Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My nightmare usually involves movie film. I'm at a remote assignment with my AAton, and I realize I forgot to bring the negative stock. Then there's a search for film, and if I get it, I realize I forgot a changing bag. Please wake me up! On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > I have nightmares like this so often!! They usually involve dropping all > of my film in a river or being robbed of my exposed film after a month-long > trip. In my nightmares in Russia and Iran, they confiscate all of my film > at the airport, In Honduras and Guatemala, I end up losing the film in the > river. The nightmares still wake me up and I remember that I only have to > keep up with a tiny memory card now. > > I agree, it is so much better not to have to worry about all of that stuff! > > Tina > > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwm.edu> > wrote: > > > Early this morning I had a dream where I was covering an award ceremony > > and everything went wrong. I arrived in front of the stage seconds > before > > the event, I dumped my camera bag in my haste, barely got a flash set up > on > > a light stand, grabbed one of two cameras that were on the floor - > neither > > had lenses on them, then discovered it was fresh out of the box with no > > strap or memory card or my preferred settings dialed in. As I fumbled to > > put on a lens and load a card, the light stand holding the flash fell > > toward the stage. I caught it just before it hit the MC on the stage, > but > > then it jerked toward the audience. By this time the first awardees were > > posing on stage... > > > > I was so glad when I woke up and realized I don't have to deal with this > > anymore. Whew!! > > > > Alan > > > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > > (Retired) > > UPAA POY 1978 > > amr3 at uwm.edu > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA