I had another opportunity to go out into the field on Tuesday out in Caacupé where the Fundación has another office (meaning I got to leave Asunción for the first time; turns out Paraguay is a beautiful country!), and I had a photography assignment while there. Well, I got there and took all of one picture when my camera decided to stop working. Good timing, huh? I had my point-and-shoot with me also, but having A camera is not the same as having THE camera. Bummer.
So Michael, our internship coordinator, took me downtown yesterday to take it to a camera shop where I left it overnight, and I got it back today, fully functional! There was a part inside that had worn down over time and needed replacing; not terribly surprising considering I've had it for more than three years now. It cost me 460,000 Gs ($90 or so) and while this feels like a lot I'm willing to bet it would have been more had it happened in the States.
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| The fated final photo. I like to start farther away and work my way in, so it's not even all that interesting, sorry! |
But it's back into the field with me tomorrow, I think! I've said this already but I'm going to reiterate: I'm exceptionally glad I have photography to offer--from what I can tell I'm getting out in the field way more often than any of the other interns. Awesome!
What a relief to hear your camera was repaired so quickly and "relatively" inexpensively! We'd heard from MCW that it was broken and were bereft at the possibility you might miss lots of photo ops and we wouldn't get to see pics. Keep up the posts -- we're lovin' it!!
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I am sure they will be well served by your photographic field work. I am giddy about the pictures to come.
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