Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Richard Avedon routines OT
From: Gary Elshaw <gary.elshaw@vuw.ac.nz>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 14:16:39 +1200
 
Chandos,

You could have used that as being fortuitous. "Oh yes, thank you for that."
Rewound the film and had even MORE time trying to impress the young woman.

Take care,
Gary

>Reminds me of an early "portrait" episode during which I was trying
>mightily to impress a very attractive young woman.  Went through the whole
>Richard Avedon routine with an M3 and Summarit, probably 20 frames or so,
>with a lot of theatrical bobbing and weaving (hey, I was very young), at
>which point, she asked:  "is that metal thing supposed to be on the front
>of the lens?"
>
>Haven't made that mistake since.
>
>Chandos