On my drive over hwy 17 last week, I had the opportunity to chat with a
CHP officer. He showed me photos of his Mustang.
I was heading to San Jose last week, when I saw all sorts of emergency
vehicles, including a Calstar medevac helicopter at the "unofficial"
helipad at the summit. I decided it would be a good chance to try out
the K-1 and 28-105. I pulled into the parking lot, grabbed the camera
and started taking photos from a good distance away.
I noticed a CHP officer gesturing at me, though I could not figure out
what he was trying to convey. He wandered over and said that I could
get closer to photograph if I wanted to. He asked if I was with a
paper, and I said that I was just doing it for fun.
He then looked at me and asked if he knew me. Do I drive a miata? About
a year ago, when a CHP was running a radar trap on a straight section of
road that has very few accidents, I stopped in the pullout he was in to
ask him why he was doing a radar trap on a very safe section of road.
We ended up chatting for about half an hour. He asked if I also had a
mustang, and I said no, but my girlfriend has five.
Anyways, I spent a while taking photos, particularly after things
started happening and they transferred the patient to the chopper.
Here's a shot of them wheeling the patient to the waiting helicopter.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27146661684/in/album-72157669942001785/
If you are interested in the full set, it is at:
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157669942001785
Alexis, the CHP officer I mentioned in the story is the one looking at
me in the second shot (772).
Several of these photos have been cropped down quite a bit. Many of them
are on the far side of ISO 6400.
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