Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, what a fabulous set of images. I enjoyed looking at them very much. Regards Mark - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: 31 October 2001 05:20 Subject: Re: [Leica] Was Nathan's Oktoberfest; now Doppelganger! > Thanks again, Ted. The beer consumption was highly beneficial on at least 3 > counts: > > - it took away the people's inhibitions so that they did things worth > photographing > - it took away their reservations (if any) about being photographed > - and it took away the photographer's inhibitions... > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Ted Grant wrote: > > > Hi Nathan, > > Your Oktoberfest pictures are wonderful in capturing the tone of life and > > living in Munchen while the Oktoberfest is on. The people have such a > > wonderful laisse-faire attitude it's exciting to be around them with very > > interesting picture possibilities every where. > > > > They exhibit no inhibitions while having a wonderful time being completely > > oblivious of the camera. Of the many locations in the world I've shot > > assignments, Munich and the Oktoberfest always rank in the top 5 for > > excitement, fun and wonderful picture possibilities without any hassles from > > visitors or locals. > > > > One thing while shooting with Leica's were the many folks who made comments > > on the camera and that my pictures would be the very best because of it! ;-) > > And certainly they were right! ;-) > > > > Although I think the effects of a few liters of the golden elixir also had > > something to do with the results when it washed away my inhibitions of > > taking pictures of total strangers in a foreign country. :-) > > ted > > > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > > -- > 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