I'm confused. I live in Iceland and want to take a PHOTOGRAPH instead of my usual snapshots, and am very well aware of the single ray of sunshine that falls on the passage in the crater which leads to the center of the earth.
Do I have to book a passage to Iceland? If so, s it enough to book the passage or do I have to travel back and forth? Do I have to spend 6 day in blizzards and freezing rain? I could just drive up to the adjoining mountain the same morning if I wanted to. When I discover my food and water are gone, can I call my relatives and ask them to bring some more? Can it be pizza? Do I have to beat the Count with a K-1000, or will my Pentax 6x7 do? My uncle has a K-1000, can I borrow his? The answers to this are rather important to me, as it rains fairly frequently here (especially in the western part, where the crater is) and I can expect to have to repeat this year after year, until the sun happens to shine at the crucial moment. And most important of all: What film should I use? Thrainn On Sunday 24 July 2005 01:28, Don Sanderson wrote: > This has been a fun thread, nice to know what everyone thinks. > OK, the DEFINITIVE answer. > > Picture this: > You're in the kitchen and hear this screaming/laughing/hissing > noise in the other room. > Rushing out to see what's going on you find the 3 year old holding > the cat, upside down, above his head and spinning in circles. > Knowing you should rush to their aid, but being a photographer, > you grab the digi, turn it on, and grab one quickie for posterity. > You then go save the poor cat/kid. > This = SNAPSHOT > > Now picture this: > You've heard somewhere that at a certain date and time a mountain > in Iceland (Scartaris, I believe)allows a single ray of sunshine > to fall on a passage in a crater which leads to the center of the > earth. > Not wanting to miss the event you book passage to Iceland, climb > the adjoining mountain and spend 6 days in blizzards and freezing > rain to position yourself for the perfect exposure. > The 75+ pounds of camera gear slows you down but you perservere. > Finally finding the ideal spot you anchor your tripod firmly with > pitons and settle in to wait. > Discovering that all of your food and water has been lost in the > climb you endure the hunger and melt snow in your already sodden > coat for drinking water. > At the VERY MOMENT you are ready to take the shot you find > yourself accosted by some mad count who wishes to kill you > and take the discovery for himself. > Cable release in one frostbitten hand, beating off the count > with your trusty backup K-1000 in the other, you get the shot! > This = PHOTOGRAPH > > ***Everything in between is gray area.*** > > There, it's settled. > > With apologies to Mr Verne; > Don >
