Crazy Interesting Day in Class

So today was rather interesting and unique, I'm in the worst part of a cold, so I look and feel terrible this week. I go to Queen's University in Kingston Ontario, for Computer Engineering, and I was sitting in my Computer Graphics class waiting for the prof to arrive, he finally arrives a couple minutes late.

This older lady follows him in (whom we'd never seen before) appears to ask him some question, to which he says yes, she then goes back into the hallway and brings someone in, who happens to be carrying a big red ring. This is where I start to get excited.

Prof says to the class, looks like we have a special guest today who wants to ask you question. Guy with Canon says "Hi, I'm from Macleans[a very large Canadian magazine which does yearly University reviews], and I would like to know if anyone doesn't want to have their picture taken?" Of course no one objected. He initially had a 5D, w/grip, 24L, and a Leica M8 around his neck.

Now the most interesting part of this was then being able to watch him work. Starting out with his 24L near the front of the room looking for his first subjects, slowly and methodically. He picks the guy 2 rows in front of me and my friends disappointingly not us, takes several frames, reaches into his bag, and this is where I get more excited, pulls at a 50L 1.2 (which you can see being used in the attached camera phone pics).

He would simply wait perfectly still for 5 minutes for exactly what he wanted and take 2 pictures in about 1 second, check them, and move on to a new angle, or subject, in what appeared to be a very thought out process.

Then, he wanted to shoot a girl 3 seats in, so back into the bag he went for the 135L, getting even more fun to watch :P

He then took a few shots of the prof at the board and got outta there disappointingly after about 30 mins.

Well that was my fun story! Time to study for 2 midterms tomorrow, one of which unfortunately is in that very class!

Thanks for reading.

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i love that you shot that with your camera phone!

aCiD99 wrote in post #2876960
So today was rather interesting and unique, I'm in the worst part of a cold, so I look and feel terrible this week. I go to Queen's University in Kingston Ontario, for Computer Engineering, and I was sitting in my Computer Graphics class waiting for the prof to arrive, he finally arrives a couple minutes late.

This older lady follows him in (whom we'd never seen before) appears to ask him some question, to which he says yes, she then goes back into the hallway and brings someone in, who happens to be carrying a big red ring. This is where I start to get excited.

Prof says to the class, looks like we have a special guest today who wants to ask you question. Guy with Canon says "Hi, I'm from Macleans[a very large Canadian magazine which does yearly University reviews], and I would like to know if anyone doesn't want to have their picture taken?" Of course no one objected. He initially had a 5D, w/grip, 35L, and a Leica M7 around his neck.

Now the most interesting part of this was then being able to watch him work. Starting out with his 35L near the front of the room looking for his first subjects, slowly and methodically. He picks the guy 2 rows in front of me and my friends disappointingly not us, takes several frames, reaches into his bag, and this is where I get more excited, pulls at a 50L 1.2 (which you can see being used in the attached camera phone pics).

He would simply wait perfectly still for 5 minutes for exactly what he wanted and take 2 pictures in about 1 second, check them, and move on to a new angle, or subject, in what appeared to be a very thought out process.

Then, he wanted to shoot a girl 3 seats in, so back into the bag he went for the 135L, getting even more fun to watch :P

He then took a few shots of the prof at the board and got outta there disappointingly after about 30 mins.

Well that was my fun story! Time to study for 2 midterms tomorrow, one of which unfortunately is in that very class!

Thanks for reading.

I was in Queens today too, and I shot the actual M7, and sat with the guy for lunch. I'll get some shots up later, I did candids of everyone around me.

kathy.patterson wrote in post #2876992
i love that you shot that with your camera phone!

I had to capture the moment somehow!

JaGWiRE wrote in post #2877616
I was in Queens today too, and I shot the actual M7, and sat with the guy for lunch. I'll get some shots up later, I did candids of everyone around me.

How ridiculously improbable...

aCiD99 wrote in post #2877732
I had to capture the moment somehow!

How ridiculously improbable...

LOL. Turned out to be an M8 anyway, expect the shot soon.

The Leica, in all of it's gloory!

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Hot, I'm pretty sure he just had it for show though :P

Never touched it, but always kept it right out front for all to see. Don't blame him at all.

aCiD99 wrote in post #2877941
Hot, I'm pretty sure he just had it for show though :P

Never touched it, but always kept it right out front for all to see. Don't blame him at all.

I love how he left that camera, with the 5d on the table when eating lunch, for no reason (he had his domke bag beside him), and he walks over to the other side of the cafe to get condiments, just leaving the camera there (I'd be a little worried dude, especially with that gear.) Was pretty funny actually.
Funnier part was it was like 2 meters from where he chose to sit from the door, and then another 5 meters to one of the many cabs waiting. That'd been an easy grab and run, if somebody wanted to, eh.

JaGWiRE wrote in post #2877946
I love how he left that camera, with the 5d on the table when eating lunch, for no reason (he had his domke bag beside him), and he walks over to the other side of the cafe to get condiments, just leaving the camera there (I'd be a little worried dude, especially with that gear.) Was pretty funny actually.
Funnier part was it was like 2 meters from where he chose to sit from the door, and then another 5 meters to one of the many cabs waiting. That'd been an easy grab and run, if somebody wanted to, eh.

Wow, that's pretty intense considering the level of electronics theft on campus here. I won't walk away from my laptop unless I can see it the whole time.

aCiD99 wrote in post #2878105
Wow, that's pretty intense considering the level of electronics theft on campus here. I won't walk away from my laptop unless I can see it the whole time.

Well he must had been foreign to the campus .

JaGWiRE wrote in post #2878323
Well he must had been foreign to the campus .

Or you know... had good insurance and was looking to upgrade.

aCiD99 wrote in post #2878401
Or you know... had good insurance and was looking to upgrade.

To what? I don't know what you are going to replace a 5D with now (maybe 1DS?) or a M8.

JaGWiRE wrote in post #2878425
To what? I don't know what you are going to replace a 5D with now (maybe 1DS?) or a M8.

Of course a 1Ds, what else :P

aCiD99 wrote in post #2878430
Of course a 1Ds, what else :P

Is that really an upgrade these days?