I can’t believe what happened, I am really upset with myself… I have so much to share with you. It’s been an amazing experience here in Pensacola. I have been able to document stories from very interesting people. One is the owner of a family amusement park another is the owner of the pier that President Obama spoke at a few days ago, another is a local CNN Reporter, and even some local fisherman.
The problem is…. I can’t show you any of the video! Yesterday after getting the interviews finished, I decided to shoot some B roll… (background shots), it was an amazing angle as I was standing at the western most point of Pensacola Beach shooting from the waters edge looking across the waves at the ships outside the bay. They were either skimming oil, or watching for it, but there were at least 5 of them. Of course, as I was focusing on the shot and not watching, a large wave was coming… you know the rest….it splashed up into the front of my camcorder. The camera immediately stared to sputter. Panic – Ahhh …I was concerned about the cost of the camera but more worried that I lost the interviews; they are priceless. I started to beat myself up because I took too much risk for that shot. But then I thought, maybe I could just blame BP because they caused the problem in the first place. Maybe I will try to put in a claim.
Seriously… I have some great stuff to share and will present as much as I can here. It may not be pretty, because much of it will be from my iphone. I will find a way to share these stories with you, it just might take a week or so to get the camera fixed and the interviews out… stay tuned
