Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric, It's all about framing and timing, and you got them both right. Anyone should be proud to get a shot like that. I tried it a few years back when my grandsons were playing soccer. I had no success at all. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@mindspring.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:33 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: WayBack Week 39 > I've got to admit that I was self-conscious and maybe even a little > embarrassed. > > I worked for a little paper and used equipment I'd bought myself, pieced > together here and there when I could find a bargain on my $0 budget. > > Our paper (Washington Daily News, circulation 10,000) got credentials for > college football at several universities. So, I had a chance to visit my > alma mater (University of North Carolina) on football Saturdays to cover > the games from the sidelines. > > All these "real" pros were there with their photovests and serious, fast, > long telephotos mounted atop stump-sized monopods. Me, I'm toting my > Fujica ST-801 and a Series 1 Vivitar 70-210. > > UNC versus Army > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/PAW+2007+and+1982/WB39.jpg.html> > <http://tinyurl.com/23jas3> > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >