On 11/21/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, that's an exaggeration. It didn't ruin my weekend, but it > pissed me off some. And, really, it was my fault, not the camera's > > Actually, it was a pretty good weekend. My middle daughter celebrated > her 17th, and she had a good party. Of course, pix taken, in this > case with the LX/K1.2 50mm/TriX. > > The next day, my youngest had to go up the road to Gananoque, about 20 > miles from Kingston, to be in the local Santa Claus Parade. Seems the > playhouse that put on the play that she was in over the summer had a > float in the parade, so she went to help decorate it. She found out > that she was then going to be on the float, which thrilled her to no > end. She got to put on one of the period costumes from Anne of Green > Gables, and sing caroles whilst being pulled through town.
Sounds like a lot of fun. > So, my ex and I go to see the parade. It was quite wonderful. Being > used to "big city parades" with expensive floats and world-class > marching bands, I was prepared to be underwhelmed. Quite the > contrary! It was wonderful. The streets were packed, and every float > was full of local folks, who seemed to know everyone along the parade > route. There was an incredible sense of community and joy that seems > lost in the huge multi-million dollar parades in big cities that I've > seen before. > > So, I have about 1/2 roll in my LX, with a roll in my pocket. I can > see Claire's float coming, and by then I have about 5 shots left, so I > quick fire them off, so I can load a fresh roll, so I don't get stuck > at the end of a roll whilst shooting her and her float. I put the > lens cap on, change film, change the shutter dial from Automatic to > 1/2000th so that the shutter doesn't stay open interminably while I > fire off the first three "pre-shots" (you can see where I'm going), > and suddenly my ex yells, "here she is". Uh oh.... > I run off to snap about 20 or 25 shots of her and her float, quite > thrilled to have gotten that many of her. > > On the way to the car, I notice that I'd left the shutter speed dial > at 1/2000th. I was shooting at about f5.6, and on the overcast day, > the meter was reading between 1/125th and 1/250th. I was between 3 > and 4 stops underexposed. Poop! Poop?, Poop?! That's a bit mild. When things like that happen to me I tend to use language that would make a sailor blush. <vbg> > Oh well, that's what I get for not paying attention, I guess. Plus, > that's what I get for regularly switching between 3 or 4 bodies. I > think I got about 1/2 roll of pretty good parade shots, but missed all > of them of my daughter. Luckily, someone else got lots of shots which > they'll share with me, but it's not the same. :-( > > Still, a wonderful weekend was had, and most importantly, both my > daughters that still live at home had terrific times! That's the main thing. > -frank, back at work on Monday morning... > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > >
