[Leica] Celebration month & good night!

[kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)]

On May 4, 2006, at 9:14 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Well lads and lasses this is a celebrating month, the 56th year  
> since I had a camera placed in my hands as a first birthday gift by  
> my beautiful wife for my first birthday after we married in the  
> previous October, 1949. :-) It was a good year! :-)
>
> And 16 months later after receiving the camera which I still have,  
> my first newspaper credited photograph appeared 17 September 1951  
> in The Ottawa Citizen newspaper. And I've never looked back since.
>
> Has my passion for photography waned?  Never! I'm still as full of  
> the photography passion as I've ever been, if not more so. If there  
> is any disappointment in my life, as incredible as it has been?
>
> "At this moment I know I don't have the same number of years to go  
> that I've just enjoyed with such passion, friendship, excitement  
> and a never ending photographic assignments many others would kill  
> for. Photographically I've probably lived the lives of any ten  
> other photographers. Damn I love it so!
>
> In reality , "is there anything else?"  Not in my life time has  
> there ever been nor will there be at the young age of 77! ;-)
>
> I have had the wonderful good fortune to learn about the workings  
> and professions of so many others, enjoyed their company as we  
> worked together to capture their moments, so many others could  
> learn of what they did and do.
>
> The world travelling, the seemingly never ending international  
> sports events plus all the other peoples of the world  
> assignments.Trust me a classic photo life if ever there was.
>
> Today, my number 2 son, whom many of you know I've praised on more  
> than one occasion for his incredible sports action pictures, is  
> here in Victoria on assignment shooting the Canadian Diving  
> Championships.
>
> However, today he assisted in dismantling my darkroom! :-( A sad  
> day in many years.:-(  A sort of "closing shop" and moving on! :-(
>
> In any event I intend on keeping an eye on you folks as an observer  
> and if necessary, tan yer hide if you get stupid about a  
> photography subject! ;-)

and so you must... keep stimulating us, providing encouragement, as  
well as giving us a well deserved kick in the butt, from time to  
time....


which we appreciate, Steve


>
> To the "Saloon Keeper?" Thank you a whole bunch for your patients,   
> more than I can offer at the moment.
>
> Kindest regards to all.
> good night,
> ted
>
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