Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/07

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Subject: [Leica] Regarding those snaps of a few days ago (Ric Carter)
From: rpalmier at depaul.edu (bob palmieri)
Date: Wed Jan 7 16:37:56 2009
References: <200901072352.n07Nq6Go079617@server1.waverley.reid.org>

On Jan 7, 2009, at 5:52 PM, Ric wrote:

> I think we burn out every two or three years. If you don't have to pay
> rent, you might quit.
>
> If you have bills, you hang in there, keep pushing the shutter, and
> you get over it.
>
> What's the old comment? "Exhaustion--now there's a rich man's  
> disease."
>
> Maybe the most important thing about a PAW is the "reason" to shoot
> today whether you feel like it or not.
>
> While few of us will ever do anything important, at least you are
> documenting your little corner of the world. Be sure to arrange
> donation of your images to a archival library. We are recording bits
> of history. That's a purpose that's maybe enough.
>
Thanks for real for putting this very perceptive perspective into the  
mix!

Bob Palmieri