the istD. As we were getting > > ready to leave my friend's house when I picked up the camera; the > > camera strap > > caught on the corner of the dining room table and the > camera dropped to > > the floor, lens cap first. The lens cap popped off and got a little > > shredded on the edges. The UV filter shattered. The lens and camera > > were > > fine. I think the step-up ring absorbed a little of the > impact as well > > since it took some work to pry apart the ring and the UV > filter ring. > > > > And that's why I will never leave the house without a UV > filter on all > > my lenses (not that I ever have before). > > > > Oh, and the day started off with a bang...I thought I was > supposed to > > be > > at a pier on the West side of town, when in fact I was > supposed to be > > on > > the East side. I managed to catch a cab on the West Side > Highway with > > 20 > > minutes to spare, and unbelievably I arrived at the correct > pier just > > as > > the ferry was getting ready to leave. I guess someone was > looking out > > for me today! > > > > Amita > > >
