Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > The question of tripod use brought to mind a recollection of a student > who'd been tapped as Alfred Eisenstaedt's assistant for a day at the > University of Michigan in 1950. The student marveled that Eisenstaedt was > using a tripod with his Leica, but described the interaction as that of a > waltz. One of the well-known pictures from that Life assignment was a drum > major followed by several children mimicking his movements. I wish I could > remember where I read the student's recollection. > When I use a tripod in dense brush a waltz or any kind of controlled graceful movement is the last thing that I envision... Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html