Yes, it’s true. The gumball shot cost me more than the price of a few bags of gumballs. (I had to buy six bags to get the colors I wanted…) In the process of taking the shot The Pug, suffering from doggy dysentery, ran across the living room in a mad dash to the patio to relieve her poor self for the tenth time and in the process hit the tripod, knocking it over.
Before I could catch it, the camera detached and landed with a sickening thud on the floor. After saying a few “Hail Marys” I picked it up, turned it off and back on and heard a sort of grinding shutter curtain adjustment. Ugh.
So my beloved Nikon is in the factory-approved Nikon hospital overnight undergoing a repair and cleaning (badly needed anyway). Think good thoughts, maybe it’ll come home tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy a..
Romaine Holiday
