Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan offered: Subject: Re: [Leica] Sarah Moon and Willy Ronis >>>>You forgot to mention the constipated cow, Ted :-)<<<<<<< Hi Nathan,, Well it wasn't really a case of constipation, same colour though! It was more like being hit by a blast of liquefied cow dung! Totally unexpected until the explosion hit! :-) One might say it was some what death defying alright, certainly the odor! :-) It and me after. Imagine me getting on the elevator at the hotel, I'm first on, others went to follow but exited immediately with very strange expressions ! :-) Never been inside a barn since! :-) ted Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jul 29, 2009, at 7:05 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Nathan offered: :-) > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sarah Moon and Willy Ronis > > > > Cool! Photography is evidently a healthy profession, as long as you > > don't walk around war zones... > > > > Hi Nathan, > > That's true given the number of people over the years who've told me > "you > are lucky being a photographer you can do it until you're a 100! And > obviously stay out of war zones. :-) > > > > How about a couple of these that could shorten the shooting life span? > > 1/Hit by a flying wheel off a stock car during a race. First > question when I > came to in the ambulance? "How are my cameras?" > > 2/ Shooting from inside stock cars during a race as a passenger > photographer. Several times including one good crash. > > 3/ Covering a CFL football game and end up lying on your back after > being > hit by three defensive players and the ball carrier! > > 4/ During a parachute jump? > > 5/ A hockey game shooting from the unscreened area of the penalty > box and > hit by a puck. That one really hurt! :-( > > 6/ Thrown over board on a tourism shoot when the driver put full > throttle > on, made a hard turn! Me and cameras OOPS! Gone! > > 7/ Calgary stampede being knocked flying by a bucking horse and > rider. "How > are my cameras once again?" > > > > However my goal is to be doing it until I'm 100. Should be easy as > long as I > use auto everything cameras and the one good eye still works! :-) > > Cheers, > > ted