Two questions: 1.) Would you be willing to hire out as a guide? 2.) Do you own a duck?
Don ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Thrainn Vigfusson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 8:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What is snapshot? (Correct Answer) > > > 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 > > > >
