Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, don't forget to keep an eye on us. We need it. May you keep pressing that shutter and it NEVER get stuck. Glad to know you, Peter Dzwig 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >