[Leica] new photos in the gallery

[scoutfinch at chartermi.net (Susan Ryan)]

I need to wear a bracelet that says WWTD?... (What Would Ted Do?)


Sue

On Feb 27, 2011, at 12:04 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca>  
wrote:

> Ric Carter ASKED:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] new photos in the gallery
>
>
>> Proud of you Uncle T! Nice, warm shot.
>>
>> How the hell did you get up afterward?
>
> Hi Ric,
> Actually it was a bit of a chore, partially because as the writer  
> and myself were walking on the ice and snow and me with camera bag  
> on my left shoulder I miss stepped some ice and did a major crash  
> and burn to the ground! OUCH!
>
> The poor writer near had a fit asking should she call for an  
> ambulance or other help? What the hell when yer all numb it doesn't  
> matter, you don't feel anything!! Later it's another story! :-(  I  
> said no, just give me a minute or two and I'll get squared away. My  
> good fortune to some degree was, I partially landed on the camera  
> equipment bag carried on my left shoulder. Big worry always as  
> photographers  .... first thought always? "Are the cameras OK and  
> still working?" :-) Body parts? Hell they'll heal. but you've got to  
> pay for new equipment! :-) No problem they clicked away just fine!
>
> No problems, just some achie parts in the left knee and thigh!  
> Although I did walk slightly slower for the next hundred yards to  
> Mike's home. Just carried on shooting things. But the guide dog  
> caught my eye!
>
> Now comes the time and I'm thinking, "Hey neat looking dog just  
> lying there and chewing on that bone !" :-)
>
> Now I've said a million times over the years, "bend your knees and  
> get down to the child's eye level for a perspective of how they see  
> the world." Or as in this case? The dog on it's belly!
>
> You did notice the dog is on it's belly? So I did more than bend my  
> knees. I got right down flat on my belly sort of face to face! Now  
> this is about a half hour after the slip on ice and fall to ground!!  
> Damn! How the hell am I going to get up from here?
> Right now the heck with it, get on with the picture taking and I  
> did! I shot a few nice photos as you see a couple here.
>
> Now what we really required was an astute LUG photographer shooting  
> me as I went through the routine of becoming vertical to feet! :-)  
> It went something like this:
>
> 1/ Put camera down and rolled over onto back!
> 2/ Did a sit-up and contemplated next move.  Blind Mike offered  
> assistance, but he's 91! Now he obviously couldn't       see me but  
> knew where I was and could hear the writer and myself conversing  
> about getting up! This wont work!
> 3/ Lay back down, roll over to belly down position! Again. :-)
> 4/ Kinda get legs up, onto knees, grab a chair and pulled myself up  
> and standing. :-) Writer cheering in joking              fashion!
>
> There that wasn't so bad I thought? But then the dog moved to better  
> light and lay down again, I mean it was beautiful light! And damned  
> if I didn't get back down a second time! Photographers are idiots  
> when it comes to shooting the one infinite moment when the light is  
> right! :-) Getting up? The same sort of routine! ;-)
>
> But hey! What can I say, I'm only a few months short of being 82  
> years, still a young lad of heart and mind! And if you can't get  
> down and get back up, you should be just sitting there doing nothing  
> but watching clouds form and the grass grow! Obviously with a fine  
> bottle of single malt scotch to while away the day! :-)
>
> Trust me as hard as it is some days even though I've had a few bad  
> moments of late!  As some of you may recall! :-(  That isn't ever  
> going to happen to me, as I fully intend on going right in the  
> middle of an assignment on the day of my 100th birthday day! Hell  
> man you have to have goal or you'll go way too young! :-) 82 and the  
> right attitude I fully intend on making the hundred mark.
>
> Oh yeah I forgot to tell you I'm in the middle of a new physical  
> training routine to do 82 sit-ups and 82 squats and stands on May  
> 27th , my 82 birthday! So far? I can do 30 squats and stand in the  
> first 2 minutes. Then a 2 minute rest, do 20 more in the next 2  
> minutes! :-) I'll make it as I did 80 sit-ups on the day of my 80th  
> birthday! Piece of cake, just need to think young and to hell with  
> the aches and pains!
>
> Right now? I'm having the time of my life shooting this new series  
> of projects with a fine lady writer who organizes everything and we  
> work together very well. So why think about watching clouds and  
> grass grow? The single Malt? ;-)
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
> PS:
> Oh yeah I'm hurting a tad this evening, but what the heck! I'll take  
> two aspirins and check me in the morning! ;-)
>
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 26, 2011, at 7:41 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/leicated/ted+grant/DOG+PORTRAIT---+IMG_7032.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Hi Crew,
>>>
>>> For those who wish to C&C me now's yer chance to "get even!" ;-)
>>>
>>> Well given I don't post very often it takes me an hour or so to re- 
>>> learn how to post new photos. So here you are as this is from a  
>>> series I'm working on about a 91 year old blind man who is  
>>> amazing. Blind? Hell he feels more than many people see.
>>>
>>> Plus there's a few from our first snow .... aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh  
>>> KILL! SNOW I HATE EVERY FLAKE!
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> ted
>
>
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