[Leica] IMG: Family get-together - Ted Grant

[Gerry Walden]

Ted

Firstly a big thank you for your very kind comments about my work again. I am sure it is ill-deserved.

I first started shooting in around 1960 and remember using the school darkroom: I left school in 1962. Since then I have been shooting constantly so a lot of work has accumulated and I am gradually working through it and getting some of it online to share with others. I think it is proving popular as I had over 14,500 hits on my Flickr account alone, and that was just in one day.

I have been shooting with Leica on and off for nearly 25 years now, and they really suit my way of working although lately I have been helping/mentoring a close friend (https://www.flickr.com/photos/elzbietas/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/elzbietas/>) and I am suddenly getting an urge to shoot with longer lenses although that is not liable to happen. My work now is curtailed to some extent by my limited walking ability although keeping up with Elzbieta is improving it.

Again thank you for your very kind comments, and for your constant inspiration to us younger mortals. May your health continue to be good and I hope you are still able to shoot the ongoing project on your current retirement home.

Kindest regards,

Gerry

Gerry Walden
www.gwpics.com
+44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
+44 (0)797 287 7932







> On 8 Oct 2019, at 18:51, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> HI GERRY,
> WHAT AN INCREDIBLLE COLLECTION OF WALK ABOUT STREET PHOTOGRAPHY! WITHOUT
> QUESTION THEY ARE QUITE INCREDIBLE, ALL OF THEM IN FANTASTIC ARRAY! I'M
> ASSUMING THEY ARE A COLLECTION OVER LONG-TIME WALK ABOUTS?
> THIS WAS MUCH OF THE TYPE OF MATERIAL I WAS ASSIGNED TO SHOOT DURING MY
> EARLY DAYS IN OTTAW & ACROSS CANADA.
> ALL THAT MATERIAL TODAY IS HELD IN THE National Archives of CANADA THAT
> FORMS A COLLECTION WELL 0VER SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND PHOTOS ALL ACROSS
> CANADA COAST to COAST.:-) MUCH OF THE ASSIGNMENTS WERE ASSIGNED BY THE
> NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA. DOCUMENTING,SOMETIMES A MONTH OF SHOOTING ON
> THE STREETS OF VANCOUVER, MONTREAL,TORONTO OR WHEREVER? AWWWWWWWWWWW!! ;-)
> THOSE WERE THE DAYS OF 35MM B&W FILM BY THE HUNDREDS OF ROLLS OF FILM!! :-)
> AND I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT ACCEPT ON THE SNOW AND RAIN DAYS. BEST PART?
> I DIDN'T HAVE TO SOUP THE FILM, NOR MAKE CONTACT SHEETS FOR EVERY ROLL OF
> FILM! THE DARKROOM CREW LOOKED AFTER ALL THAT.
> CHEERS,
> Dr. ted grant O.C.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Gerry Walden via LUG
> Sent: October-08-19 7:03 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Cc: Gerry Walden; Lawrence Olsen
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Family get-together
> 
> Back to my favourite coffee shop this morning:
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> https://gerrywalden.smugmug.com/B-W-Street-Images/i-tj6gZhq/A
> <https://gerrywalden.smugmug.com/B-W-Street-Images/i-tj6gZhq/A>
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> Leica M240 + 35mm Summarit f2.5 @ 1600 iso.
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> Gerry
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> Gerry Walden
> www.gwpics.com
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
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