Re: [Leica] The LUG, a bunch of great people.

[Harrison McClary <hmcclary@earthlink.net>]

Jim Brick wrote

>Been photographing lately? Have any photographic experiences to share? Ian?
>Alastair? Ted? Even alchemist Oddmund would be a breath of fresh air. Marc,
>tell us about the next book that you are working on.

Well, Jim, I spent this week shooting photos to finish out one of our 
magazines in Shelbyville, TN.  Those of you "into" Tennessee Walking 
Horses know this town as the home of the most prestigious ceremony/show 
in the industry, the Celebration.  As part of the magazine I had to shoot 
a couple of horse farms.  At one point I was almost laying on the ground 
shooting yearling fillies with a 24 mm elmarit.  The horses were so 
friendly I could not use anything longer and I think I got horse snot on 
my lens!  And when the horses turned their rear ends to me you better 
believe I had thoughts of Ted Grant running through my mind!

I also shot the poet laureate of Tennessee, one of the most recognized 
embroidery artists in the state, a locally owned bank, a business that 
sells horse supplies & publishes two tabloid newspapers on the walking 
horse and saddle bred horse industries, a pencil making company, a potter 
whose son works for USA Today and started off at the same paper I did 
many eons ago, a local restaurant/cafe that still cooks hamburgers so 
greasy the place is thick with smoke, and adults in an adult education 
program...all in 2 1/2 days, all on Leica and Velvia and all lit with 
multiple strobes. 

>This past week, I sold a lens to and bought a lens from fellow LUGgers.
>Wonderful people.
>
>What have I been doing? The past two weekends I spent in Carmel/Monterey
>CA. Ran through about 20 rolls of Velvia (R7 & 100/2.8 APO) and E200 &
>MS100/1000 (M6 & 35/1.4 ASPH) at various EI's. I'm also preparing for a
>Workshop that I am teaching next week in San Francisco. Travel Photography
>and Self Publishing.
>Lecture, field trip, critique. Should be fun. I'll file a report after I'm
>done. If anyone is interested.

I also would love to hear your input on self publishing as I am working 
on finishing up a book project.  Along with shooting the magazine I have 
been shooting this book in the evenings and on weekends and will do so 
through early July to try to get it rounded out.  We hopefully have most 
of it figured out, but any help is a blessing.  And I am way to aware 
that it is the unseen pitfalls that sink ships so to speak.


Harrison McClary
http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto