Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, you sound as if you were retiring! Perish the thought! You are just moving on to another technology, that's all. I feel like I have gotten to know you since I met you here virtually in the late 90s. Over the years, you have provided me with extremely useful photography lessons, through your books, through your thoughtful critique of mine and others' images, and through your frequent enunciation of the KISS principle. I look forward to lots more from you. Nathan Ted Grant wrote: > Well lads and lasses this is a celebrating month, the 56th year since > I had a camera placed in my hands as a first birthday gift by my > beautiful wife for my first birthday after we married in the previous > October, 1949. :-) It was a good year! :-) > > And 16 months later after receiving the camera which I still have, my > first newspaper credited photograph appeared 17 September 1951 in The > Ottawa Citizen newspaper. And I've never looked back since. > > Has my passion for photography waned? Never! I'm still as full of the > photography passion as I've ever been, if not more so. If there is any > disappointment in my life, as incredible as it has been? > > "At this moment I know I don't have the same number of years to go > that I've just enjoyed with such passion, friendship, excitement and a > never ending photographic assignments many others would kill for. > Photographically I've probably lived the lives of any ten other > photographers. Damn I love it so! > > In reality , "is there anything else?" Not in my life time has there > ever been nor will there be at the young age of 77! ;-) > > I have had the wonderful good fortune to learn about the workings and > professions of so many others, enjoyed their company as we worked > together to capture their moments, so many others could learn of what > they did and do. > > The world travelling, the seemingly never ending international sports > events plus all the other peoples of the world assignments.Trust me a > classic photo life if ever there was. > > Today, my number 2 son, whom many of you know I've praised on more > than one occasion for his incredible sports action pictures, is here > in Victoria on assignment shooting the Canadian Diving Championships. > > However, today he assisted in dismantling my darkroom! :-( A sad day > in many years.:-( A sort of "closing shop" and moving on! :-( > > In any event I intend on keeping an eye on you folks as an observer > and if necessary, tan yer hide if you get stupid about a photography > subject! ;-) > > To the "Saloon Keeper?" Thank you a whole bunch for your patients, > more than I can offer at the moment. > > Kindest regards to all. > good night, > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog