Not a "great" or dramatic moment, just the first off the wall picture sale to a non family member or wife of a friend. A non-pity purchase by an unknown shopper who chose something from a retail display and paid a fairly good amount for it. Guess I'm just one of those who needs approval.
Jack --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a way my greatest photographic moment is a shot I didn't take. > There > is a private air museum in Old Rhienbeck, New York, dedicated to WWI > aircraft. On a family outing when I must have been at most 12 years > old, I was taking photographs of the old biplanes taking off and > landing. Well it was a very special afternoon because the museum had > > just completed restoration of a DH2 pursuit, (fighter to the > uninitiated), plane. The restoration effort had taken about 10 > years > and this was to be it's first flight since being stored in a barn > sometime in the 1920's. Well the plane took off and flew > beautifully. > However on landing just as it reached the part of the field where I > was > stationed the damned thing ground looped, took a right angle turn and > > headed directly for me and about a hundred other people propeller > windmilling, me cranking the film advance and shooting away... > > Luckily for the me, and the rest of the audience, there was a > reproduction WWI ambulance and a restored Renault Light Tank that > were > too close together for the DH2 to squeeze between them, and the plane > > was brought to a halt with a great splintering of wood and riping of > canvas. The plane was rolled off the field for another 10 years of > restoration, and dammit all if not a single shot came out well enough > to > show anyone... > > Christine Aguila wrote: > > Hi Everyone: > > > > I hope you don't find this request tiresome, but given the great > > international reach, the delightfully varied life experiences and > > photographic interests, and the endless talent of the list, I'd > love to hear > > stories about your greatest photographic moments. Anyone willing > to share a > > story or 2? > > > > Cheers, Christine > > > > > > > > > > > -- > I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. > A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. > When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world > -- Anonymous > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
