Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison- please don't take my comments seriously! I'm sure that photographing a Masters tournament indeed requires some 'mental gymnastics'!! Bob Keene > >Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 22:03:39 -0500 >From: Harrison McClary <harrison@mcclary.net> >Subject: Re: [Leica] The agony of the wait. > >>Hi Bob, >> I think it should be a punishment for wayward photographers who get out of >>line.. >> >>JUDGE: "You are to serve the next ten years covering golf!" > >Gosh, Ted, I always found golf to be the most challenging and fun sport >to shoot...the best was covering the Masters in Augusta, GA. > >Having to keep up with all the players on the course, their scores, what >hole they were on, who hit which ball, what angle made the best photo, >where to position yourself knowing that it would be damn near impossible >to move after getting into location. All of it made it a very mentally >challenging sport to cover, not to mention the physical aspect of >trekking all over a course for 12 hours with a 400 2.8, and at least 2 >other bodies and various lenses and film. I know it does not sound like >fun, but I loved every minute of it....oh and I forgot the BEST looking >women go to PGA tourney's. > >The thing that sets the Masters apart from every other tournament in the >world is that as a photographer you are part of the Gallery...not allowed >inside the ropes. This makes the job of tracking the ball and selecting >your shooting position paramount. If you get it wrong you can't change. > >Oh and I am not a golf fan...at the masters I had to ask people in the >gallery who the players were....just love shooting the sport, can't stand >to watch it. It is like watching paint dry, I think. > >Best regards, >Harrison McClary >email: harrison@mcclary.net >http://www.mcclary.net >preview my book: http://www.volmania.com > >------------------------------