HOLD EM, THEN FOLD EM, EOS 1D style !!!

It was many years ago that I sat around the table and watched some of
the highest stakes poker one could imagine. players from all around
the globe gathered for the world series of poker and let me tell you
that this was one main event. Vegas was rolling and the atmosphere in
the casino was like none other. The players were at their best and I
was there for a special photo shoot that was taking most of my daily
time, but at night I would take my babe out to the casino and we would
have a ball.
Now at that time I was running with a chick named Kitty, and she
would really make the gun smoke, you know what I mean. She was a real
beauty, liked to be shot in the nude and could turn eyes when all
dolled up and playing the role of the Fans babe.
We stood along the side of the table where the high stakes were
rolling and there was this kid looking young man, frail in stature,
but a giant among players. If I recall his name was STU, wore John
Lennon type sunglasses and never showed any emotion, his chips were
stacked as high as he could stack them and dealer was looking as if
someone had just robbed a Brinks truck.
I did notice at time the kid would glance over and take a look at
kitty. Who could blame him, with a set of knockers looking at you, you
would look at them too, or two !!!!
Now I was shooting with larger format back then, just had returned
from Asia, where I hooked up with my first Asahi Pentax 6x7. The
format was good, but everytime I pulled the trigger people would stop
and look and the room would shake like we had just had an earthquake.
Now this is a far contrast from shooting todays cameras, most are
quiet and the recent advance in digital even makes cameras like the
EOS 1d series more acceptable. I thought I would be the last holdout
for my beloved film cameras, but I must admit, there all gone, and I
will never return to film. Gone is the drum scanner, gone is the
processor, all has been replaced with several flash cards and a couple
of EOS 1D's. I Don't know what ever happened to kitty, probably
married some investment banker and had eleven kids. Those were the
good ole days !!! EOS1VDSFAN

 

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH....

The past is for losers and cowards.

RP©

 

Heehee, I know, but I couldn't resist. I don't read the FAN's drivel, keeps
my mood less irritated that way.

 

I don't understand it - would anyone like to hear about my experiences in
Las Vegas with an ME Super?

 

I see... well, losing money, massive lack of sleep, feeling sick all week
and a lot of rain probably don't make for the most joyful of stories -
although my friend's all-nighter on a craps table was something to behold...
I took my ME Super with me everywhere, I even packed a 500mm mirror lens and
a tripod along with my 28-70mm and 80-210mm lenses in my suitcase for the 13
hour trip from the UK - they didn't get used very much!

Chris.

 

Sounds like the general run of experiences in Vegas, nothing special. Even
if there were strippers involved at some point...

 

Yeah, I figured as much. I was pretty much blown away by the entire
experience. I didn't even get as far as strippers...

 

Every time I go to Vegas, especially with friends, Warren Zevon's "I'll
Sleep When I'm Dead" seems to be our theme song!

 

Warren Zevon is dying

 

I'm sure there are few who, knowing who he is, didn't know that. A great
voice will be stilled.