Ouch Frank,that would have been a nice one.I 
now carry with me,a K1000,the 'new' SP and the 
Y-M.Each with a different film type.
The only reason i don't carry the D1 all the 
time is I want to pay it off first.<G>

Dave(watching a family of geese nest in a tree) 
Brooks

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From: frank theriault 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 17:07:57 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Why you should always have a 
camerea.


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
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