I Left My Camera Bag on a Train...

Alliecat · 08-03-2013, 07:39 PM

Wow, what a story. After your previous camera troubles I thought "Oh, no... poor guy, not again." So glad it had a happy ending. I once left a little P&S in a washroom when I was a kid. When I realized it 5 minutes later & went back, it was already gone. Never seen again. I hope they enjoyed the teenage girls' lame vacation photos.
I was going to say, you should contact a local paper, but someone already suggested it. Papers like good-news stories. Traveller wants to meet teens who helped him... perfect. Someone might see it & know who they are. I can't imagine you wouldn't get a local reporter to do a little blurb, but if they really aren't interested either, you could always take out an ad in the paper.
I enjoyed reading the story. "When" you do that photo book, your storytelling ability will also be useful

Heie · 08-12-2013, 08:26 AM

Whoa...I have 14 missed calls in the span of meeting my family at the airport and driving them home, all from Ireland trying to get me to do print and radio interviews regarding that story thanks to it being published on Peta Pixel. I just checked my email from my photography website, which has a dedicated email account, and had almost 30 unread messages because of it.

Wow...

I Left My Camera Bag on a Train - PetaPixel

-Heie

JinDesu · 08-12-2013, 08:31 AM

I saw your article this morning on Petapixel and it was pretty cool. Don't let that one commenter get to you - he seems to just be aggressively commenting on your article due to your profession.

**todd** · 08-12-2013, 09:24 AM

Originally posted by Heie

thanks to it being published on Peta Pixel.

wow is right! First I read the story here which was quite the thriller and then I went to the article. The addition of your amazing images there completes the story and makes it such a powerful testament to the value/art of photography, and to how fortunate we are these days to have all the gear we have! Thanks for sharing!

Kim O Toole · 08-12-2013, 03:47 PM

Lovely to hear stories like this, and that there is still some decent people out there! I hope you find the girls!

Alliecat · 08-12-2013, 07:14 PM

Oh, you were in a couple of the places in Ireland I saw on the Best Day Ever

Great photos -- looks like you had a blast. The girls are lucky to get to travel with such a cool brother.
(The Eiffel tower pic made me laugh. I just did this with a lighthouse & a visiting friend recently!)

EarlVonTapia · 08-12-2013, 08:23 PM - **1 Like**

Great job as per usual.

Your story would have made a great blog post too.

Heie · 08-13-2013, 01:18 AM

I just got the approval from one of my superiors and I will be on the radio (Ray D'Arcy Show on Irish radio station Today FM) this morning to talk about my story in the hopes of finding the girls!

If you have access to that radio station, tune in starting 0930 local Irish time!

I can't test it on my work computer (streaming is blocked), but I think you might be able to listen to it here: http://player.todayfm.com/player/

-Heie

Edit @ 25 minutes later - it's over

Sorry for the short notice, but I had literally *just* gotten the approval. But she said that she would send me a copy of the audio from the interview so I will definitely post it here to share it with you guys. That was great!

--

Edit Number Two: Here is the blog post at the Today FM's website, and here you can listen to the full broadcast! They embedded it there, so just scroll down a little bit and you'll see it.

LIEUTENANT ALEX JANSEN WANTS TO SAY THANKS - Today FM

-Heie

Alliecat · 08-13-2013, 09:54 PM

That was very entertaining. Nice to put a voice to the face & the stories. Hopefully among the silly texts, he'll get a tip. I know you'll keep us posted.
There's so much crap in the world between people, it's great to hear such a story about people doing something good for someone else. Renews one's faith in strangers.
Cheers

MegaPower · 08-14-2013, 02:09 AM

This is a well written story.
Congrat on finding your gears back.

ASheffield · 08-15-2013, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by Heie

Do you happen to have the car park's CCTV footage from that? I'd LOVE to watch it

Also, just curious because of your photo and your location...are you at Bragg? I will be there at the end of January for Civil Affairs Assessment and Selection, and assuming I get selected, I will PCS there next spring.

Sadly I don't have the CCTV footage despite having connections in the Sheriff's Office. As for the second question, no, I live in Raleigh and do most of my stuff (whatever it may be) in Raleigh.

08-12-2013, 03:47 PM	#35
Kim O Toole New Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1	Wow Lovely to hear stories like this, and that there is still some decent people out there! I hope you find the girls!

