Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]WAY TO GO Ted congratulations!! tim > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ted Grant > Sent: September 16, 2001 8:35 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] 50th anniversary :-) > > > Howdy folks, > I'd like to share my anniversary with you. And for me it's a feel > good thing > at the moment. Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of my first published news > photograph in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, Ottawa, Canada. > 17 September 1951! :-) > > A stock car race at night on a dirt track, it's left front wheel > bouncing in > the air. The camera, a Rollieflex with a #40 flashbulb and me > shooting from > the side of the track! Whew, those were days of devil may care picture > taking without a thought of danger anytime. ;-). > > Super XX 120 film, developed in Microdol. Jeesh I can hardly remember my > name yesterday and yet something like that is as clear like it was this > evening. > > To say the least I've come a long way in those 50 years with lots of > pictures published and lots more to shoot yet! ;-) At 72 and some > months, I > intend on doing at least another 25 or 30 years! :-) Well OK 20 years! ;-) > > When Eisenstaedt, at 96, passed onto the big darkroom in the sky I made it > one of my goals to outlast him and still be shooting, :-) I thought it'd > give me something to shoot for rather than sitting back and dying > from doing > nothing. So far the plan is working. :-) > > It's the art of positive thinking and being passionately in love with > photography and the excitement of my assignments, I figure > there's a pretty > damn good chance I'll make it. Sure intend to.:-) > > Photography isn't and never is work! Carrying concrete blocks, now that's > work. Photography is a marvelous full time hobby played at with great > passion and affection that one receives compensation for once in a while! > :-) But work? Never, it's fun! And if it hasn't been, then I've just blown > 50 years of my life! > > Just thought you young lads and lasses might like to see what > you've got to > look forward to. :-) > > ted > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html