Old, new, lost & found: an unlikely & unexpected tale
Back on January 21, I spent several hours visiting several birding destinations in Burlington & Hamilton at the western tip of Lake Ontario. Most of my photography makes use of a Canon EOS body with a 100-400 zoom lens; however, I always carry with me a pocket-sized Canon S-95 camera to be ready for the unexpected. On my 5th stop that day there was a panoramic scene that called for the S-95 and when I reached for it.... nothing. After double-checking all my pockets and scouring through the car I concluded that the camera had scarpered after accompanying me everywhere for the last 7.5 years! I went home (and triple-checked my pockets and the car yet again!) and did some research to find a prospective replacement. Fast forward to Feb. 4, Sony had a $100-off sale on the camera I wanted, so I trotted up to the camera store and purchased a Sony RX-100. Fast forward to Feb. 14, a day my wife and I do our volunteering afternoon at Dog Guides, our local training school for service dogs. When I went to sign the volunteer log-in book, Jennifer the receptionist said "I have something for you." and produced the lost Canon S-95!!! It turns out that the camera had been found by another photographer at my second stop back on January 21. Later on at home he looked at the shots on the memory card and saw some pictures that meant something to him: An unknown person (Susan) grooming dogs at Dog Guides. On his next visit to the neighbourhood he went in and showed the picture to Jennifer who said "Yes, that is one of our volunteers." So thus, are we reunited under the most unexpected of circumstances. Needless to say, we shout out a BIG "Thank you!" with a standing ovation to Ted L. from Hamilton for his Holmesian detective skills and for going out of his way to return the camera. Hopefully we will soon be getting together in person to tipple some coffees and talk photography.
Old, new, lost & found: an unlikely & unexpected tale
Back on January 21, I spent several hours visiting several birding destinations in Burlington & Hamilton at the western tip of Lake Ontario. Most of my photography makes use of a Canon EOS body with a 100-400 zoom lens; however, I always carry with me a pocket-sized Canon S-95 camera to be ready for the unexpected. On my 5th stop that day there was a panoramic scene that called for the S-95 and when I reached for it.... nothing. After double-checking all my pockets and scouring through the car I concluded that the camera had scarpered after accompanying me everywhere for the last 7.5 years! I went home (and triple-checked my pockets and the car yet again!) and did some research to find a prospective replacement. Fast forward to Feb. 4, Sony had a $100-off sale on the camera I wanted, so I trotted up to the camera store and purchased a Sony RX-100. Fast forward to Feb. 14, a day my wife and I do our volunteering afternoon at Dog Guides, our local training school for service dogs. When I went to sign the volunteer log-in book, Jennifer the receptionist said "I have something for you." and produced the lost Canon S-95!!! It turns out that the camera had been found by another photographer at my second stop back on January 21. Later on at home he looked at the shots on the memory card and saw some pictures that meant something to him: An unknown person (Susan) grooming dogs at Dog Guides. On his next visit to the neighbourhood he went in and showed the picture to Jennifer who said "Yes, that is one of our volunteers." So thus, are we reunited under the most unexpected of circumstances. Needless to say, we shout out a BIG "Thank you!" with a standing ovation to Ted L. from Hamilton for his Holmesian detective skills and for going out of his way to return the camera. Hopefully we will soon be getting together in person to tipple some coffees and talk photography.