08-13-2013, 01:18 AM	#38
Heie Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 968 Original Poster	I just got the approval from one of my superiors and I will be on the radio (Ray D'Arcy Show on Irish radio station Today FM) this morning to talk about my story in the hopes of finding the girls! If you have access to that radio station, tune in starting 0930 local Irish time! I can't test it on my work computer (streaming is blocked), but I think you might be able to listen to it here: http://player.todayfm.com/player/ -Heie Edit @ 25 minutes later - it's over Sorry for the short notice, but I had literally just gotten the approval. But she said that she would send me a copy of the audio from the interview so I will definitely post it here to share it with you guys. That was great! -- Edit Number Two: Here is the blog post at the Today FM's website, and here you can listen to the full broadcast! They embedded it there, so just scroll down a little bit and you'll see it. LIEUTENANT ALEX JANSEN WANTS TO SAY THANKS - Today FM -Heie Last edited by Heie; 08-13-2013 at 06:17 AM.

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08-03-2013, 07:39 PM	#31
Alliecat Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: East of Everywhere, Canada Posts: 740	Wow, what a story. After your previous camera troubles I thought "Oh, no... poor guy, not again." So glad it had a happy ending. I once left a little P&S in a washroom when I was a kid. When I realized it 5 minutes later & went back, it was already gone. Never seen again. I hope they enjoyed the teenage girls' lame vacation photos. I was going to say, you should contact a local paper, but someone already suggested it. Papers like good-news stories. Traveller wants to meet teens who helped him... perfect. Someone might see it & know who they are. I can't imagine you wouldn't get a local reporter to do a little blurb, but if they really aren't interested either, you could always take out an ad in the paper. I enjoyed reading the story. "When" you do that photo book, your storytelling ability will also be useful

08-12-2013, 08:26 AM	#32
Heie Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 968 Original Poster	Whoa...I have 14 missed calls in the span of meeting my family at the airport and driving them home, all from Ireland trying to get me to do print and radio interviews regarding that story thanks to it being published on Peta Pixel. I just checked my email from my photography website, which has a dedicated email account, and had almost 30 unread messages because of it. Wow... I Left My Camera Bag on a Train - PetaPixel -Heie

08-12-2013, 08:31 AM	#33
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	I saw your article this morning on Petapixel and it was pretty cool. Don't let that one commenter get to you - he seems to just be aggressively commenting on your article due to your profession.

08-12-2013, 09:24 AM	#34
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,791	Originally posted by Heie thanks to it being published on Peta Pixel. wow is right! First I read the story here which was quite the thriller and then I went to the article. The addition of your amazing images there completes the story and makes it such a powerful testament to the value/art of photography, and to how fortunate we are these days to have all the gear we have! Thanks for sharing!

08-12-2013, 07:14 PM	#36
Alliecat Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: East of Everywhere, Canada Posts: 740	Oh, you were in a couple of the places in Ireland I saw on the Best Day Ever Great photos -- looks like you had a blast. The girls are lucky to get to travel with such a cool brother. (The Eiffel tower pic made me laugh. I just did this with a lighthouse & a visiting friend recently!)

08-12-2013, 08:23 PM - 1 Like	#37
EarlVonTapia Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,207	Great job as per usual. Your story would have made a great blog post too.

08-13-2013, 09:54 PM	#39
Alliecat Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: East of Everywhere, Canada Posts: 740	That was very entertaining. Nice to put a voice to the face & the stories. Hopefully among the silly texts, he'll get a tip. I know you'll keep us posted. There's so much crap in the world between people, it's great to hear such a story about people doing something good for someone else. Renews one's faith in strangers. Cheers

08-14-2013, 02:09 AM	#40
MegaPower Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hong Kong / Irvine, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 636	This is a well written story. Congrat on finding your gears back.

08-15-2013, 11:27 AM	#41
ASheffield Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 329	Originally posted by Heie Do you happen to have the car park's CCTV footage from that? I'd LOVE to watch it Also, just curious because of your photo and your location...are you at Bragg? I will be there at the end of January for Civil Affairs Assessment and Selection, and assuming I get selected, I will PCS there next spring. Sadly I don't have the CCTV footage despite having connections in the Sheriff's Office. As for the second question, no, I live in Raleigh and do most of my stuff (whatever it may be) in Raleigh.

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