Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 18, 2008, at 3:26 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Tina Manley said: > Subject: Re: [Leica] Super cool 360 degree photo! > > > >> http://www.karikuukka.com/peking2008/100m/ > >>>> That's really a boys' club, isn't it? Not a single woman >>>> photographer. > :-(<<<< hey Ted... a cool photo, but as the guy who has been in the middle of these Olympics crazy, free for alls for years, tell us more... looks wild and nutso... what it really like, for a pro shooter, being there...? do these guys ever take a bath? what happens if you gotta pee? and don't they all largely get the same shots? any questions from the crowd? thanks, Steve > Hi Tina, > > It may look like that, but honestly lost in the crowd are some of > the most > incredible women sport photographers at any of these games. > > Eileen Langsley, a UK shooter, retired now, was amazing. She'd put > the fear > of God in guys when she'd turn up with her big glass slung over > shoulders, a > 300mm with camera and motor on one and a 400mm with motor and > extenders or > longer. :-) > > And she'd quietly slip into a spot and shoot every bodies ass off! > Then > smile! :-) > > One of the most gentle and pleasant lady photographers I know. But > damn she > was good! > > You of course dear Tina are the gentlest and most pleasant of them > all! A > fine southern lady indeed! :-) Not to forget you are a very excellent > photographer! :-) > > Guys read this as, "I'm covering my butt big time here when it comes > to > saying nice things about lady photographers!" And notice, I haven't > even > mentioned Sandy Carter's name. :-) > > ted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information