On 26 Aug 98, at 9:44, Robert Ashdown wrote:
> Hi Chris!
>
> I was caught in that same storm, but, best luck, I had the old OM2N with
> 5 frames of Velvia left in it, a 28 Zuiko and, by some stroke of good
> fortune, my tripod. I was standing on a rock in the middle of Tingalpa
> Creek at low tide, taking shots of the storm as it arrived right on top
> of me. Had a bit of a worry about being hit by lightning then drifting
> out into Moreton Bay to be found several weeks later near Moreton
> Island, identified by dental records and camera serial numbers. No doubt
> an analysis of the last few shots in the (indestructible) OM2N would
> reveal the sad facts of an olyholic choosing a great storm photo and
> resulting doom over a far more sensible fleeing for cover! There'd no
> doubt be a small passage in the local rag about the foolishness of Oly
> camera users.
>
> As it was I had a 20 minute walk home in pouring rain! Get the shots
> back today I hope.
>
Great story, Robert! Reminds me about the pics a co-worker
showed me of some flood aftermath in Oz. What impressed me
most was the quality of these pics, shot with an Olympus digital
camera. The hi-res ones were 1280x960, so I assume it was the
DL-600 model. Seeing these pics at 1:1 on a 15" monitor, I would
not have guessed they were taken with a digital camera!
Shawn & Janis Wright
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