Gotta want the photo pretty badly to do that. There must be a corollary
rule in there related to scenes more than 500 yards from the car. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/12/2011 6:16 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Silver tongued AG writes:
>
> The OM is just like that,
> The OM is small and light,
> The OM is a familiar friend,
> It does not demand and it does not fight
>
>
> Yes SMALL and LIGHT with good quality were paramount in Dominica.
>
> I really wanted to try a few shots of the a waterfalls plunging into
> the sea in nice light at Wavine Cyrique in Dominica.
> The ONLY way to get to it was a longish hike followed a a descent down
> a cliff. The rappelling crew that does the Canyons doesn't go there
> so one has to balance on tree roots while holding on to a rope followed
> by descending a flimsy rope ladder which is not stabilized side to side
> and go down another 50 yards or so.
> See: (not my shot--who would do this with one hand?)
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropicallytied/390828631/lightbox/#/
>
> This gave me a serious case of the Heebie-Jeebies. Rappelling in the
> Canyons with good gear was a piece of cake with the harness,
> carabiners, etc. I was comfortable adjusting camera settings while
> slowly belaying, but the Wavine Cyrique thing was another story.
> Marnie was adamantly insistent on getting down. Can't be many wives
> that can use a zuiko 35 shift and do cliffs. Hope to have a few images
> worth posting.
>
> Still in one piece, Mike
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