Recorded for posterity
My camera is electric. Let me rephrase that. My camera runs on a battery. Rechargeable. And after an incident, close to a decade ago, when I went on a road trip with a dead battery (lasted for about five pictures), I decided to get better equipped. I now have two batteries (at least). Both fit in the camera body, via a bolt on attachment, and if I EVER get in a situation where both are dead, simultaneously, the fault will be entirely mine.
Not to say that I don’t have to keep an eye on things. With one nearing a critical point, I placed it on charge this afternoon, and things are now back to great. Here’s the rub. I haven’t been taking as many photos as I should. I’m the first to admit it. Unless we get animal visitors, most of my effort involves recording what I can see from my window. You know… snowfall, ice onset, alien invaders. Haven’t had the third option, but I’m prepared to record whatever comes my way, with the date and time embedded in the EXIF data.
Compared to life back in the ‘70s, we are much better equipped. Back then, after processing my roll of film, I would print a contact sheet, and when I remembered, I would record the date and time. Didn’t happen often, but there was usually something in the photo content that would allow me to provide an educated guess. We didn’t play that many football games on campus, and the visit of a celebrity would be noted elsewhere. Newspapers, at a minimum.
