Hi Christine, This has been a very nice thread - I am glad you brought it up. I first gave it no thought since I have been such the lurker lately. But as I read the replies I began to think of my experiences, photographically.
There are three moments that come to mind - bear with me. Two were in the mid 80s and as such on film (slides perchance). The other was digitally and about five years ago. The first was during my first helicopter ride. We were being the target for a surveillance radar system we were integrating in North Carolina - for use outside the country. It was winter. I had the GPS and my sole role was to trigger the data acquisition at certain times. The pilot was enjoying the flight. We were mostly over the Abermarle Sound. We even dropped down to where the waves were hitting the runners! I got some good shots of the sunlight on the water, the apparent open sea. I was having a blast taking many photos. I still relish the memory. As an aside, we felt the helicopter shudder, twice. So the pilot decided to go over land and see about setting down - we could not see a bird strike or anything of that sort. Had we gone into the water we would not have lasted long. We ended up finding a field and as we were landing the motor gave out and we auto-rotated to the ground. It ended up being about two miles from the house of the parents of the girl, Donna, who would become my girlfriend in a few months! And she is central to the second moment. Donna took her first plane rides to fly down to Florida - where I went from North Carolina - to see me. Her first international flight was to Honduras that summer to spend my vacation with me. She was a country girl. Imagine her traveling to a strange land. I took her around Honduras and showed its beauty. We ended up in the Mayan ruins of Copan. She was taken aback. Especially as I filled her in on the time frames and 'technology'. At one point, as we rested, I happened to take a shot of her - a portrait if you will. She has her chin in her hand with a cute visor upon her head and she had a faraway look. Her parents loved that shot and I gave them a copy. I wonder if they still have it up. Anyway, I love the shot because it conveys what she was feeling without showing her surrounding. I have to look for that shot! The last story is also about a portrait. It is of my oldest living great-aunt. A nun who is at least 87 by now. I catch her chatting with my father. It is a shot that my immediate family each has a copy. It was just a grab shot, but I felt the moment - I knew when I needed to press the button. It was a 'moment' that I captured, rather well if I may step away from being humble. And I can send a link: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/583584/display/3364364 Sorry for the ramble, great question, Cesar Panama City, Florida 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 > > > > -- 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.
