Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I really wish I could see this show. As awesome as Doug's images are on the web, they must be awesome^3 hanging on the wall. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Mar 28, 2011, at 4:37 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote: > On Saturday I delivered 48 framed prints to the gallery for hanging. Friday > midnight I felt like I was at mile 20 of a marathon, where runners usually > hit "the wall". For those who have yet to run a marathon, "the wall" is > where your energy reserves are totally depleted, all hope is gone, the > dementors are moving in for the kill and you still have 6.2 miles left to > run. IIRC it's where I swore I'd never run again as long as I lived. > > The nagging questions I had were: > > ) are my homemade frames good enough? > ) do I have enough to fill the gallery space? > ) did I print everything too small? > ) is the gallery owner going to tell me I f***ed it all up and now he has > nothing for the month of April? > > Saturday morning driving to the gallery was like mile 26: legs are > cramping, knees are wobbly, energy reserves and brain activity are beyond > gone but THE FINISH LINE IS ONLY 2 TENTHS OF A MILE AWAY! > > As I brought the prints into the gallery the crowds began cheering! The > gallery owner loves the prints, the gallery's framer was delighted with my > frames, mats, everything, and there's plenty to fill the space. The owner > summed it up: "This is going to be a great show". > > BTW I didn't quit running. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >