Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's a protestant ceremony - so no communion - just a service of the Word - and it actually wasn't appreciably longer than a regular service - maybe 10 minutes. For children however, with a big church picnic being readied out on the lawn.... Even invoking Noah and the covenent of the rainbow couldn't save these! Adam On 6/14/06, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > So a full mass + extra time? Look on the kids faces says it all. Any more > Nocti stuff? > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Bridge" > Subject: [Leica] Photo - When a lesson in church goes a little long... > > > > My wife and I flew back to D.C. for our oldest son's wedding - the > > first of our children to make this choice. Good for him! > > > > The wedding itself was during the Sunday service of the Fall Church > > Presbyterian Chuch following a tradition that dates to the Scottish > > heritage and early American days. > > > > During the ceremony the minister routinely offers a lesson just for > > the children who all come forward, sitting on the steps which lead to > > the alter, and listen. > > > > Sometimes his message, aimed at both young and old, goes on a tad too > > long for some of them. Even though there was, right there, a REAL > > bride and a REAL groom (as I heard two nine-year-olds discussing > > before the service began). > > > > <http://www.idea-processing.com/Images/TooLong.jpg> > > > > This is on Kodak 400 BW CN, Leica M6ttl, Noctilux (I shot five rolls > > through it before I ever got to see how any of them turned out - and > > in the subdued light of the church I needed every stop I could > > muster!) > > > > Comments are most welcome, of course. > > > > Adam Bridge > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >