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02/17/2009 03:10:35 PM · #26 |
I got escorted out of the NY Marriot Marquis for taking photographs there. I also have been questioned (and vaguely threatened) a couple of times by road and construction workers who didn't like me taking photographs of their job sites.
Overall, the worst was having my Coolpix 5400 stolen, and in another incident, crunching a lens in my camera bag without even knowing it! Luckily in the first case the camera was insured by my Visa card, and in the second case the lens filter took the brunt of the damage.
{Spelling edit}
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02/17/2009 03:12:02 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by boyd2000:
I can't find the forum thread or remember who it was. My vote would go to the DPC member and freelance photographer that was shooting the October 2007 San Diego wildfires a few miles from here. He was suddenly surrounded by fire when the wind shifted. Expecting it to be the end he buried his CF card so that even if he didn't make it his pictures would. Fortunately he was rescued by passing firefighters. That's dedication to your work! |
Here's the thread you're looking for --> Yep it was me
And this was his exit song one month later --> Just want to say goodbye to a few. |
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02/17/2009 03:26:52 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by boyd2000:
I can't find the forum thread or remember who it was. My vote would go to the DPC member and freelance photographer that was shooting the October 2007 San Diego wildfires a few miles from here. He was suddenly surrounded by fire when the wind shifted. Expecting it to be the end he buried his CF card so that even if he didn't make it his pictures would. Fortunately he was rescued by passing firefighters. That's dedication to your work! |
Here's the thread you're looking for --> Yep it was me
And this was his exit song one month later --> Just want to say goodbye to a few. |
Um... isn't that a year and a month later? |
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02/17/2009 03:29:45 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Um... isn't that a year and a month later? |
Dang! Where's that smiley when you need one. :-}
Yep. You're right. :-P |
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02/22/2009 03:53:38 AM · #30 |
Here's one of those test shots that very nearly had a story to go with it
Bear in mind this is inside in my home studio
Message edited by author 2009-02-22 03:54:36. |
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02/22/2009 11:47:13 AM · #31 |
| I jumped out of the car to catch a shot of a protest going on so as not to get the car frame or mirror in the shot. Unfortunately, there had been a LOT of snow and it was piled high on the sides of the road. As I got out of the car, I attempted to climb one HUGE pile to get a better vantage point but, my feet slipped and I slide back down and right UNDER the car! I was under the car from the waist down. Embarrassed, I struggled to get up, the light had changed and cars were honking for me to move my car. Don't know how I did but, somehow, I managed to save my camera from harm by holding it up in the air the entire time. I ripped the behind of my jeans on a sharp piece of ice and had a lovely bruise on my bottom for a couple of weeks. Never got the shot. *SIGH* |
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02/22/2009 11:52:53 AM · #32 |
Sometimes you have to stick your neck out a bit to get the good stuff. I usually turns out all ok, but it could go gloriously wrong very quickly.
And the Oops shot.
 This happened on day 3 of a 10 day trip.
Fortunately I was traveling with a bag full of lenses, and finished the trip using the older manual prime glass with good results that most likely would have not turned out so good with the zoom.
Message edited by author 2009-02-22 12:15:09.
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02/22/2009 12:22:34 PM · #33 |
You are one brave dude! Good shot. That is scary.
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Sometimes you have to stick your neck out a bit to get the good stuff. I usually turns out all ok, but it could go gloriously wrong very quickly.
And the Oops shot.
This happened on day 3 of a 10 day trip.
Fortunately I was traveling with a bag full of lenses, and finished the trip using the older manual prime glass with good results that most likely would have not turned out so good with the zoom. |
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02/22/2009 01:37:27 PM · #34 |
The first thing that comes to mind was when I was doing a little photoshoot for my friend. I had JUST gotten my 40D, which was around my neck, and decided to have a glass of water. I took a sip and then suddenly water was all over me and my camera! I didn't waste time trying to figure out why it had happen, I just made some alien-like noise while taking out my battery, lens and card as quickly as I could. Then I started to suck out the water from the seems of my camera and dab up the remainder with paper towels. Then I realized that my tongue was stinging, so I dabbed it with a paper towel and it was bleeding!
So there I am frantically dabbing my camera while I have a bloody paper towel in my mouth, when my friend comes up wondering what I was freaking out about. I said "I don't know what happened but I took a drink from that glass and..." I looked more closely at the glass and realized that a huge chunk was missing from the side of it!...which is why only a few drops made it to my mouth and why it had cut my tongue. I actually got a little mad at my friend for having a broken glass in the cabinet, but she swears that she didn't know, which I believe considering that I didn't notice it either.
Anyhoo, after I quadruple checked that my camera was ok, we continued with the shoot and all was well :)
Other than that:
-Dropped my all of my lenses on the street while quickly getting out of a cab because my camera bag was open...eek.
-My godson knocked my S2IS on the floor and I had to get it repaired for $200.
-Various angry faces, especially while doing "drive by shooting"
-Stepped on a partially buried stick while shooting on the beach...still have a little hole in my foot.
-had a bad backache so my friend gave one of her oxycodons (NEVER TAKE THAT SH*T!) which made me extremely ill, but I still ahd to do a photoshoot while feeling like I was going to pass out/throw up (which I did...a whole day later)
-My friend and I were making a movie for class in an abandoned house when we were 16 and then (long story short) the cops came and pointed guns in our faces and had a K9 going bezerker barking at us and we also got searched. One of my fav quotes came from that experience though: "This appears to be either and act of terrorism...or a school project." :DDD |
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02/22/2009 02:15:39 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by Blue Moon:
One of my fav quotes came from that experience though: "This appears to be either and act of terrorism...or a school project." :DDD |
You should create a cartoon to go with that caption and print up some Tshirts, posters, etc.... ;-)
Message edited by author 2009-02-22 14:16:19. |
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02/22/2009 04:40:31 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by pidge:
Originally posted by dassilem:
Originally posted by SaraR:
 JulietNN should win this hands down ;¬) |
Was it JulietNN that crashed through the ice while taking a frozen waterfall picture???
If not, then THAT was a great story. |
I do believe that was shutterpug |
Yup, that was me. Now I'm afraid to walk on frozen bodies of water. Yet we had to drive the ambulance out onto a frozen lake the last two Saturdays to rescue injured snow mobilers. (Yes that scared me too) |
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