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Subject: [Leica] Celebration month & good night!
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Fri May 5 04:57:45 2006
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Ted,
Tis just another phase, closing of the darkroom.  Probably better than
moving from 4X5 to 35mm. :)  Good night and look forward to hearing from you
tommorrow.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 5/5/06, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:
>
>
> On May 4, 2006, at 9:14 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>
> > Well lads and lasses this is a celebrating month, the 56th year
> > since I had a camera placed in my hands as a first birthday gift by
> > my beautiful wife for my first birthday after we married in the
> > previous October, 1949. :-) It was a good year! :-)
> >
> > And 16 months later after receiving the camera which I still have,
> > my first newspaper credited photograph appeared 17 September 1951
> > in The Ottawa Citizen newspaper. And I've never looked back since.
> >
> > Has my passion for photography waned?  Never! I'm still as full of
> > the photography passion as I've ever been, if not more so. If there
> > is any disappointment in my life, as incredible as it has been?
> >
> > "At this moment I know I don't have the same number of years to go
> > that I've just enjoyed with such passion, friendship, excitement
> > and a never ending photographic assignments many others would kill
> > for. Photographically I've probably lived the lives of any ten
> > other photographers. Damn I love it so!
> >
> > In reality , "is there anything else?"  Not in my life time has
> > there ever been nor will there be at the young age of 77! ;-)
> >
> > I have had the wonderful good fortune to learn about the workings
> > and professions of so many others, enjoyed their company as we
> > worked together to capture their moments, so many others could
> > learn of what they did and do.
> >
> > The world travelling, the seemingly never ending international
> > sports events plus all the other peoples of the world
> > assignments.Trust me a classic photo life if ever there was.
> >
> > Today, my number 2 son, whom many of you know I've praised on more
> > than one occasion for his incredible sports action pictures, is
> > here in Victoria on assignment shooting the Canadian Diving
> > Championships.
> >
> > However, today he assisted in dismantling my darkroom! :-( A sad
> > day in many years.:-(  A sort of "closing shop" and moving on! :-(
> >
> > In any event I intend on keeping an eye on you folks as an observer
> > and if necessary, tan yer hide if you get stupid about a
> > photography subject! ;-)
>
> and so you must... keep stimulating us, providing encouragement, as
> well as giving us a well deserved kick in the butt, from time to
> time....
>
>
> which we appreciate, Steve
>
>
> >
> > To the "Saloon Keeper?" Thank you a whole bunch for your patients,
> > more than I can offer at the moment.
> >
> > Kindest regards to all.
> > good night,
> > ted
> >
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In reply to: Message from Grduprey at aol.com (Grduprey@aol.com) ([Leica] OT:Need a New Small Handheld Meter)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Celebration month & good night!)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Celebration month & good night!)