zoomerica Posted June 3, 2010 #176 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Great job Aqua!! Great effort and wonderful ending. Reminds me of the QM2 camera. If we cruise together, first round on me dude. Thanks Puff for the link to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted June 3, 2010 #177 Share Posted June 3, 2010 What a great person! My poor friend lost her camera in NYC a few months ago. It had the entire first year of her daughters life on it, which she like many others has never copied to her computer. She cried and threw up for a week, so sad. I bet she is wishing someone like you found her camera. I hate to say that she deserved it but anyone who takes lots of pictures and leaves them all on a card inside a camera is a disaster waiting to happen. The only question is - when will it occur. Hopefully, she learned from her disaster. If you take digital pictures, you need to set up a good disaster recovery plan in advance, not after the disaster occurs. There are so many people who have every picture they have taken of their entire family on the hard drive of their computer, often in their "my pictures" directory. What do you think will happen to those pictures when (not if) their hard drive dies? What I and most knowledgeable people do is to copy all of my daily photos from my camera card to my computer (I travel with my netbook) every night. I then do a quick check to ensure that everything is OK and then backup the pictures to a portable 500 gig hard drive. After I do that, I format the data card in the camera (not in my computer) and reuse the card. I do not format the card in my computer and I the reason I format the card in the camera instead of the computer is that it is a safer reformat for the photo data. When I get home, I transfer the pictures to my main computer but I do not erase them off the portable hard until I am done manipulating them. My 500 gig portable hard drive can hold the pictures from a lot of trips. All the pictures on my computer hard drive are in a "download from camera" directory with sub directories for each trip and for each day within the trip subdirectory. Thiese files are on an 2nd hard drive inside my computer box which is separate from the disk that contains my operating system and computer programs. I do this because I feel that if a virus gets past my virus protection program, it is more likely to infect the disk that has my programs, not the disk that has my data. I arrange the directories in my "download" drive in the way I do for 2 reasons. First, it makes them easier to work with. Second, it limits the amount of damage I can cause if I do something really stupid. All of the pictures in the "download" directory are automatically backed up to 2 places - one on the internet and one on an external hard drive. I do not have to do anything to make this happen as the backup is done whenever I put a file in the the "download" directory or even if I modify a file in this directory. When I am done with whatever I want to do with the pictures, I copy them to a "DMS Photos" directory which is also automatically backed up to the internet and to an external drive. I then erase them from the "download" directory. Am I being paranoid - yes. Am I less likely to loose all of my photos than most people -yes. Hope that this helps and I did not mean to be harsh when I said that she deserved it but a bit of prior planning would mean that she would still have her daugher's first year pictures. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texkan Posted June 3, 2010 #178 Share Posted June 3, 2010 What an adventure for the camera. Hope camera makes it home. Good detective work!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb Posted June 3, 2010 #179 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Just WOW! What a nice person you are. Many kudos. Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzicgal Posted June 3, 2010 #180 Share Posted June 3, 2010 that is a great story and would make a good ad for the camera that you have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleEarth Posted June 3, 2010 #181 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I hate to say that she deserved it but anyone who takes lots of pictures and leaves them all on a card inside a camera is a disaster waiting to happen. The only question is - when will it occur. Hopefully, she learned from her disas... BIG SNIP HERE When I am done with whatever I want to do with the pictures, I copy them to a "DMS Photos" directory which is also automatically backed up to the internet and to an external drive. I then erase them from the "download" directory. Am I being paranoid - yes. Am I less likely to loose all of my photos than most people -yes. ........ Another snip DON OK Don... Sounds like a decent plan... Just one question.... Have you ever tested a restore of those backups? Disaster recovery also requires regular testing to ensure it is actually working as intended. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia Posted June 3, 2010 #182 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Fabulous story! Warmest congratulations to AquaHound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladybugen Posted June 3, 2010 #183 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Try posting a few of the photos on this website http://ifoundyourcamera.blogspot.com/ for more exposure. I love that people take the time to try and return lost cameras/pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwlvr Posted June 3, 2010 #184 Share Posted June 3, 2010 What an amazing story! Nice to know there are still people in this world who go the extra mile to help out strangers! Great job Aquahound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebonniekins Posted June 3, 2010 #185 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Truly a message in a bottle type of story! Very nice indeed. Great things happen to great people. Your kindness is going to be returned to you 100 time over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted June 3, 2010 #186 Share Posted June 3, 2010 This is a great story. I love happy endings :) I'm looking for a new underwater camera, or camera/housing and took a look at Ikelite - :eek: pricey! Still, I guess you do get what you pay for. There are just so many cameras to choose from I'm going crazy trying to figure it out. Sigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachshunddoglover Posted June 3, 2010 #187 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Paul for President! Or at least God Father of Allure. That would be soooooo great. You are truely a wonderful person. Hope to sail with you some day. I work for Airtran as a Flight Attendant so if you need a buddy pass to Aruba, just let me know. My email is at the bottom of the page. Loved this thread. It's so nice to smile at this thread. Have a great day! E-Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted June 3, 2010 #188 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I linked it on my FB page....several people looked at it (oops, hope you don't mind, but i figured since it was on all over the internet....maybe USAToday will pick it up or something...