The Rules of Photography Rule 1. Always take a back up Rule 2. You'll never need the back up Rule 3. Unless you break rule 1 Rule 4. see "Sod's Law"
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 July 2005 23:26 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: my short and tragic street photography career > > 12:00 PM arrive at designated rendezvous point > > 12:15 PM spot interesting shot of tall glass building with > cloud reflections > > 12:16 PM press shutter release button and hear shutter jam in camera > > I couldn't coax the camera back to life. I trashed the > freshly loaded roll of film and fiddled with the shutter but > it was beyond revival. > > At the last minute I decided to give my neglected ZX-5N some > exercise and took it to Philly instead of my MZ-S. I still > can't believe it failed on the very first exposure. I didn't > take a second body because I knew we'd be doing a lot of walking. > > I spent the rest of the day practicing Zen photography. > Looking at things, picking out photographic angles, studying > the light etc and enjoying the company of Amita, Nate, Scott, > Rick and Susan. > > We had a very nice tour of Philadelphia including the Rodin > Museum, a stroll along the Franklin Parkway, a tour of the > old Reading Terminal including a bustling Reading Market and > lunch at a terrific ale house. > > Now I must confess something. I actually took a couple > digital pictures <gasp!!!!> using a CANON <GASP!!!!!!> (I > didn't look at them though). > > Oh, the ignominious shame... > > Forgive me Pentaxians for I have sinned... > > Tom (doing penance) Reese > > > > > >
