Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 14, 2005, at 6:33 PM, Aaron Sandler wrote: > Chandos, > > Please accept my most sincere sympathies for your step-mother's > illness. That is indeed a particularly bad cancer...my wife's > grandmother died of the same thing last year. > > This is an interesting photo you have shown...for some reason it > really strikes me more than it seems like it "should." It's one of > those photos that appears to be a snapshot, but goes beyond. I > think it's your father's pride, evident in his upright posture and > the way he grips you and your brother with his hands. He looks > like he's gaining energy from his proximity to you both. I think > even without the backstory you provided, it would have the same > impact. Anyway, I'm sure this photo will be treasured in your > family, as it should be. Chandos, I am with Aaron on this...the image breathes a subtle strength, my sincere condolences... Steve > > Best, > Aaron > > > At 12:17 PM 12/13/2005, Chandos wrote: > >> I've been absent from the LUG for awhile, in part because my step- >> mother is >> in the terminal stage of a glioblastoma, which is an especially >> malignant >> tumor in the brain, and I've been distracted. >> >> I went out to spend some time with Dad and Fritzie last week in >> Tucson and >> have just returned. My brother came down from Phoenix; Dad and >> Matt and I >> haven't met together in several years. I used a tripod to arrange >> this >> portrait. >> >> This, then, is a part of my diminishing family, from left to >> right, Matt, >> Brownie, and Chandos. >> >> http://cmbrow.people.wm.edu/photography/New/browns.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information