Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, Really beautiful portraits, and the story to go with them. I personally like the last one the best, the backlight is so nice on that picture. Yet another example of the value of ALWAYS having a camera with you. Nathan "SonC (Sonny Carter)" wrote: > Sometimes it just pays to take your camera everywhere. I usually > shoot strangers from a distance, and rarely do I get this close to > someone I do not know. > > Today, I went to the Doctor for my annual "wellness exam," and I > noticed an elderly gentleman waiting across the room. Then someone > came out and greeted him, and I realized it was Ben Johnson, a man who > for much of his life, has given back to this community, a huge amount > of the material wealth that he earned in various business pursuits. > > I sat next to him, and introduced myself; as we talked, I asked if I > might photograph him. He kindly said yes. I'd like to share these > shots with you. If you are on dialup, there are three pictures on the > page, so it may go a little slow, but the whole load should not take > more than 50 seconds. I just did not want to break up the set. > > http://www.sonc.com/johnson/ > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html