Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, My wife used to take the tough love approach to my hobby of photography. She insisted that every slide I took had to be inserted in a Prodovit tray whether or not they were any good. Even if I did some bracketing, all of those slides went into the tray and then she made a record of what was in the tray. She almost drove me into getting a 4X5 but I eventually convinced her that 35mm film was cheap. Still, I never went back to buying film by the brick and I lost all interest in motor drives. Bud - -----Original Message----- From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@islandnet.com> [Snip] > >Hi Bud, > >As a member of the dying breed I have to say that I too enjoy racking new >slides from the lab and sitting in the screening room. I'm either laughing >or crying depending on the good, bad or ugly of what I'm looking at. God >sometimes I need a big towel for the tears, then other times it's all >hooping and hollering at how ell they turned out followed by what my wife >refers to the "I done did good." comment. Damn I'm good!" :) > >When she hears that she now knows I'm happy that I managed to get some >keepers. Assistant Sandy on the other hand sits quietly saving her >critisism until the lights are on. "Gee they're no bad for an old guy!" >Smiles and loads another tray. > >These young folks help keep the right perspective with no emotional >attachment!:) keeps one in touch with the reality factor of a good shoot. >:) > >However, I do love looking at slides from a successful shoot! We wont >mention the consequenses non-successful ones. :) Gee don't you guys and >gals have those? :) >ted > >Ted Grant >This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. >http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > >