Losing Your Bag of Camera Goodies

A couple of months ago, I shot a family down at Tillis Park late into the evening and upon finishing the shoot, I loaded up my car and headed home – not knowing that I only loaded up part of what I arrived with earlier in the day. I had left my entire bag filled with my 2 flashes (430EX, 580EXII), various lenses (including my 70-200L IS) and my pocket wizard setups.

I made it home by dark, which took me about 45 minutes, and ate dinner with the family and played with my boys before their bedtime. I told my wife I was going to start editing pictures instead of watching a movie with her, so I went back out to my car and stood their puzzled, not knowing where my stuff was.

I walked back inside, really not even coming to the realization yet, that I left my bag at the park. “Hey, you see my bag in here?” My wife had no idea if I brought it in or not, but slowly we came to the conclusion of what I had done. Complete and utter despair and dread came over me. “You’ve got to be kidding me.” A few expletives later, I was back in my car doing 90+ on the highway back to Tillis Park.

I rationalized just about everything I could on that drive. It had been a good 2 hours since I left the park, of which the last hour or so was dark. What are the odds that someone would even see my black bag? Oddly enough, that was enough to hold me over during the drive, but I will be honest and say thoughts of the complete demise of my business did creep up.

I pulled up to the front gates of the park, in complete darkness and noticed the park had closed. Lucky for me, only one gate was partially closed. I maneuvered my car through, and proceeded directly to the spot I knew I had left the bag. Problem was, when I got there and put my brights on the area, the bag was gone.

As I called my wife to tell her the bad news, over my shoulder I saw some lights flashing from a car. Park Ranger. He pulled up and asked what I was doing. I told him who I was and what complete idiot I was. Make sure you online levitra india combine these products with money back guarantee or free trial. Once you are a 30-year-old person, your body’s natural tadalafil in india testosterone level begins to reduce that make it difficult for you to become sexually aroused. The recommended dosage is between 25-100mg and really should usa cheap viagra http://hartbuildersinc.com/html/outdoor.html solely be taken once a day. Unfortunately, cialis prices hartbuildersinc.com men were risking further heart damage and high blood pressure by foregoing their medications in favor of chemical formulations. I’m sure he thought so too, cause he told me to sit tight and he’d be right back.

When he pulled back up, he got out of his car and asked me several questions about the bag…what was in it…brands…etc…There was a glimmer of hope within me as he asked me those questions. Why would he ask me if he didn’t have it? Or, maybe he was asking so he could file a report. AGGH!

Lucky for me, this is a good story. Why? Cause he did have the bag. And it was a great lesson for me not to do something this stupid again. Or, at least until I do it again. Probably inevitable. I thanked the Ranger, over and over again. Ranger David, of the St. Louis Park and Recreation Dept. Needless to say, I set up a family shoot with him as just a small token of my appreciation. I was lucky that day. REAL lucky. It really made me think of the different outcomes that could have happened that day.

So, here are a few pictures from the shoot we did with Ranger David and his family.

I am so truly thankful.