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Subject: [Leica] Soccer tournament
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:42:53 +0200
References: <CACcosUMzOEqcRH4XgmPzYmmhz=dU_WnSJF_buSYMbnw53231Uw@mail.gmail.com>

Nice blast from the past, Larry, and the buy with the tongue is a brilliant 
catch!

Cheers,
Nathan

On 15 Jul, 2011, at 4:29 , Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

> The editor of the local newspaper called me this afternoon and asked if I
> would photograph a regional soccer tournament this weekend. This is the
> first actual sports assignment I have received in some time. I had no idea
> why he asked me until I remembered that he was a cub reporter on the paper
> when I did this sort of thing on a pro bono basis 25 years ago. I expect to
> receive the same pay now as I did then - $0. At least inflation hasn't
> changed the rate.
> 
> To refresh my memory about what a soccer ball looks like, I pulled some
> pictures of my soccer playing kids out of the wayback machine. They were
> taken in 1983 and 1984 with a Leica M3 and either the 50mm Summicron or a
> 135mm Canon telephoto.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Summer+soccer+1.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Summer+soccer+2.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Summer+soccer+3.jpg.html
> 
> 
> This is the way I looked in 1984. Obviously the camera is not a Leica but 
> an
> OM2 with a motor drive.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Larry+Z+in+1984.jpg.html
> 
> 
> Larry Z
> 
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