I get the picture, too. Thanks. This way, the image will only improve. ;) Jack
--- On Mon, 6/30/08, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: On the Ones We Missed > To: pdml@pdml.net > Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 11:26 AM > I suspect that the talent on this list misses very few > shots, but in the off > chance there are some funny stories about missed shots, > I'd be very > interested in reading them--if you are interested in > sharing them. I've > even got a story of my own: > > > > > > While walking down Clark street in Chicago in the early 80s > , I spied a big, > burly doorman, who was the size of a small building and had > the arms and > hands of a stone mason, leading a skinny, pimply faced > teenager by the > collar out of a very dingy bar. > > > > > > Outside the bar in broad daylight, the doorman began to > give the kid a good > verbal thrashing all the while wagging his finger under the > kid's nose. > Finally the doorman's index finger came to a full stop, > and in the next > nano-second the teenager seized the moment and chomped on > it-and tenaciously > hung on as the doorman yelled and desperately tried to > shake the kid off. > The two spun about for awhile in front of the bar, whirling > round & round > till the kid picked his moment, let go, and made a run for > it. > > > > And I missed all of it. I didn't get one shot off-I > was so engrossed > watching the drama I completely forgot to reach for my > camera, which was > slung over my shoulder. I still have regrets about missing > this shot--but > fortunately the memory is still well-seen, perfectly > rendered with held > highlights & detail rich shadows, well-framed, > brilliantly composed, and > very sharp ;-). > > > > Cheers, Christine > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
