Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 5, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote: > Today's I was invited to participate in International Pillow Fight Day > (yes, there is such a thing). When I showed up at the park, there were > about three or four middle-aged photographers to each pillow fighter. > Almost everyone had a mammoth DSLR, most with equally mammoth zooms with > red rings at the end (there were so many, you'd have thought it was Norman > Bates' bathtub!). When the fighting started, I jumped right into the fray > with my M3, ISO 400 b/w film, and a CV 28/3.5, which is a really compact > lens. They pounded away (and a few times I was whacked.) Of course, I had > no fears whatsoever for the outfit, since both camera and lens are built > like a tank. > > > > However, I was the only shooter in the middle of it, since everyone else > was terrified that one swat would destroy their $2000, 3000 or whatever > DSLR outfit. So, from a distance it looked like a lot of pillow > fighters, surrounded by a bunch of guys who looked as thought they were > photographing wildlife from a Range Rover. sounds like you were well photographed Jim.... s > > > > Negatives in the shower drying now. > > > > Best, > > Jim Shulman > > Wynnewood, PA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information