I know the feeling, Evan, As I've mentioned on this list before, I got a little Minolta Hi-Matic F (a bit bigger than a Rollei 35), for the express purpose of putting it in my bike courier bag, so I'm ~never~ without a camera, even while working. I've gotten in the habit of never leaving my house without a camera on weekends, but I felt that I was missing out on shots while I rode around the city all day long.
In fact, I've gotten some pretty neat shots with that little fellow. But, one day last autumn, when I didn't have the Hi-matic with me, I come across a taxi, that had somehow backed down a set of about 6 steps in behind the Eaton Centre, here in downtown Toronto. The car got stuck 1/2 way down, and was sitting at a 45 degree angle. A cop had just gotten there, and had his cap tilted back on his head, with a very exasperated look on his face, notepad open, writing notes. The taxi driver was about 6 feet from the cop, apparently trying to explain. Whatta shot that would have been - cop, driver and car, all in the frame, along with numerous, bemused bystanders! Sigh.... regards, frank Evan Hanson wrote: > I live in the flight path of a local Air Reserve Base, so I've > become accustomed to seeing large planes skim over the tree > tops. Last night however, I missed a great photo opportunity > because I had left my camera in its bag. As I was walking my dog > around dusk I heard the familiar roar of the C-130 Hercules. As > I looked up I saw the plane with all of its lights running lumber > closer until it reached a point which would have corresponded to > about a 100 mm lens. The plane was framed perfectly by the trees > with the full moon beside it all set against the deep blue of the > sky. When will I ever learn? -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
