Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: > I know how tough it is being "the photographer" during a birth, but I > can't imagine beimg the father and photographer. Heck, it's bad enough > being a grandfather & photographer while shooting your daughters giving birth. No kidding. When my first child was born 10 years ago in Tampa, I had brought with me all my equipment--at that time a couple of Pentax bodies with assorted lenses. We went to the hospitals when the water broke around 6 a.m. but our son was apparently very comfortable in there and refused to come out until 11 p.m. During the day I chatted a couple of times with the obstetrician who happened to be into photography as well. When the moment finally arrived, I was so overwhelmed (in a positive way) by the whole experience and what it meant that I forgot about taking pictures. Only when the doctor reminded me of all the gear spread on the corner table did I grab the camera and took a couple of shots, none of which were any good. Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium and Zurich, Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman