Forum: Photography


Subject: Toss that Camera!

TwoPynts opened this issue on Jun 09, 2009 · 16 posts


TomDart posted Wed, 10 June 2009 at 7:28 AM

We were with a bunch of people on a hay wagon a few years ago.  A friend said he would take a picture of us with my camera (this was a nice camera but not a dslr).   He had two cameras in hand.  He shot with mine then when he went to raise the other camera, he simply let go of mine!

I watched in slow motion dread as the camera headed down, past his waist, past the knees, toward the ground...then bounce, like a bungee cord at the end and the camera stopped about 6 inches from the ground.  This guy did not even know it happened..but did have the strap on his neck!     I suppose his shot with the second camera might have shown "shocked what's next" expressions on our faces.

No, he did not snap the shutter of my camera first so no neat photo to show.  I was thinking only of how to replace the camera.   And, possibly replace him. LOL