Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc James Small wrote: >>> Walt > Your tale is most disappointing -- I had thought that you learned your > command of the art at Daguerre's knee and that your first professional job > was as the combat photog at the Alamo. > > Well, Ted Grant has assured me that he didn't begin by taking etching > lessons under da Vinci, so I guess these old legends might not be as true > as we think.<<<< Not so Marc, They are true, just been changed overtime due to forgetfulness and use. ;-) Leonardo was a tough task master and if I didn't hold the hammer and chisel straight so the horizon wasn't crooked, he'd beat the hell out of me with a wet piece of bread tied in a knotted towel! And it was me who insisted Walt, although a very young lad at the time, become one of the crew when he arrived on the Daguerre scene some decades later. ;-) And when Daguerre became interested in the "photographic process" and I'd had experience of keeping horizons straight, he took me on as his assistant and shortly after that Walt came a long and we've been buddies ever since! :-) We moved on to Fox Talbot, Leica's Barnack and a few other photographic luminaries over the years, until we finally broke out on our own going separate ways until one day we re-united on the LUG! So there you go eh? ;-) The legend continues!! ;-) The next will be a modern day epic filled with Leica moments! ;-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html