[Leica] IMG: Winter Sunset

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Barney Quinn OFFERED:
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Winter Sunset


 > Winter Sunset, Bellevue, MD.  Sue Ryan asked about intent. I am just  guy 
with a camera who enjoys looking for images and pushing the button when I 
find one. It would be very presumptous for me to say that I was any kind of 
an artist or that I had any grand artistic purpose.<<<<<<<<

Hi Barney,
Interesting Barney because like you, I don't think I have ever had any kind 
of feelings of "intent" when I've been shooting a $1000.oo dollar a day 
assignment or just for my own happy snap versions as I call and relate to 
some of the best parts of my photographic life.

I don't think I can put fancy words and feelings together about what I've 
done and do when shooting whether a "paying assignment " or a walk about on 
a quiet evening as the sunsets and you click away feeling the warmth of the 
evening or the ice cold chill of standing in an Olympic PHOTO POSITION on a 
ski hill! Grouped together with about 150 or more  semi-huddled together 
other freezing sports photographers waiting for the next skier.

And you've been standing in this spot for 3 hours or longer!  Then the three 
hour bus ride back to the main Olympic Village! But dang it always had great 
sessions of fun and comraderie! :-)

"Artistic feelings?" Oh I suppose some folks have those kinds of things?? 
Me? I was always damn glad I had the assignment to be there along with the 
incredible feelings of being offered the assignment to do so.

But I truly have loved every moment of every Olympics Winter & Summer since 
Cuba! Until my last, 1992 in Barcelona!  Winter is the toughest without 
question due to all the extra heavy warm clothing, boots etc. and the gear 
always seems heavier particularly in the field sports.

cheers,
ted