[Leica] Re:The Harmless Pursuit of Photography

[Afterswift at aol.com (Afterswift@aol.com)]

In a message dated 3/5/06 10:32:51 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org writes:


> I gave up flying some years ago.? So now I'm
> back to the harmless pursuit of photography, which was my first serious
> hobby.
> ----------------------------------------------------
Jim,

Photography isn't a harmless pursuit. We lost many photojournalists in wars 
during the last 65 years.
And even civilian photographers have risked and lost their lives getting 
that 
vital shot, going back to the pre- and post-Civil War eras. 

But that doesn't mean we can't titer our activities to compensate for some 
physical limitation at any age. Which is why the zoom lens is so popular. 
And 
many folks find that sitting in a well-upholstered office chair with plenty 
of 
tilts and rolls before a PC is easier on the spine than standing in front of 
an 
enlarger and trays for hours.

Photography can be a rigorous as the individual photographer chooses to make 
it. On the other hand, if you're flying and the engine stalls, you can't 
pull 
over to the shoulder and cell phone for a tow truck. 

Bob R