Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congratuations, Ted! A well deserved hono(u)r, and I'm sure you will have a fantastic time. And regardless of how it happens, something involving you, the Prime Minister, your photo, and a bannister has GOT to happen. This reminds me of Elliot Erwitt's photo of the Nixon-Khrushchev "kitchen debate" in Moscow. They re-enacted it a while back, and Erwitt got to play Khrushchev. Go get 'em! -Peter On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, lluisripollphotography < lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ted, > > I go to say you my warmest congratulations for this well deserved honour. > > This is a great moment for you that tell perfectly your professional > career, it is so wonderful receive such honour from the Prime Minister, son > of the Prime Minister you shoot!!!! Only a great photographer and person > like you can live a such rare and very special tribute. > > I can?t wait to see the pictures and share your comments, I?m really happy > and proud to say you are my very good friend I?ve had the pleasure to meet > personally and have your famous print! > > Cheers! > Lluis > > > > > > El 9 febr 2016, a les 20:07, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca > > <javascript:;>> > va escriure: > > > > A wild and dream like next 3 days! J > > > > 1/ Wed: 10/2016 Fly Ottawa 8a.m. arrv. 5.30pm > > > > 2/ Thurs. Meet Prime Minister of Canada and present him with famous > photo of > > his father, PM. Pierre Trudeau. > > > > 3/ Fri. 12Feb. Receive ORDER of CANADA! > > > > 4/Saturday wake up thinking all this is an incredible dream! J It wasn't > > and I should have a few stories upon my return 17 Feb=2016 > > > > I caught PM Pierre Trudeau sliding down a stair case railing arms high in > > the air. J Of my over 300,000 images in the National Archives of Canada > and > > The National Gallery of CANADA. It's considered the most important > political > > photo in Canadian history! > > > > The photo presentation request to the Prime Minister was right out of the > > blue yesterday as he was quite interested about my rather "famous photo" > J > > of his father in 1968 when he became Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau! > > > > WEBPAGE: TEDGRANTPHOTO.COM > > > > ME? You know one of my commandments? "FIRST THERE! LAST TO LEAVE!" > > > > It works! Cause every other video and still camera had gone outside to > get > > the wave goodbye as he was about to get in his vehicle! ME? > > > > I was still inside, the only photog to capture it. > > > > The Commandments pay off all the time! J > > > > cheers, > > > > Dr.ted J > > > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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