[Leica] Celebration month & good night!

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Ted:

Thanks... I've learned one or two things from you :-)

I know an 87 year old in PHSNE who is still shooting, so I'm guessing 
that you will continue for several years too.

He's had quite a life as well... a young ensign on the battleship 
Massachusetts in the middle of the Battle of Casablanca during Operation 
Torch in 1942, heavily involved with the "Victory At Sea" series, and 
much, much more.

With good scanners and the rest of my digital darkroom, I haven't missed 
the wet one... I think there's a good chance that you won't either.

Forget the "Good Night" part.

Jim


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! ;-)
> 
> 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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