Re: Pintoids

There used to be the sleaziest camel imaginable in the Bismarck zoo. But
that's off-topic.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcy Merrill" <marcy@merrillphoto.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Pintoids

> Guy wrote: ". How did you get them light tight? Did you wrap some
> > tape around to seal the light away? I suppose that you loaded them in a
> > light-tight bag. How many would you carry around with you on a typical
> > day?"
>
> Yup. I loaded them in a changing bag. I wrapped black electrical tape
around
> them. I taped the film inside with skinny Gaffer's tape. At first I was
> using Gaffer's tape to seal the outside of the containers. That got
> expensive. I've found electrical tape on sale ... three rolls for a buck.
I
> made over one hundred Pintoids. I knew that if I had to re-load to make a
> shot, I probably wouldn't do it. I'm lazy. I probably used about
thirty-some
> per day, on an average day. The rear main seal on my Jeep's engine blew
out
> during the trip. So I had to stop every 45 miles or so to add another
quart
> of oil ... I photographed what was there (at each stop), photogenic or
not.
> Until Bismarck, where I dealt with the problem. Bismarck is actually a
> really cool town! I never would have stopped there, if I hadn't been in
need
> of the services of Corwinn some-body-or-other's Jeep dealership. The
> Missouri River runs through Bismarck. Still gotta print those shots.
> The Pintoid page mentions the next trip, which is to the Alamo. The trip
was
> planned before these latest events involving terrorism in our country.
> Still, I think now that I'll go. Guy, thank-you for your interest.-MM
>
> Marcy Merrill
> Photographer
> www.merrillphoto.com
>
>
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Received on Wed Sep 19 05:51:14 2001