Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi George, One of the things many of us have never had, is the privilege and honor of speaking with our grand father. Mine died in the UK before WW1. However I've had the honour of talking, "trying to educate?" ;-) my 10 grand children, 6 boys and 4 girls! The girls are absolutely impossible as they already know the life cycle of everything in the world! .. well? At times I figure in this modern era of electronics I have learned far more from them, than they from me. :-) Damn electronics, as much as I love it, my grand son's here in Victoria, Canada bail me out and have shown me more than I think any school teacher could do. By the same token I have the great honour to announce my number 2 grand son, " Scott (Wink) Grant" began his first college semester the other day in becoming a photographer and a writer in journalism. I can't tell you how thrilled I am at his choice, as he's already proven himself very well shooting with an M6 and C41 B&W film. I think maybe "G'pa," as I'm referred to by the grand children crew may have had a little influence in regard to... "Shoot from the shadow side!" :-) :-) We shall see> ;-) Maybe some day down the line "Wink Grant" maybe a recognized Leica name as a shooter! :-) Be kind of cool if I survive that long. cheers, Dr. ted. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] the beautiful faces.... > You qualify as a wonderful story teller Chris; > whether using words and/or photographs. > > To express our experience > with eloquence and heart > a gift > as well as > a responsibility > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > On Sep 10, 2010, at 8:57 PM, Chris Crawford wrote: > >> Thanks, George. My grandpa actually remembered who I was until the end, >> even >> though he forgot a lot of other family members, but it was still sad to >> see >> him deteriorate like that. Years ago, he gave me a car. He had bought a >> 1995 >> Chevrolet Caprice, a gigantic car with a huge engine, brand new and after >> he >> paid it off he bought another new car and gave me the old one because he >> didn't like the car I had at the time. He thought it was unsafe because >> it >> was too small (was a midsize sedan, so not really a small car, lol). Even >> up >> till nearly the end, he used to ask me if I still had his car and he >> always >> smiled when he heard that I was still driving it. He was concerned once >> because I was with a friend one day and we stopped to see him. He saw my >> friend's car and thought maybe I had gotten something different! I still >> have the Caprice, which is my only car. It has 210,000 miles on it and >> runs >> great! >> >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-424-0897 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> On 9/10/10 6:38 PM, "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: >> >>> extremely powerful set of photo graphics Chris. >>> >>> and a huge KUDOS! to you for doing the (I assume difficult) work >>> of photographing loved ones when they are less than well. >>> >>> (I found it next to impossible to photograph my parents >>> once they visibly began failing to thrive.) >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sep 10, 2010, at 4:12 PM, Chris Crawford wrote: >>> >>>> My grandpa died from Alzheimer's at age 84 in December of 2008. I did >>>> some >>>> photos of him because I have been photographing him for 20 years now, >>>> so I >>>> kept doing my portraits of him till nearly the end. It was really hard, >>>> he >>>> was more important to me than my parents. >>>> >>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/grandpa/photopages/gran >>>> dpa_4-28-07_num1.php >>>> >>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/grandpa/photopages/gran >>>> dpa-april08-1.php >>>> >>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/grandpa/photopages/gran >>>> dpa_3-17-08_1.php >>>> >>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/grandpa/photopages/suct >>>> ion-cup.php >>>> >>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/grandpa/photopages/gran >>>> dpa_3-17-08_2.php >>>> >>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/grandpa/photopages/moll >>>> y_1-4-09.php >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information