Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Echo, echo ............... B. On 5-mei-2006, at 6:26, Steve Barbour wrote: > > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information