Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh....my....God... On 3/5/06 1:50 PM, "Afterswift@aol.com" <Afterswift@aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 3/5/06 10:32:51 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org writes: > > >> I gave up flying some years ago.? So now I'm >> back to the harmless pursuit of photography, which was my first serious >> hobby. >> ---------------------------------------------------- > Jim, > > Photography isn't a harmless pursuit. We lost many photojournalists in wars > during the last 65 years. > And even civilian photographers have risked and lost their lives getting > that > vital shot, going back to the pre- and post-Civil War eras. > > But that doesn't mean we can't titer our activities to compensate for some > physical limitation at any age. Which is why the zoom lens is so popular. > And > many folks find that sitting in a well-upholstered office chair with > plenty of > tilts and rolls before a PC is easier on the spine than standing in front > of > an > enlarger and trays for hours. > > Photography can be a rigorous as the individual photographer chooses to > make > it. On the other hand, if you're flying and the engine stalls, you can't > pull > over to the shoulder and cell phone for a tow truck. > > Bob R > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information