[Leica] IMG: Wayback Photos - 1969 to 2011 Award Winners

[Dennis Kushner]

I was fortunate to see Meadowlark & the Trotters a few times in the mid
60's
& early 70's. His roundball skills incredible! Also rechecked Alan's
photos.
Thanks for the links.

On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 5:05 PM Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us>
wrote:

> I am a big fan of basketball. Other sports I can take or leave, but I
> pay attention to basketball.
>
> The Harlem Globetrotters
> (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters )
> had a big star named Meadowlark Lemon.
> (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowlark_Lemon )
> He was one of the very best basketball players of all time. He was so
> good that when he was getting ready to throw a ball through the hoop, he
> often did tricks like bouncing it between his legs, or shooting from
> behind his back, or bouncing it off his head, or spinning it on the end
> of his finger. He didn't just make great hoop shots. He made great hoop
> shots after doing extra things with the ball, just for fun.
>
> These pictures that Alan has posted remind me of Meadowlark Lemon. Alan
> is so good at photography that he can do things that would confound the
> rest of us, and still get fabulous pictures. I don't think it would be
> good for a camera for the photographer to dribble it between his legs
> before shooting a picture behind his own back, but if it could work, I'm
> sure Alan Magayne-Roshak could do it.
>
> If you haven't looked at every one of these pictures, you should.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Awards/
>
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