[Leica] Sarah Moon and Willy Ronis

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

You forgot to mention the constipated cow, Ted :-)

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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On Jul 29, 2009, at 7:05 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Nathan offered: :-)
>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Sarah Moon and Willy Ronis
>
>
>
> Cool! Photography is evidently a healthy profession, as long as you
>
> don't walk around war zones...
>
>
>
> Hi Nathan,
>
> That's true given the number of people over the years who've told me  
> "you
> are lucky being a photographer you can do it until you're a 100! And
> obviously stay out of war zones. :-)
>
>
>
> How about a couple of these that could shorten the shooting life span?
>
> 1/Hit by a flying wheel off a stock car during a race. First  
> question when I
> came to in the ambulance?  "How are my cameras?"
>
> 2/ Shooting from inside stock cars during a race as a passenger
> photographer. Several times including one good crash.
>
> 3/ Covering a CFL football game and end up lying on your back after  
> being
> hit by three defensive players and the ball carrier!
>
> 4/ During a parachute jump?
>
> 5/ A hockey game shooting from the unscreened area of the penalty  
> box and
> hit by a puck. That one really hurt! :-(
>
> 6/ Thrown over board on a tourism shoot when the driver put full  
> throttle
> on, made a hard turn! Me and cameras OOPS! Gone!
>
> 7/ Calgary stampede being knocked flying by a bucking horse and  
> rider. "How
> are my cameras once again?"
>
>
>
> However my goal is to be doing it until I'm 100. Should be easy as  
> long as I
> use auto everything cameras and the one good eye still works! :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> ted
>
>
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