Wet Thai Babes & Cameras Don't Mix

[TiggerBear]

Back in April 05,I visited Chaing Mai in Thailand for their New Years celebrations (Songkran). The event lasts 5 days, and basically involves splashing water over each other. I was worried about taking my new 20D to such an event, some said the water was a light spray others got closer to the mark.

I ended up buying a A95 for the vacation, and armed myself with a small water pistol-for self defence. Sadly my small pistol and powershot proved no match for the water cannons, water Bazookas & buckets, and the A95 died after the third day at Songkran, :cry: dispite my attempts at ducking and diving!

Luckily I managed to bag several pics, before the A95 met its maker-after which I ditched the pistol in favour of a 1 gallon bucket!

The lesson learned...next time forget the camera...take a bucket!:)

[Keiffer]

Interesting and nice shots, And you can never go wrong in a wet T shirt contest LOL

[KevC]

Sorry bout the loss of your camera :(

Maybe this is the excuse you need to get a weather sealed 1-series body and some L-glass :D

Or you can get one of these http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/uwphoto/lineup-e.html

[Matatazela]

or a full-on Nikonos???

[pradeep1]

Glad you had the camera. ;)

[bolantej]

yeah, thanks. :) need to get an underwate housing for that thing next time. or at least a baggie.

[marie]

nice shots you caught

sorry about what happened the camera
looks like conditions were difficult for anyone wanting to take pictures

[DwightMcCann]

Looks like fun! :-)

[davepgh1]

Looks like fun, thanks for the shots, next time leave the camera at home and take a 5 gallon bucket. Great shots, my wife want to know what an A95 cost over there? She keeps me from upgrading.