Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, I look forward to having the books. Re the 380,000 images, I may have stepped in it big time. My mother-in-law, age 97 not that you would know it, was over for Thanksgiving. She said one unfulfilled project was sending her family photos off to be scanned for a family history. I jumped in (after a goodly supply of Champagne and wine) and said, oh no, let me do it - the scanning service will just butcher them and probably lose the originals. I have not seen the negs for the b&w's yet, but the color images are all 35mm Kodachrome starting with I guess some time in the 40's. Thousands of them, as it turns out, documenting every family member and friend, both here and in Europe where they lived after WWII (you probably will have to look that event up). So I bought the download for the "VueScan Bible" and have been practicing. In addition, I have no idea who most all the people are. So, my wife and MIL will have to review and add captions for a web site and DVD's. I almost put my Nikon 35mm scanner and mf/lf scanner on eBay, but never got around to it. Pray for me to the Great Spirit. Best, Ken -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of tedgrant at shaw.ca Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 8:00 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] IT WAS A TIME! :-) A DECADE OF PHOTO FUN! IT WAS NEVERWORK! :-) Mark Kronquist ASKED?: Subject: Re: [Leica] IT WAS A TIME! :-) A DECADE OF PHOTO FUN! IT WAS NEVERWORK! :-) > There is a book about you and other Canadian photogs... > On Nov 25, 2012, at 10:01 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: Hi Mark, No ! This is a book I am working on about my life as a photojournalist during 60 years experience that isn't over yet! :-) Mine are anecdotes, how to's, and what not to do! I have several hundred short stories and anecdotes already written. A few I've posted on the LUG. It's just a matter of assembling them with pictures. These things aren't done over night. As I'm learning. :-) However. There is another contracted book biography by an author who has been interviewing me on and off since February. She has also travelled to parts of Canada for personal interviews with people I have been on assignment with or assigned to cover their activities. (like past Prime Ministers'.) It's being written about my wild wild life as a "leading Canadian photojournalist who went quietly about his life unknown to most! " However creating the largest collection of photographs in the Canadian National Archives: "280,000 images!" :-) Plus another 100,000 in the National Gallery of Canada. It's the largest collection of images by a single photographer in the history of Canada, 380,000! So somebody thought it might make an interesting book? :-) It will be released 2013 Christmas book sales, probably in September or October. I understand she has about 15 thousand words written and the finished book will be in the range of 50,000 to 55,000 words! I'm glad I'm the subject, not having to write it! :-) In any event an interesting life experience to add to the list! Her book will be available this time next year 2013. Mine, "how to and don't?" I hope by summer? :-) Will let you know. :-) cheers, Dr. ted :-) > >> "IT WAS A TIME! :-) JUST ONE DECADE OF 6 FUN FILLED DECADES ! And we were >> paid to do it! :-) :-) >> >> ""A quick Sunday read of what's to come!!!!!!!" :-) :-) Look at this as >> merely a touch of titles, many already written from the 63 years involved >> in the magical world of photography!" :-) >> >> Dang it was such a good time. Life was simple and people were pleasant! >> And photography was always funtime. A quick topic outline of what's to >> come. :-) >> >> THE SIXTIES! --- Now that was a Time: :-) (each a story unto itself.) >> >> >> Death, discovery, baby birthing, Pot Pipe, plane crashes-Arctic, Europe, >> Orient, cowboys, round-up, Stampedes, Grey Cup football, Prime Minister >> Louise St. Laurent, Arctic ice-breaker, Interpol-Madrid, Spain-bull >> fighting, Paris - artists, Munich-Oktoberfest, Monaco-French Riviera, >> London - Hyde Park, New York-Martha, The Congo, Ottawa, Zambia, >> Israel-Egypt 6 Day War, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sweden - World Hockey >> Championships, Norway-NATO military exercises, Japan-Canada industrial >> works, attacked by Rabid Fox, Thrown from high speed boat during >> assignment, shooting from inside stock car crash, seal hunting with >> Eskimos, eating seal meat, helicopter fire and crash landing in -Arctic, >> shot at during war, beaten by police, shooting from horse back for a >> month, Vancouver Stanley Park love-in and hash! Mexico bull fighting, >> Olympic Bob-sled shooting from sled - Sapporo, Japan, Knocked flying on >> sideline by football players, Caribbean training with USA Marines, First >> eve > r >> Sushi-Japan, World Hockey Championships-Sweden. Common Wealth >> Games-Edinburgh, Laser weapon research -Newcastle-UK, Coal mining-Wales, >> Dawson City Gold Rush Festival, Searching for oil, NWT & off shore >> Atlantic, Seattle World's Fair, Buffalo Days-Regina, Blue Nose Schooner >> disaster-Bermuda! AND MORE! >> >> >> >> Yes it was a time! >> >> >> >> cheers, >> >> Dr. 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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