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Subject: [Leica] WAS: LUG 2010 YEAR BOOK! PETER! :-) NOW DOCTOR. :-)
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:17:47 -0700
References: <340749E1-0CA1-4CAE-99CC-58D18D3CB1A8@gmail.com> <8F1FA7C9A7F44482840F0AEE10E7DAEE@syneticfeba505> <4C96787B.7070108@summaventures.com> <4478795EE447419096D445247EB8646C@syneticfeba505> <4C96A828.3060604@cox.net>

When our last one was born, 8 years ago, I had my M6 and a Noctilux with me. 
Frankly, I could of done just as well with a Summilux.
Today, I'd pull out my focus-calibrated Canon S90 for it.
S.d.

On Sep 19, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Ken Carney wrote:

> Great.  For our last child, my wife wanted to do the "Lamaze natural 
> childbirth" thing.  I went to classes with her, and as nearly as I could 
> tell my role was to be in the delivery room to offer support with 
> breathing etc.  Anyway, our last was three weeks premature.  On a rush 
> trip to the ER, spouse wanted "the ******* shot".  Too late, they said, it 
> is happening now.  So I was in the delivery room in a gown and mask, 
> offering support.  This now involved holding spouse's hand, which kept 
> pressing fingernails into my palm, causing a substantial blood loss (no 
> single-malt in the delivery room).  Every once in a while an assistant 
> would pass me a towel to wipe up the blood and give me an easily 
> translatable look.  Such fun, but the kid turned out OK so no regrets.
> 
> Ken
> 
> On 9/19/2010 6:44 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I know very well how to delivery babies.... been there about 200 times 
>> shooting, watching, listening to directions and all the necessary 
>> interesting thingies. :-) And watched a couple of "father's to be faint!" 
>> We just left them on the floor until the important part was finished. :-) 
>> One guy put his camera up, looked through the viewfinder at the mother's 
>> crotch as the baby was emerging and promptly collapsed to the floor! ... 
>> hell he never even went "click! :-) The ruth is.... trust me....
>> "" THERE ISN'T ANY PICTURE THERE THE MOTHER WOULD WANT TO SEE IN ANY 
>> EVENT!"
>> The doc step around him for a few minutes until a couple of nurses 
>> dragged him out of the way! :-)
> 
> 
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