Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/17

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Subject: [Leica] needs color
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Thu Aug 17 15:10:26 2006
References: <44E4E082.9000509@waltjohnson.com> <4928C85E-0731-4F1A-90CA-4E16BD02112D@cox.net>

Steve

I photographed the young boy at a traveling religious/med clinic on an 
island off the coast of Haiti. His mother brought him to the clinic   
because he was (as I'm sure you can tell) in bad shape.  The group of 
well-meaning but medically inept people were treating various disorders 
including giving out meds. All I know about these situations comes from 
first aid training in the Marines, years of being married to an R.N. and 
the much maligned common sense. In other words, not much.

This boy was  having respiratory problems (learned that from watching 
House, MD) and when I mentioned how serious he seemed they prayed for 
him. They also gave him worm medicine, which worked better than the 
prayers. It killed him. ( I think).

His mother told us he had been eating dirt prior to getting sick? In any 
case he might have died without ever seeing our missionaries.  I've 
always wished I'd  done more than just photographing him. You're a 
doctor and if you tell me I'm way off base with my "diagnosis" I'll feel 
better. Still, I'm not sure I'd agree. :-\

Walt

Steve Barbour wrote:

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> On Aug 17, 2006, at 2:32 PM, Walt Johnson wrote:
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>> B.D.
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>> Here is one I'd never do in b&w.think the color is very necessary.
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/walts/respecto
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>
> yes... very nice Walt...
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>>
>> as well as another conversion which looks terrible in color.
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/walts/dyingboy_bw
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> what is the story here Walt?
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>> and the old Tri-X routine which I'm sorry wasn't Fujichrome :-)
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/walts/franck
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>> Walt
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Replies: Reply from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] needs color)
Reply from images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] needs color)
In reply to: Message from walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] needs color)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] needs color)