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Re: [OM] The Return of the Schnozz, part 2

Subject: Re: [OM] The Return of the Schnozz, part 2
From: Steve Goss <steveg3@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:21:42 -0600
Sounds like you had a decent amount of fun. Hope your wife has recovered from
being nurse, nothing like
having a sick kid on vacation. 

OM content? None

Alicia, wife of list member Steve Goss


Ken N wrote:
> 
> Story continues...
> 
> Thursday Evening, in Gatlinburg, I headed out of the hotel on a
> photo expedition.
> 
> For those not familiar with Gatlinburg, Tennessee, it is one
> major tourist trap with thousands upon thousands of people
> milling about and your common things like Ripleys Believe it or
> Not, salt water toffee, fudge shops, restaurantes, indoor
> go-cart tracks, etc., etc., etc.  Traffic movement is
> non-existant as thousands of cars are hamstrung by the thousands
> of people jaywalking the crosswalks.
> 
> Into this I ventured with the BIG Bogan 3021 tripod, (nothing
> whimpy tonight) and my large Lowe-Pro back packed with an OM-4,
> 24/2.8, 35/2.8, 100/2.8, 200/4 and flash.  Oh, did I mention
> that I also stuck the 600/6.5 in the bag too?  My chiropractor
> appointment is this week.
> 
> Walking the streets with this equipment was great fun.  First of
> all, I dressed the part of a reporter-type so I got great access
> to places the normal masses were forbidden of going.  Just
> claimed to be a working pro and managed to terrorize a couple
> good vantage points.  Do you realize just how much attention the
> 600/6.5 gets?  When anybody questioned my "credentials" I just
> brought out the 600/6.5.  Anyway, I'm standing in the MIDDLE of
> the street on the double-yellow line with the 600/6.5 with OM-4
> (with winder) doing time-exposures.  Didn't have to worry about
> getting hit by a car--traffic wasn't moving very fast.  Hadn't
> done this in years.  Had great fun.  Doesn't matter if the shot
> turns out or not, the looks on people's faces made the entire
> trip worthwhile.  Spent the better part of the evening shooting
> with the 35/2.8 and the 24/2.8 though.
> 
> Eventually, I returned back to the hotel just in time to watch
> CSI.  Realized that Gatlinburg and Las Vegas' Strip are
> shockingly similar.  At least I survived with cameras intact.
> Especially glad since the 600 is a loaner.
> 
> Popped over to Asheville, North Carolina, dropped the family off
> at a hotel and I zipped up the Blue-Ridge Parkway to Mt.
> Mitchell.  Mt. Mitchell is the highest mountain east of the
> Rockies.  I hiked the Deep-Gap Ridge Trail for a while (until I
> knew my light would run out and the gate would close).  Since I
> wasn't planning on hiking far and pictures were most important I
> hauled the 3021 tripod and my entire kit (minus the 600) in the
> shoulder bag.  It was a bit trippy scrambling up and down rocks
> and steep trails, but I got some wonderful shots.  Very
> satisfied with the fact I was carrying 25 pounds of stuff to
> take the pictures as I used nearly every single item during my
> three hours on the trail.  The wind was howling up and over the
> ridge and it was foggy (clouded in) and rainy.  I was nice and
> toasty in my new winter foul-weather gear.
> 
> Did manage to listen to Jeff Gorden get black-flagged on the
> sony walkman radio.  :)
> 
> In the OMs I exclusively shot TMAX 100 and the IS-3 got Fuji 100
> print film ($1 a roll at Walmart) for family stuff.  It took
> nearly the entire week for me to change my mindset over to B&W
> photography and probably managed my only really acceptable
> pictures up on Mt. Mitchell.  Photographically, the trip was a
> major disappointment.  Lots of factors (sick child, weather,
> etc) conspired to make the trip a bit stressful and less than
> perfect.  But we got away and spent quality family time
> together.  We got to see lots of deer and bears (five bear in a
> single tree munching berries).
> 
> Glad to be home, but even less sure about my employment
> situation than before.  Rumour has it that I'm going to get
> transferred to a different position.  Worse things could
> happen...
> 
> Eager to get in the darkroom.
> 
> AG-Schnozz
> 
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