Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So great to hear of your well-deserved honor, and I'm so glad they decided to get around to bestowing it while you can still enjoy the event! Sounds like you had a blast. I look forward to seeing your pictures once you've had some time to decompress. On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 12:10 PM, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > >> On Feb 18, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >> >> Well home now 24 hours still recovering the most amazing lifetime events >> I've ever encountered. >> >> As you know I flew to Canada's capital, Ottawa, to receive the most >> prestigious award a Canadian civilian can receive in recognition of >> contributions to his country and above and beyond his/her career. >> >> For our USA cousin's I understand it's similar to your "PRESIDENTAIL >> AWARD." >> >> >> >> Ok so that was the number one event. J TOTALLY BREATH TAKING! >> >> I suppose the 2nd event was on a par. "I was introduced to our new Prime >> Minister Justin Trudeau. Who's father Pierre Trudeau is the subject in my >> most famous photograph! The Prime Minister sliding down a stair case hand >> rail his arms high in the air! .... in "ONE CLICK!" M6 Leica film camera >> 1968 when he became the Prime Minister. >> >> I hearing laughter behind me as I descended the stairs, turned and there >> he >> was arms on high sliding at me! Camera up! "CLICK!" No tech stuff >> involved! >> "SEE, CLICK!" J J >> >> On historical levels? In Archives Canada it is considered the most iconic >> political photograph in the history of Canada to date! Damn, I was quick >> in >> my youth! J J J Just kidding folks! J >> >> In any event the PM was as charming as could be and very pleased to get an >> 11X14 mounted and matted 100 years archival photo of his Dad! >> >> >> >> I have a few photos from both events and we'll get them posted this >> weekend. > > Amazing to contemplate. > > The photographic implications: > A slice of time? frozen > A Prime Minister sliding down a bannister > caught by a young photographer > > Then a photograph of that photograph > with the son of that Prime Minister > who is now also Prime Minister > and with that same photographer > > And add in the son of the photographer > as well. > > Generations caught within thin slices time > > photographs within photographs > photographers within photographs > > History. > Honors. > > Kudos! Ted! > > fond regards, > > George > > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.linkedin.com/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information