Jack: I had a similar experience. When I took my photography class years ago, a BW close-up of pennies I made was selected to be in a student exhibit held at a bank. It was definitely a great early moment. Maybe I need approval as well. Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 8:08 AM Subject: Re: Your Great Photographic Moments? > 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. > -- 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.
