[Leica] ORDER of CANADA PRESENTATION & PRIME MINISTER of CANADA? :-)

[Jeff Moore]

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
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> And add in the son of the photographer
> as well.
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> Generations caught within thin slices time
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> photographs within photographs
> photographers within photographs
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> History.
> Honors.
>
> Kudos! Ted!
>
> fond regards,
>
> George
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