[Leica] Tales from yesteryear! :-)

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Mixing Scotch with something?  No wonder the poor guy didn't even know how
to drive a boat.

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ted Grant
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 5:06 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: [Leica] Tales from yesteryear! :-)
> 
> Photographer Overboard
> 
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> My tourism assignment was to illustrate people enjoying themselves
> boating.
> The kind with beautiful models, wind blown hair, smiling faces
> 
> and not a care in the world.
> 
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> 
> The shoot went very well as we, model boat and photo boat cruised up and
> down the lake doing various versions of happy boating people.  When I was
> satisfied I waved the others back to the dock.
> 
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> 
> My boat driver asked, "is that a wrap?"  "Yes, let's go get a Scotch!"
> And
> with that he hit the throttle and turned the boat at the same time,
> immediately launching cameras and me airborne over the side.
> 
> 
> 
> Quickly coming about to pick me up, he leaned over the side reaching to
> give
> me a hand and asked.."Was that Scotch and water or soda?"
> 
> The only good thing was I had a new roll of film in both cameras ready to
> go
> when I felt we had enough. So the only bad thing was a couple of well
> soaked
> Leica R4s! :-) Oh yeah and a couple of lenses.
> 
> Trust me it may sound funny, it wasn't!
> 
> ted
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