Re: [Leica] Re: Didly-Squat Assignments

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Very nice story indeed......
does anyone know a website where we can view photos by the
Leica masters online?

At 10:14 PM 3/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Courtesy of Bill Erfurth frtom a previous post by John J. Stafford
>
>
><<<<Holy shit. It really was Alfred Eisenstaedt, on this "Didly"
>> assignment in my idea of "nowhere suburbia."  I was so flustered
>> that I reshot the whole thing. It ran as a full-page feature, but
>> to this day, I'd love to know what Eisenstaed got. I've got to
>> believe it was better.>>>>>>>>
>
>Bill,
>
>Many thanks for passing this on to the LUG, as any of us who are members of
>photojournalism's bygone days will relate to that story very well. 
>
>If ever I can say "been there done that" this is one of the times without
>even a blink I can honestly say it with all honesty. And including the same
>great photographer, "Alfred Eisenstaedt". Only a different location, in
>Montreal, Canada.
>
>The visit of Princess Margaret and although I thought it was a neat
>assignment I wasn't blown away as it seemed I was stuck in the back ground
>all the time with the "not so regal photographers."  I thought to myself.
>"one of these days I'm going to be a LIFE photgrapher and I'll be right up
>front with all the big name guys!" When all of a sudden here was "Esie"
>commenting about being in the back.
>
>The problem was, there wasn't really a "big name" photo position up front
>it was every ones position where we were.  And here I was shooting beside
>Esie!  Hey what a lift!  I felt a challenge was on!:)
>
>Of course my imaginary challenge to out shoot him was in my mind and to
>look in LIFE next edition about the Royal Tour and see if I did better than
>he did. Well in my infintile mind I was out shooting him all the time, as
>it seemed I was camera up and blazing away and then I'd look back and he
>was still sitting there just looking! 
>
>We passed pleasantries and he asked who I was shooting for and we had a
>fair old jaw session while waiting at various times while the Princess did
>her thing, which interrupted my moment of glory sitting with this "GOD"
>photographer whom I worshipped. :)
>
>I thought to myself , "he's not taken any pictures!" certinly none that I
>could see him in action.  I have him for sure, these guys aren't so great
>after all. :)
>
>Well the next edition of LIFE appeared on the stands and I anxiously
>grabbed one so see how I had "beat Esie!" :)  Well for this quiet man with
>his Leicas whom I was sure I had blown out of the water, I just sat there
>in awe of a couple of "Princessly moments!"  I never knew they even
>happened while I was looking at her in  action.
>
>And I was just humbled with how he had picked a situation or two and turned
>them into "master pieces of the moment."
>
>This photographer was a "King" in his own right as he quietly took his
>pictures along side many of us and each time made us feel better and work
>harder to be "just like him!"
>
>ted
> 


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