Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]b.d. and kyle, i'm shooting. everyday. also, i recently spent time with my younger sister who was giving birth to her second child. her hubby was there, our mother too. the delivery was incredible and quick. i managed to work through 2 b&w rolls and 2 color during the delivery. used an m4p w/35/1.4 asph and an m6hm w/noctilux, though it was light enough in the room i didn't really need the noctilux. could have easily used my summicron or summilux--just didn't have them with me! kevin (my sister's husband) was very supportive of shannan, who gave birth without any benefit of medication (not that she didn't want it--it's just that Anna Kate wanted to be born IMMEDIATELY. her brother jack took 25 hours to be born!), but he still managed to fire off the video camera. <G> they asked me to drive over from nashville to join them, and they asked me to "document" the delivery. i was honored and had a great time. the doctor, nurse and assistant didn't seem to mind my presence at all, and they gladly got in the "it's all over now" shots. i'm really pleased with the way everything turned out, and i sent off the pictures to my sister yesterday. in addition, during the 2-1/2 days i was visiting, i shot several additional rolls, mostly black and white. i'm just finishing up processingthe last roll or two of B&W (henry ambrose tells me i need a bigger tank <G>), and i'll start printing asap. loved the experience. loved the leicas. :-) kim At 10:14 AM 5/25/2000 -0400, you wrote: > > > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Thanks!! OT Contax G2: Cost > > > > > > ISN'T > > > THERE ANYONE ON THIS LIST ANY MORE WHO IS ACTUALLY OUT MAKING >PHOTOS...AND > > > INTERESTED IN THINKING AND TALKING ABOUT THE TECHNIQUES AND >PHILOSOPHICAL > > > ISSUES INVOLVED? > >i'm out there every day with my little leicas, and i'm posting my silly ass >off but nobody's interested. ya just gotta learn to live with it, dr. >blacktape. takin fotos won't getcha no respect around here. > > >http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/leicaslacker/