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Subject: [Leica] Wayback-- Chevron Rig Fire
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 21:38:18 -0500
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I wondered about that.  I recall that you formerly worked in TV photography.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Wayback-- Chevron Rig Fire


> Indeed.  I was the cameraman in the foreground
>
> On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Jim Nichols 
> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote:
>
>> Nice shot, Sonny.  I suspect this was in much shallower water than the
>> present problem, right?
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:25 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] Wayback-- Chevron Rig Fire
>>
>>
>>  I think this was a Chevron Rig in the Gulf.  Judging from the Auricon
>>> Camera
>>> and the Frezzolini battery pack I'd guess it was about 1970.  These 
>>> little
>>> blowouts were pretty common in those days.   We didn't even rent a
>>> seaplane
>>> that day, so it was probably a ride on a Chevron crewboat.
>>>
>>> http://www.sonc.com/long_ago/pages/chevron.htm
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Sonny
>>> http://www.sonc.com
>>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>>
>>> USA
>>>
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>>
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>
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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