Playing at Heathrow
The next day we got out to Heathrow quite easily despite the anxiety I felt regarding hauling all our bags, riding the Underground at rush hour, getting through security and hoping to beat the oncoming blizzard. While we waited in the terminal sipping coffee and tea, I played with my camera some more. I discovered the machine gun setting and promptly snapped a series of almost 100 shots of a 747 rolling down the runway. I keep all those pictures in my files, but decided to show mercy and only post three. Clicking through those 90 some frames rapid fire is almost like watching a video. But I have video capabilities already with the camera so what was the point?
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