Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi All! I was at a wedding yesterday-took my M6,35 Summicron asph, and a pocketful of Tri-x. It was a lot of fun shooting all the other guests- I was in my stealth mode and can't wait to see the negatives. When did people start blowing bubbles instead of throwing rice? They sure make for funny photos! At one point I was standing with a glass of Champagne in one hand and an hors d'oerve in the other, when the official photographer came over and we started talking about Leicas and being a wedding photographer. It turns out that even though he uses Nikons and Hasselblad for work, he uses Leicas for fun. He has an M2 and several vintage lenses and loves them. He has been doing weddings for 22 years and claims that he wouldn't want to do anything else. As an example he said that the week before, he had a dog urinate on his tripod and then bite him on the hand. He thought it was a great day! I believe him. I never saw anyone have so much fun shooting a wedding. I think he had a better time than many of the guests. There are all kinds of people in the world- I can't imagine photographing weddings for 22 years. More power to him. I leave for Cape Cod on Wed. and can't wait to meet some of my fellow LUGgers. Richard Wasserman