Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian, I like the photo.? It is kind of like Ted Grant's statement about B&W versus color images.? I believe you have captured the puzzlement that kids these days must have about the times in which they, unfortunately, are forced to live. You make me feel really old.? I have thirteen great-grandchildren, all older than Nora. On 8/15/21 10:58 PM, Brian Reid wrote: > Because of the plague, I hadn't seen my granddaughter Nora since her > 1st birthday party, which I attended on 16 March 2020 in London, where > she lives. Everyone else joined us via Zoom. > > Nora is now nearly 2 1/2. The plague seemed to be in remission. So my > family gathered in Maine last week. All of my children and their > families. I re-established contact with Nora and her parents. She > happily observed "You are not on the phone! You are real". We had used > FaceTime a lot during the lockdown months. > > There were a lot of people gathered in a rustic little cabin, and > every day there was some crisis that demanded the attention of adults > (Covid exposure and subsequent testing, clogged septic tank, hordes of > carpenter ants, etc). Little Nora was a bit shy and withdrawn from all > of the hubbub. > > The 3rd day I asked her if I could take her picture, as a posed shot. > She agreed, but said she needed to wear her hat. She put two sheer > blue scarves over her head and then agreed to be photographed. This is > what I got: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/family/IMG_1746.jpeg.html > > I like it. Her mother (my daughter) likes it. Nora herself has > expressed no opinion. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA