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 01/31/2008 05:58:41 PM · #76
I'm not certain exact;y where you were but there are surveillance cameras everywhere these days and at different angles. If you are concerned about this guy perhaps you can scout back where you were shooting to see if any of the situation may have been caught on film. Might be a thought.
 01/31/2008 05:59:56 PM · #77
Originally posted by hotpasta:
2. Always have a cell phone

Especially if it's the model in your profile pic. Those are very handy in these situations! ;-)
 01/31/2008 06:05:29 PM · #78
Man Enzo, I just read this. Im glad youre ok. Its a pitty about your camera, but I am glad youre ok. Some people just dont quit, I had some dude follow me to my hotel and waited until I got out of my car, lucky for me the dude was high as a kite and I was able to confuse him and convince him that I wasnt the guy he was after. Specially since he had a gun. Some people are just relentless.

Sorry to hear about your camera, but I am happy youre ok man.

01/31/2008 06:08:41 PM · #79
Originally posted by pawdrix:
I'm not certain exact;y where you were but there are surveillance cameras everywhere these days and at different angles. If you are concerned about this guy perhaps you can scout back where you were shooting to see if any of the situation may have been caught on film. Might be a thought.


Hmm, good idea, but it's often not that straightforward. The cameras don't really cover everything, not even in cities (and especially on abandoned beaches), and even when they do, the resolution/quality is often not high enough to actually do anything with (a friend of mine was assaulted, and the entire thing was caught on a security camera, but the quality was so bad that you couldn't make out anyone's faces. Rubbish - you wonder why they have the cameras in the first place...). Still, it's a thought. Maybe like any cameras by the roadside that might have caught the registration plate or anything? I'm sure the police is dealing with all that anyway though...
 01/31/2008 06:12:11 PM · #80
I am so glad you are ok. Take care of youself over the next few days, I suspect you may feel pretty shattered once the adrenalin has run its course.
 01/31/2008 06:19:42 PM · #81
Enzo...like everyone else here, I'm so very grateful and relieved that YOU are okay!!!

You need a spa day to rest and then....SHOPPING! :-)

Nikon D3
 01/31/2008 06:22:36 PM · #82
many wackos out there .. sad you you had to meet one of the walking wounded ..

the weather seal on the d200 didn't help at all ??
01/31/2008 06:40:18 PM · #83
Originally posted by JopperTom:
Thank God that you are alive to relate this to us, remind us how nasty things are getting out there and remind us to keep our wits about us.


I certainly didn't mean to hijack to thread. For me it was a natural response of gratitude, not meant to stir up anger.

Enzo, I am glad that you are alright.

I rarely consider carrying a gun while I am "shooting" photos. I do, however, carry a camera while I am shooting targets. The former may soon become a consideration.

It seems like it would be an added distraction, but I really don't like to miss a photo just because the situation might be a little tense or uncomfortable.

I carried for years and it certainly changes your level of awareness...and feeling of personal security.

I think that your response of flight rather than fight was very good. It is hard to tell the bullies from the real dangerous people. I have had situations where I was armed, but decided to back away and defuse the situation than come out like John Wayne. Some situations (like photos) just aren't worth killing or dying for. IMHO.

Enzo, the guy was most likely "high as a kite" and won't even remember the incident tomorrow.

Message edited by author 2008-01-31 18:42:57.
 01/31/2008 06:59:09 PM · #84
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Originally posted by ryand:
Originally posted by hotpasta:
I gotta get me some pepper spray...and a tazer Real gun! Double Barrel Shotgun Chuck Norris I am still shaking...


I edited your post for you ;-)


Further editing.
 01/31/2008 07:10:21 PM · #85
i do need a tripod, maybe ill skip on the carbon fiber and just get a nice heavy metal one!!!

Message edited by author 2008-01-31 19:11:21.
 01/31/2008 07:41:32 PM · #86
Thank you to everyone for your great support. I still feel a little shaken. I am at work in my office, just thinking how bad this situation could have been, and how gracious God was to protect me. One of my images shows that there were a few men there...you can't make out their faces, so it would have been some kind of criminal/drug thing...they were about 100 metres away in a car park. I can see about 5 guys outlined in one of the images.

This is the last image I took, with the man suddenly in the shot. he came out of nowhere, and I must have been so absorbed in the shot that I didn't see him...

THIS IMAGE GIVES ME THE CREEPS!



Remember I was standing on a drain. Why he didn't go for me I don't know, but maybe it was my Manfrotto...maybe it was my two guardian angels who by now have changed their underwear and are ready for action...

Message edited by author 2008-01-31 19:42:49.
 01/31/2008 07:52:37 PM · #87
Originally posted by hotpasta:
This is the last image I took, with the man suddenly in the shot. he came out of nowhere, and I must have been so absorbed in the shot that I didn't see him...

THIS IMAGE GIVES ME THE CREEPS!


Even his shadow and half visible image along the left is kind of scary!
 01/31/2008 07:52:54 PM · #88
Enzo - Thank God that you made it out okay. That image you posted is indeed frightening.

Take care of yourself...and just think of the great substrate you have sermons now!
 01/31/2008 07:55:57 PM · #89
Enzo, Just read this. Thanks for sharing & very glad you made it out safe.
On a lighter side, maybe you can consider the D300 now..
 01/31/2008 07:59:24 PM · #90
Originally posted by hotpasta:
...maybe it was my two guardian angels who by now have changed their underwear and are ready for action...

LOL- I think it's great that you maintain your sense of humor even after such a terrible ordeal. ;-)
 01/31/2008 08:00:24 PM · #91
Enzo, I'm really sorry you went through that. Sounds like you kept your wits about you, though. And I'm glad you didn't start swinging.

About your camera, I've drowned two cameras, and they both came back to life. The first one took about a week, and the second took about a month. Just leave it out and don't try to turn it on for a while. Maybe you'll get lucky!
 01/31/2008 08:11:42 PM · #92
Originally posted by levyj413:
About your camera, I've drowned two cameras, and they both came back to life. The first one took about a week, and the second took about a month. Just leave it out and don't try to turn it on for a while. Maybe you'll get lucky!


That's a really excellent point. I've not drowned cameras but I have drowned just about every other piece of mobile technology. If you let it dry out slowly and naturally (rather than putting it in the airing cupboard or something) there's definitely a chance there's life in it yet. Obviously the sensor and mirror are going to need a real clean but there's no reason why the electricals shouldn't fire up (when dry). It's only firing it up that will cause the shorts when wet that will kill it.

And Enzo..can't you send your guardian angels back to the beach with some divine baseball bats for 'reeducation'? ;)

N

Message edited by author 2008-01-31 20:13:02.
 01/31/2008 08:12:17 PM · #93
Glad you made it home safely. Whew!

I do have one question, though. When he asked why you were taking photos of them, didn't you explain what you were doing there and what you were actually shooting? By the way, were you actually taking photos of them (unintentionally)?

A guy approach me once while shooting in an empty commercial district after hours. I just told him that it was for a photography project and showed him a couple of photos on the LCD. He was cool with that and he went on his way.

I own a Colt .45 semi-automatic, but California laws aren't favorable enough for me to carry it around effectively when out photographing. :-(


01/31/2008 08:16:18 PM · #94
OMG Enzo...

so glad you got away in one piece! Sorry about the camera but maybe that's a sign to get the 300 now. And what a well-taken but increidbly creepy photo.
 01/31/2008 08:18:05 PM · #95
Originally posted by hotpasta:

THIS IMAGE GIVES ME THE CREEPS!



Shoot, its a creepy shot in the first place with that guy and i wasn't even there.
 01/31/2008 08:18:36 PM · #96
Originally posted by Quasimojo:
Obviously the sensor and mirror are going to need a real clean but there's no reason why the electricals shouldn't fire up (when dry).

Saltwater doesn't need a reason to eat your camera. Drying the camera could work, but you might actually have to drown it in fresh water to rinse the salt out first.
 01/31/2008 08:21:35 PM · #97
Glad you're okay Enzo, sorry about your camera :(

I've only had one experience like this, but I was stupid and stepped a bit too far off the road and into someone's land. Had an unfriendly country gal come screaming up on a four-wheeler while I was taking pictures of her barn. Otherwise it's usually just dogs that haven't been trained to keep on their property, which can be pretty scary in itself.

God watches, but make sure you don't test him too much, okay? ;)
01/31/2008 08:29:36 PM · #98
Enzo, glad to hear you are ok! Sorry about the camera. I was wondering if any of those lights you ran would have cameras to catch people running red lights. We have them spread out all around. If you get a ticket in the mail, they probably have his information also.
01/31/2008 08:32:04 PM · #99
I was quite lucky this summer when my D70 took a swim in the Pacific. I dried it, took out the battery and memory card, and sent it off (along with the lens) quickly to Nikon for repair. They had to replace all the electronics but they were able to salvage it and the cost was a heck of a lot cheeper than a new one!

Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by Quasimojo:
Obviously the sensor and mirror are going to need a real clean but there's no reason why the electricals shouldn't fire up (when dry).

Saltwater doesn't need a reason to eat your camera. Drying the camera could work, but you might actually have to drown it in fresh water to rinse the salt out first.
01/31/2008 08:34:37 PM · #100
Man, I'm glad you made it out alive!! craZy people, seemed hostile. So glad I invested in a German Shepard to go with me on my outings, because my toy poodle ain't saving shxt!!!! Gonna miss your photos!! hang that sucker out to dry, you never know.
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