Grrr

We traveled again today. Up the Columbia river, through the gorge. Some of the most beautiful scenery around.

We took the old road, he really scenic one for a long time stopping to take pictures here and there. And therein lies the conflict of the day.

When I was paid to do photographs I would change batteries each year, on the first day of the year. My trusty Leica’s didn’t use batteries except in the exposure meter.

My current camera, which carries a big time American name with an equal big time German name on the lens, but is all made in China, has two batteries.

The old one I had that was stolen had 4 batteries. Fine, but the new one has more bells, more monitors and more stuff, and half as many batteries.

So as I was merrily taking pictures, the lens retracted and it all shuts down. Just like that. I let it set a while and got another half dozen frames, but that was all. And, the gift shop at the fancy water falls, was “out” of double a batteries.

Of course they were.