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igot2cruz Posted June 3, 2010 #189 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Thanks for your efforts. Must be a great feeling to know you were successful finding the camera's owner. You are truly a wonderful person and a FIRST CLASS INVESTIGATOR. Wish there were more like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks4 Posted June 3, 2010 #190 Share Posted June 3, 2010 What a great thread on the scuba forum as well - the P.Sherman....line was the best - laughed out loud at that post - I don't think people got it!! What a story - good on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texkan Posted June 3, 2010 #191 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Great story - can you tell us what brand of camera and waterproof housing??? It is amazing camera survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiminyC_fan Posted June 3, 2010 #192 Share Posted June 3, 2010 WOW, what a story. Awesome job! Very heart warming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted June 3, 2010 #193 Share Posted June 3, 2010 OK Don... Sounds like a decent plan... Just one question.... Have you ever tested a restore of those backups? Disaster recovery also requires regular testing to ensure it is actually working as intended. Frank I have downloaded photos off my internet site. I have also recovered files off my external hard drive. I should add one more thing that I have to ensure that my photos are safe. I bought the RescuePro software package. What this does is if you are really really dumb and format the wrong camera card, you can get your photos back off the formatted card. The only thing is that you must put the card away and not use it until the photos are recovered. I also tried this program and it really works. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley and Les Posted June 3, 2010 #194 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I too applaud Aquahound for his effort in getting the camera back to its owner. :) Several years ago, my pointandshoot camera fell overboard while on a tender out to a Nautilus submarine excursion in the Grand Bahamas. I delighted in telling all my friends that the final straw to this loss was an octopus swimming past the submarine taking a picture of me with MY camera. :eek: I don't know anything about underwater photography. But, after watching the turtle video, I was surprised with the audio portion of it. You could hear water splashing and sounds of the turtle attacking the waterproof case. I have no doubt you can manufacture a waterproof viewing window but a waterproof speaker is something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybaybie10 Posted June 3, 2010 #195 Share Posted June 3, 2010 (edited) I too had skipped over it because I hadn't lost a camera. I ended up reading it after I opened another thread and it turned out it was someone asking about whether anyone knew whether that camera got returned. Someone else linked the original thread and I read all 8 pages of it! Great story. It's nice to just get lost family photos back, but to have them be part of a bigger picture in the recovery effort was even sweeter. Our honeymoon was our first and only cruise 9 years ago and it was before the age of digital cameras. We had all our photos developed (10 rolls worth). When we went to show our family, one set was missing. My camera date-stamped every picture and I knew it was missing because it was of the Mayan Ruins in Tulum and it was September 11, 2001. I date I will never forget where I was. I had seen the photos in print-form and then they just disappeared. 4 years later when we moved from our apartment into our house we bought new furniture. When the movers took our old couch away, a developed package of pictures fell out from beneath the upolstery. They were a bit bent, but we were happy to have those back 4 years later and could finally show our families. You did a great thing, Aqua. I'm glad you are getting the recognition you deserve. It's nice to hear of someone doing something good lately. :) Edited June 3, 2010 by Maybaybie10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted June 3, 2010 #196 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Had ignored original thread. Will post link to video on my FB page. What an amazing story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohendry Posted June 3, 2010 #197 Share Posted June 3, 2010 What is the gentleman in the water in front of the Diva Aruba holding in his hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 3, 2010 Author #198 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Great story - can you tell us what brand of camera and waterproof housing??? The camera was a Nikon Coolpix L18. The housing was an Ikelite. The camera is great for underwater use in a housing. It is 8mp with only a 3x zoom. That way, the housing doesn't get in the way of the zoom, yet it still takes great pictures. The housing actually cost a lot more than the camera. What is the gentleman in the water in front of the Diva Aruba holding in his hands? That is his regulator, bc, fins, mask, and snorkel. You could hear water splashing and sounds of the turtle attacking the waterproof case. I have no doubt you can manufacture a waterproof viewing window but a waterproof speaker is something else. That was a big surprise to me. I don't know how that camera was able to pick up so much sound from inside the housing. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jst4fun715 Posted June 3, 2010 #199 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Paul for President! Or at least God Father of Allure. That would be soooooo great. You are truely a wonderful person. Hope to sail with you some day. I work for Airtran as a Flight Attendant so if you need a buddy pass to Aruba, just let me know. My email is at the bottom of the page. Loved this thread. It's so nice to smile at this thread. Have a great day! E-Beth I agree! And how nice of you to offer a "buddy pass"....I DO hope they meet one day. Would be a GREAT addition to this thread!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 3, 2010 Author #200 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I work for Airtran as a Flight Attendant so if you need a buddy pass to Aruba, just let me know. Wow, Beth, that is a great offer. I don't think I'll be getting down to Aruba any time soon, though. I've got quite a bit of work related travel in the next couple months. Thanks, anyway! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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