Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/18
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At 11:28 AM 4/18/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Anyway- KUDOS to Tina, and Duane- and anybody else out there where the
>living ain't easy, and who are trying to make a difference. It would be nice
>to see and read about all these folks more often.
>Dan ("I'll take Manhatten...." - YOU'LL TAKE AFGHANISTAN!) Post
>
>Thanks, Dan. And a reminder that you don't always have to travel. I
>spent the morning photographing the Meals on Wheels deliveries all within
>a couple of miles of my house. That can be as depressing as anything in a
>developing country. The biggest downer is the the lack of hope. It can
>be very uplifting to photograph a project in an incredibly poor community
>in Honduras when the people have hope and are working hard to improve
>their lives. It is depressing to photograph an elderly, lonely person who
>has lost all hope and is lying in a urine-soaked bed in a filthy
>house. The young volunteer who delivered the meals will graduate in
>two-weeks with a degree in social work. She plans to work with the
>elderly. She took the time in each house to talk to the people, ask them
>how they were doing, and listen to their answers. She is worth 10 of the
>yuppies marching in Washington who can protest but not get involved.
Lecially,
Tina
P.S. I used two classic M6's with a 35/1.4 and Fuji MS film rated at 400
and a 28/2.8 with TMax rated at 800. It's dark in those houses.
Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com