Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin- I take it that you are a sojourning scholar for whom English is not a first language- after this masterpiece, we shall not be so easy on others for whom the mother tongue is something other than English. A masterpiece, "Yumpin' Yiminy! Dot's a good'un!" as the Swedish Chef would say!.... and also conclusive proof that you have entirely too much time on your hands!!! Dan ( A heretic who knows that Santa will bring him a Rollei 2,8D with Rolleikin, and he's gonna keep in on the same shelf with his<GULP> Leicas!!!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Howard" <howard.390@osu.edu> To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 3:06 PM Subject: [Leica] Ode to Black Tape > > 'Twas four o'clock, early morn', > and I was wide awake, > From gentle slumber I'd been torn, > my sleep I would forsake. > > My mind was mad, running wild, > tearing at its seams, > A single question had it riled, > depriving me of dreams. > > Its gnawing, gnarling, gnashing self, > inside my brain did scrape, > "Should my M6, on the shelf, > be covered in black tape?. > > So small and neat, with chrome so clean, > it sparkled in the light, > Yet maybe such a pristine sheen, > was too prominent a sight. > > Like HCB and Depardon, > this camera of mine, > Would capture Life, as it went on, > around me all the time. > > Unobserved, yet seeing all, > I'd stalk the streets at night, > With my pictures I'd show all, > my photographic might. > > Yet gleaming chrome, stealth does defy, > despite my best intention, > thus may require me to try, > some shrewd circumvention. > > But residue, black tape doth leave, > when once it is removed, > And thus my plight this starry eve, > remained, alas, unmoved. > > For hours more, I tossed and turned, > no answer could I find, > for sleep and rest I dearly yearned, > and for peace of mind. > > And presently, the day did break, > and with it my resolve, > to end all future nights awake, > and so a plan evolved. > > I packed my camera, lens and all, > and sold it to Kowloon, > A newbie shooter, guy named Paul, > it couldn't ship too soon. > > Then late one night, Paul called my home, > he sounded in poor shape, > "Should the camera parts in chrome, > be covered in black tape?" > > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard | "And many photographers will also appreciate > Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | the separate control rings for focus and > email: howard.390@osu.edu | aperture." -- Leica lens ad copy. > www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +-------------------------------------------- > > >