[Leica] What is Epic? THE OLD DOC'S VERSION! :-)

[Ken Carney]

"Twinkle-head".  I can use that one.  I always learn something new from 
you, Ted.

Ken


On 9/18/2014 6:07 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>>>>>> Photographers are filled with the desire to make Epic images. That
>> drive gets us up in the morning and keeps us staring into the monitor
>> after most have said "goodnight." It's what we do. We do it because it
> fills us
>> up. It satisfies. It completes us. It is often nothing less than our
> reason
>> for being on the planet.<<<<<<<<<<
> ABSOLUTE HOG-WASH BS!!!!!! READ THE "old doctors' VERSION!" ;-) ;-)
>
>
>> Photographers are filled with the desire to make Epic images. That
>> drive gets us up in the morning and keeps us staring into the monitor
>> after most have said "goodnight." It's what we do. We do it because it
> fills us
>> up. It satisfies. It completes us. It is often nothing less than our
> reason
>> for being on the planet.<<<
> 1/ >>> "Photographers are filled with the desire to make Epic images<<<"
>
> REALLY? In my case it was to capture the moment, sell the image and have
> money in the bank!"
>
> 2/>>> "That drive gets us up in the morning and keeps us staring into the
> monitor
>> after most have said "goodnight."<<<<<<<<<<<
> REALLY AGAIN?  Actually it's either the baby crying, to be changed! OR? the
> alarm clock at 5 a.m. so I'll catch my flight to Paris!"
>
> 3/>> "AND STARING AT THE MONITOR??  After everybody else has gone to bed???
>
> IT'S BECAUSE THE CLIENT SAID.... "I expect the 150 8X10'S IN MY OFFICE  BY
> 9.05  IN THE MORNING! " THAT'S  WHAT KEEPS US UP AFTER EVERYBODY HAS GONE TO
> BED!!!!
>
> 4/ >>> "IT'S WHAT WE DO. WE DO IT BECAUSE IT FILLS US UP!"
>
> REALLY?  I thought it was the beans we had for supper creating all the gas!!
>
> 5/ >>> "IT SATISFIES! IT COMPLETES US."
>
> "YOU BET WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE BANK BOOK AND IT'S FILLED-UP!" SURE MAKES YOU
> FEEL COMPLETED!
>
> 6/ >>> "It is often nothing less than our reason for being on the planet.<<<
>
>
> REALLY? REALLY? BULLSH---! Maybe "JUPITER AND MARS??????
> But twinkle-head here has been into the dope or booze way too many times for
> this kind of CRAP! And most certainly never worked his life away as a full
> time published SHOOTER week after week, year after year photojournalist!
>
> Sounds more like some "STARRY-EYED HAPPY SNAPPER WATCHING TOO MANY HOLLYWOOD
> MOVIES!"
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
>
>
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