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It was
a cool, wet day, so typical of the
I had already been out early the day before to walk around my neighborhood with my medium format Bronica to shoot some street scenes and made it an objective to try and get out today as well. Well, one thing leads to another and Sunday night I’m up to 1 am watching a DVD of the Spiderman movie, how much chance was there of me getting up in the predawn again? Especially when the rain begins to fall long and steady when I finally did make it to bed. Well, I
did make it up and thanks to having my D100 kit packed and ready to
go, it was just a matter of getting up and changing for another morning
of shooting. It also helps that in this mid-fall season, first light
does not appear until after
I was only out for a couple of hours but during that time a steady rain fell on me shortly after I hit the walking/running trail going alongside Burrard Inlet. As much as I grouse about the Nikon D100 not having the bulletproof build of its professional cousins in the Nikon D1 series, the D100 did not hiccup with all the rain and moisture falling on it. My Lowepro Rover backpack kept the gear inside dry too despite not having the benefit of Lowepro’s All Weather cover found in their AW designated packs and bags. I was dry thanks to Gore-Tex. It may have been cool and it may have been wet; however, I found it nearly perfect to do some photography. A few people were on the trail doing a morning walk or run but I was otherwise alone and I loved it. Instead of packing up and heading for the car, I kept at it and searched out scenes meaningful for me. Whether or not you consider the shots I offer below to be successful is unimportant because it only matters that I like them. However, had I not ventured out early this morning I would have had nothing.
I'm not sure how well the picture at right will turn out for you to see; however, this is my rain-soaked Nikon D100 and 80-200mm f2.8 lens as I was using it earlier this morning. It was covered to a degree that it could have come out of a marketing ad to show how well sealed a camera is from the elements :-) Nothing ventured, nothing gained, carpe diem (seize the day)!
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Edwin's
Vignettes -
The Paths We Choose
Today,
November 11, 2002, is a national holiday, one to reflect upon the wartime
sacrifices of Canada’s soldiers through several wars in the 20th Century. 
So,
yes instead of spending my day off doing what you see on the left, I
was out walking an urban trail not far from where I live. I may not
have the financial means to gallivant about to
I
only shot about forty frames with the D100 in the two hours I was out,
which I'm sure is miniscule compared to some prolific shooters out there
(some non-professional photographers claim to shoot thousands of images
per week with their digital cameras?!). However, I'm not a machine gun-type
of photographer running off the motor drive of the same scene over and
over again just because I can. I do try, within my limited skills, to
find something meaningful to photograph.
