Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To me, from a country where this scene is virtually impossible, its frightening. Its so normal, and yet, three guns... Fantastic shot. Cheers Jayanand Govindaraj Chennai, India Don Dory wrote: > Kyle, > This for me is one of the more powerful images in your series. We have a > typical american scene showing an elderly gentleman sitting in his chair > with his best friend and oh by the way he has three handguns. The > electrons > were humming that day. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 6/8/06, Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu> wrote: > >> >> Jim lost his vocal chords to cancer. He uses a vocal prosthetic called a >> "servox" to talk now. When he first wanted to buy a gun nobody would >> help him, because he sounded strange when he spoke. He felt like he had >> some sort of communicable disease. I can say though, he's a charming guy >> when you meet him. This was the fastest of all my portrait sessions, it >> took about 15 minutes. Sometimes you just get it. >> >> http://www.availabledark.com/~ratty/armedamerica/jim/jim3.jpg >> <BLOCKED::http://www.availabledark.com/~ratty/armedamerica/jim/jim3.jpg> >> >> >> _Jim and Nicky with his Taurus .38 snub nose special, Colt 380-Auto, >> Pony Pocketlite and Sig Sauer P232 .380._ >> >> Jim: "When I was diagnosed with cancer I found myself and my family in >> need of protection. I was too old to fight, too sick to run, and since >> cancer took my vocal cords, I couldn't yell for help. I purchased my >> first ever firearm." >> >> >> Nicky's a teenager now and doesn't move around much. But, Jim tells me, >> when he was younger he was one of those hyperactive dogs. A favorite >> family game was to shout "Run Nicki, Run!" and the dog would wag it's >> tail and run full tilt from one end of the house to the other, over and >> over and over, all day long. Now Nicky's more of a lap dog, which seems >> to suit Jim fine. >> >> Feel free to brutalize me with harsh crits. >> >> you have too many cameras and you don't take enough photos, >> >> kc >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >