[Leica] Re: Olympics (WAS: Corn Fields)

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Ted,

I have to agre, although <i have never shot the olympics for work, <i have 
had the opertunity to be at the olympics in LA years ago, and it is 
completely different being there.  This year I am watching the olympics from 
Germany, right now, and tonight it will be from Italy.  A whole different 
experience and perspective.  

Now if I can just get used to this German keyboard with keys in different 
places.  ;-)  Unfortunately my Macbook is not likeing the pass word for the 
wireless system at Anna's house, so I cannot use my own laptop right now.  
;-(  This is the second place that this does not work, at home I had to use 
the actual code to get my laptop to access the wireless system, but at most 
the password works perfectly.  Not sure what the problem is.

We arrive in Venice tonight and will spend the next 2 weeks in Italy.  So 
far the weather is so much better than our 2 months in Texas and California. 
 ;-)  Lots of photo opertunities now, will post some from Italy.

Gene

-------------- Original message from "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>: 
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> Nathan Wajsman offered in answer to: 
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Olympics (WAS: Corn Fields) 
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> >>>I am sure the opening ceremony at the 1936 Berlin Olympics was equally 
> impressive...<<<< 
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> Lottermoser George wrote: 
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> > Well you should NOT have missed the Opening Ceremony. 
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> > In terms of "shows," dance, composition, color, history, 
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> > profound non verbal communication 
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> > it ranked among the best. 
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> > Goose bumps and tears of joy experienced over a 20" >cathode ray tube. 
> Can't imagine what it must have been like >to actually see it live.<<< 
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> Hi Guys & Gals, 
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> I can only offer it doesn't matter which opening or closing on the tube it 
> isn't anything like being right there in the stadium shooting on 
> assignment. 
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> I've had the good fortune to shoot every opening since 1968 accept for 
> Sarajevo, winter games. And Moscow when the west boycotted the Games due 
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> the invasion of Afghanistan. My last was Barcelona 1992! 
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> Each and everyone when you're there, you swear it's better than the last! 
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> One may say. "There's no show like it!" 
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> Actually I find it very difficult watching the Games on the tube simply 
> because I'm not in the heat of "battle" along with probably about 2000 
> photographers in Beijing! 
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> Trust me this isn't anything like shooting Friday flowers! :-) 
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