Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congrats, young man! Passion will get one through anything. Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, Angels Gate Cultural Center http://sdimitrovphoto.com On May 4, 2006, at 9:14 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Well lads and lasses this is a celebrating month, the 56th year > since I had a camera placed in my hands as a first birthday gift by > my beautiful wife for my first birthday after we married in the > previous October, 1949. :-) It was a good year! :-) > > And 16 months later after receiving the camera which I still have, > my first newspaper credited photograph appeared 17 September 1951 > in The Ottawa Citizen newspaper. And I've never looked back since. > > Has my passion for photography waned? Never! I'm still as full of > the photography passion as I've ever been, if not more so. If there > is any disappointment in my life, as incredible as it has been? > > "At this moment I know I don't have the same number of years to go > that I've just enjoyed with such passion, friendship, excitement > and a never ending photographic assignments many others would kill > for. Photographically I've probably lived the lives of any ten > other photographers. Damn I love it so! > > In reality , "is there anything else?" Not in my life time has > there ever been nor will there be at the young age of 77! ;-) > > I have had the wonderful good fortune to learn about the workings > and professions of so many others, enjoyed their company as we > worked together to capture their moments, so many others could > learn of what they did and do. > > The world travelling, the seemingly never ending international > sports events plus all the other peoples of the world > assignments.Trust me a classic photo life if ever there was. > > Today, my number 2 son, whom many of you know I've praised on more > than one occasion for his incredible sports action pictures, is > here in Victoria on assignment shooting the Canadian Diving > Championships. > > However, today he assisted in dismantling my darkroom! :-( A sad > day in many years.:-( A sort of "closing shop" and moving on! :-( > > In any event I intend on keeping an eye on you folks as an observer > and if necessary, tan yer hide if you get stupid about a > photography subject! ;-) > > To the "Saloon Keeper?" Thank you a whole bunch for your patients, > more than I can offer at the moment. > > Kindest regards to all. > good night, > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information