The 19yrs old girl and the ladder.

October 30, 2009

Passed the test – Slept – Talked with friends and family – Spent the whole night awake talking with friends – Slept – Had a long long shower -Had dinner

Started to clean up pictures. There’s such a big mess… a lot to do, but I’ve a 2 days of relax left, I think I can do it… Actually I THOUGHT!

After 5 minutes I found some Mt Etna eruption “test” pictures.

I had almost forgot that I did it. I had to check the date on the file details (thanks Lord I keep my camera knowing what’s the day and the time).

Gee! It was April 2007. Seems so long ago!

I always wished to be able to take a good shot of Mt Etna during one of its eruption, but I’ve never had the occasion to find a group of people climbing up there, close enough to take great shots. Parents says it’s dangerous, friends get bored by the idea, some friends of friends goes to “observing places” that are not closer than my country house… I’m still waiting for the chance to go there during an eruption.

At that time I was 19. I was still a “fighter” and I didn’t give up with the idea of “trying” to take picture of Mt Etna eruption… the show was too amazing to just look at that.

But… I HADN’T A TRIPOD! Probably I bought it AFTER these shots.

BTW, I went in the house and took a ladder that become my new tripod.

The ladder wasn’t exactly stable,  I started using books or any kind of “weight” to make it stable. I also asked parents to avoid to walk close to “my area”…

That’s the way I took 10 shots about in order to get a decent picture of Mt Etna during eruption, even if it was too far to get such a shot. That’s probably why I’ve never published these pictures… now I think is kinda funny-sweet seeing them, and don’t seem that bad.

Even if, I still hope that the next “eruption time” I’ll be able to get as close as possible to it. (I’m not brave, there is no danger if you go there with wise people and guide)