Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner OFFERED: >>>> I'm just seeing this not Ted thanks for the good vibes its been over a > decade we've been on this list I remember the earth quake in Portland and > the phone rang and it was you calling from Canada nobody else cared if I > lived or died! <<<<<<<<< Good lad! Yes and I remember the phone call the day of the earthquake as you were the first thought as the news flashed about the quake! "Phone Mark to see if he's Ok!" Up until then we'd merely been members of the "LUG screen Family" of friends. But then screen friends is a major part of the LUG that makes it such a wonderful medium of meeting new people and making lasting friendships with nary a face to face hand shake face to face. As with some folks we become life long friends enhanced even more so when real life provides the moment to stand face to face enjoying the hand shake sealing the friendship for life. Mine are quite an endless crew! :-) With many others I truly wish I had the income to meet each and every one face to face! :-) Another in the "Bucket list!" ;-) Yep I may sound a tad maudlin? However if members have not yet experienced the above, they only have to do it once and it's an extremely interesting moment to meet face to face real-time.... A true bonding of sorts. So just let the useless diatribe kind of things slide by with nary a glance. Some days when there are 25 postings about some gizmo to attach some other gizmo to an R lens or to fit whatever body? Look at it his way.... "SELECT ALL.... DELETE ALL!" Certainly if you have absolutely neither of the bits to fit together. Or just don't care! Reading them individually, deleting as you go along is truly an absolute mindless waste of the short time we're on Planet Earth! In some cases you'd be far better off reading the funnies in the local paper! ;-) Or just playing with your Leica becoming more familiar with it in your hands. Or far better, go out on the street? In the garden? Wherever? Looking for beautiful visual moments having fun as we did in the beginning days so very long ago when we were "Rookies First Class" completely in awe of this wonderful life long magic of photography. Have a great day everyone, love you all! :-) cheers, Dr. ted :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 12:04 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re; Copy quality (was HCB negative) > I'm just seeing this not Ted thanks for the good vibes its been over a > decade we've been on this list I remember the earth quake in Portland and > the phone rang and it was you calling from Canada nobody else cared if I > lived or died! I had a crack in my wall which was a bitch to fix. > I'll not address this copy neg foible again next time it comes up which it > will in a few months some guy will claim reputable people are selling fine > art prints for thousands of thousands made from copy negs I'm just going > to > let it slide and pick other battles. The only reason why I really got it > this time was that not only was it was the dumbest baloney it was deja > Vue > all over again for the forth or fifth time and I was mad as hell and I > wasn't going to take it any more. > > I think if I decided to join the Nuclear Submarine list tomorrow I'd not > come on talking about how all the guys breathed helium to stop the ship > from > sinking too fast I think I'd read a book on it first before I started to > start combining conjecture with my more lucid dreams. Maybe take a class. > Maybe take a ride in one. Maybe try snorkel skin diving with fins. > > Mark > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > > > > >> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:11:22 -0700 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re; Copy quality (was HCB negative) >> >> Mark me old son. :-) >> I sympathize with you given your years of experience working film and >> printing extremely high quality images from film of various sizes . And >> yes >> maybe the odd time from a dupe neg???? >> >> I used to get into screaming at the computer screen at times during the >> past >> decade or so being on the LUG when subjects went on day after day when I >> knew the conversation was nothing more than a mish mash of hash nobody >> could >> do anything about at all..... BUT !! Day after day mess up the screen and >> my >> pea picking sized mind. >> >> Many times, and I confess I have gotten into more than my fare share of >> verbal battles of useless diatribe that would've been better spent me >> taking >> pictures of wet concrete in the rain shooting patterns! :-) >> >> Some of these "conversations" end up leading no where but giving folks >> ulcers and head aches. And regardless of whether one is right or wrong >> absolutely accomplish nothing.... Only tick you off royally! >> >> Equate this to screaming your head off at some lunatic driver who's just >> cut >> you off in traffic! You just want to drive over him a few times & teach >> him >> a lesson in driving etiquette! You are in a rage to kill! >> >> Meanwhile he drives merrily along without a care in the world! Same as >> here >> often..... "You know what you say is absolute God's truth perfect common >> sense photographically logical and technically correct! No question! "But >> you sit there looking at the screen in a mode of "Kill the SOB!" >> >> I have slowly learned, however? It took me a very long time to get this >> through my head...... both in the car and looking at the screen... "SIT >> BACK.... TAKE A DEEP BREATHE!" And just let it go! PERIOD! Your emotions >> and >> what you want to do to both messenger and driver isn't worth the time of >> day. In some cases it's far beyond others comprehension that what you say >> because you've done it for years as a professional working photographer >> for >> paying clients really means something from daily practice!! >> >> In most assignments far more experience than the weekend enthusiast can >> ever >> imagine in a lifetime regardless of what they have read and or shot >> without >> having to answer to someone paying a fee! Certainly of several thousand >> dollars a day for your expertise and talents! >> >> So mon ami, close yer eyes and think about some very cool assignments >> from >> the past that gave you wonderful success and a job well done. But most >> importantly? You had a great deal of fun shooting it! Simply by being you >> and doing your thing with a smile on your face! :-) >> >> So OK take yer deep breath and smile!~ :-) >> >> Take care my friend, >> cheers, >> ted. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >