Karma... what goes round...(whatever) stories

Carzee · 6th of July 2006 (Thu)

In brief I had a few nature negs of mine scanned in 2004 and the experience was one reason I got into DSLR. Both those scans and my first few Digicam shots were of Koala.

Then it happened - The Great Maxtor Hard Drive Crash Of 2005. Being a newb to digital all was lost, all I had left was the FSLR negs.

But did I rant and loose faith in 1s and 0s? Lo, verily I was tempted... but no, I just learned a big lesson.

Fast forward to this week when a courier arrived with a new coffee-table colour book in a parcel, the book I submitted photos to use for free. Its got my pix in the book... (yeah! open a beer!) and it comes with a CD with my original files on it too. Even the mpgs I sent over. Bonus! All the files I donated to use if they wanted; its a fundraiser for Koala Foundation.

So thats how to safely archive your files: send them to the States in a bottle and one day they come back to you! My faith in 1s and 0s is renewed.

Citizensmith · 6th of July 2006 (Thu)

Nice, must be good to get your work in print. I've managed to get my name in a couple of books, but when it comes to photos I've never managed anything beyond newspapers and newsletters.

You want to show us the photos that got printed

saravrose · 7th of July 2006 (Fri)

great story.. I'm a big believer in kharma.. and this gave me a smile.. thanks for sharing..

Carzee · 7th of July 2006 (Fri)

Well, I found out more just digging around in the CD. The editor made a koala stock library. This is curious. They are thumbs of what came back to me on CD. It says requests will be forwarded to me. Hmmm. Can't see it making much money.
http://www.koala-photos.com/koala_photos_3.html

This one of mine is the 'frontpiece'.

This is the best photo in the book IMHO. Love it, cute city. A young Koala scrambling; its by Amanda Rhode.

Carzee · 7th of July 2006 (Fri)

Any other "what goes 'round comes 'round" stories?

Greg_C · 7th of July 2006 (Fri)

Hi Carzee,
Don't have a story for ya but well done on yours. Thanks for sharing.

6th of July 2006 (Thu)	#1
Carzee Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Posts: 6,476 IMAGE EDITING OK	Karma... what goes round...(whatever) stories In brief I had a few nature negs of mine scanned in 2004 and the experience was one reason I got into DSLR. Both those scans and my first few Digicam shots were of Koala. Then it happened - The Great Maxtor Hard Drive Crash Of 2005. Being a newb to digital all was lost, all I had left was the FSLR negs. But did I rant and loose faith in 1s and 0s? Lo, verily I was tempted... but no, I just learned a big lesson. Fast forward to this week when a courier arrived with a new coffee-table colour book in a parcel, the book I submitted photos to use for free. Its got my pix in the book... (yeah! open a beer!) and it comes with a CD with my original files on it too. Even the mpgs I sent over. Bonus! All the files I donated to use if they wanted; its a fundraiser for Koala Foundation. So thats how to safely archive your files: send them to the States in a bottle and one day they come back to you! My faith in 1s and 0s is renewed. __________________ POTN Aussie Club CameraJuice.com / my EOS gear "Photograph like a hunter... and hunt like a photographer." -RC

6th of July 2006 (Thu)	#2
Citizensmith Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA USA Posts: 6,376 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Karma... what goes round...(whatever) stories Nice, must be good to get your work in print. I've managed to get my name in a couple of books, but when it comes to photos I've never managed anything beyond newspapers and newsletters. You want to show us the photos that got printed __________________ My POTN Gallery, Complete gear list, POTN members who aren't a Turing test "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire Tradition - Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid.

7th of July 2006 (Fri)	#3
saravrose "I quit smoking dope" Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Between here and there Posts: 9,562 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Karma... what goes round...(whatever) stories great story.. I'm a big believer in kharma.. and this gave me a smile.. thanks for sharing.. __________________ Canon 30D BG_E2 Grip Rebel XT BG-E3 battery grip Canon 50mm f1.8 Tamron 17-50 f2.8 Canon 70-200f4.0L 100-400L aka (Chuck) a couple of bags and a lot of big ideas "The shot is in my head before it's in front of my camera...."

7th of July 2006 (Fri)	#4
Carzee Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Posts: 6,476 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Karma... what goes round...(whatever) stories Well, I found out more just digging around in the CD. The editor made a koala stock library. This is curious. They are thumbs of what came back to me on CD. It says requests will be forwarded to me. Hmmm. Can't see it making much money. http://www.koala-photos.com/koala_photos_3.html This one of mine is the 'frontpiece'. This is the best photo in the book IMHO. Love it, cute city. A young Koala scrambling; its by Amanda Rhode. __________________ POTN Aussie Club CameraJuice.com / my EOS gear "Photograph like a hunter... and hunt like a photographer." -RC Last edited by Carzee : 7th of July 2006 (Fri) at 05:00.

7th of July 2006 (Fri)	#5
Carzee Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Posts: 6,476 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Karma... what goes round...(whatever) stories Any other "what goes 'round comes 'round" stories? __________________ POTN Aussie Club CameraJuice.com / my EOS gear "Photograph like a hunter... and hunt like a photographer." -RC

7th of July 2006 (Fri)	#6
Greg_C Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 12,485 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Karma... what goes round...(whatever) stories Hi Carzee, Don't have a story for ya but well done on yours. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Greg Blog \| Photogallery \| 1DmkIV + other stuff Sanity is a madness put to good use.

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