RE: [Leica] anybody actually shooting? yes, but nobody pays any attention

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Congrats Auntie Kim!
Good to know someone's out there burning film up....Do you have a way to
post any of them?

B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of ksherman
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 1:27 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] anybody actually shooting? yes, but nobody pays any
> attention
>
>
> 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/
>
>
>