Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe the saying goes something like: "Luck favors those who are prepared." Personally, I think it takes a little of both. :) At 11:33 AM 2/27/2006, you wrote: >It wasn't luck that you had the camera;^) > >Ric Carter >http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies > >On Feb 27, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Aaron Sandler wrote: > >>Not a sock, Ric. I use Leica corn starch, which, as you should >>know, comes in a nice red velvet sack. :) >> >>Actually, the particles in the air seemed to be left over from a >>recent burning of incense, like they do in churches sometimes. I >>was strolling around the chapel, baby strapped to my waist, when I >>saw an open door leading to a flight of stairs...there was no "do >>not enter" or "private" sign, so I walked through the door and was >>immediately hit with a *very* strong smell of incense. I almost >>turned back, but somehow thought the smell might be less intense >>downstairs (it was), so I kept going down. I went back at the same >>time of day on another sunny day a couple of days later with a >>pinhole matchbox camera to try the same shot, but there was no >>incense, particles, or streams of light that second day. Guess I >>got lucky the first time! :) >> >>Best, >>Aaron >> >> >>Ric Carter wrote: >>>Aaron keeps a sock filled with corn starch in his camera bag for >>>those times he finds himself in catacombs and in need of light >>>streamers;^) >>> >>>I took some pictures down there about 30-35 years ago on my first >>>"real" camera, a Yashica-Mat (pre-124). I must try to drum them up. >>> >>> >>>> >>>>>http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/paw/2006_08/index.html