Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for showing these shots. It's great to see Ted so well. They are beautiful shots. I looked for Ted's reflection in the coyote's eyes... Peter Dzwig David Young wrote: > > > Rose and I had the pleasure of hosting Ted & Irene Grant and Tom & > Tuulikki Abrahamsson at our home, here in Logan Lake, for the last four > days... > > Journalist, Ken Lassiter (while researching for his article in > "Photographer's Forum" magazine commented): "Since Yousef Karsh died in > 2002, Ted Grant is generally recognized as Canada's greatest living > photographer. Being compared to Karsh is one thing that Grant is very > humble about." http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Ted_1.htm > > On Saturday, Rose decided to take Tuulikki for a horseback ride... > http://www.telyt.50megs.com/riders.htm > > This may have been one of the most documented rides in history... what > with myself, 400 Telyt in hand, Tom with an "M" and Ted with his > patented system of 280/2.8 w/2x AND 1.4x converters. > http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Ted_3.htm > > A better view of the lens can be seen here... > http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Ted_2.htm > > This is what Tom thought of the entire proceedings... > http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Tom.htm > > More 'gentle" shots of Tuulikki and Rose are at: > http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Tuulikki.htm and > http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Rose.htm The 400 Telyt w/2x converter makes > a remarkably good portrait lens, as you can see in Rose's shot as well > as several others in this group. > > Naturally, we took them to Tunkwa Lake, where I do much of my > photography. We saw the offspring > http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Grebe.htm of an albinistic Red Necked Grebe > and his/her 'normal" mate that I had photographed last year. Ted > complained "that #@%&* grey bird won't go the way I want!" After > similar troubles with a Coot, Ted decided that he much preferred > shooting the Olympics... "at least the runners all go in the same > direction and you know where they'll be!" And, he allowed, Doug Herr > and myself were in no danger from him! :-) > > The next day, we were out at the mine, when Ted showed us the proper use > of a Gitzo monopod. http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Gitzo.htm > > Past the mine, in pursuit of wild horses (which we found), we came > across a Coyote.... but you have to guess what part Ted played in this > shot... http://www.telyt.50megs.com/coyote.htm :-) > > Ted, like many of us, likes to "show the flag".... > http://www.telyt.50megs.com/Ted_4.htm > > I don't think any of us have laughed so hard for 96 continuous hours in > a very long time. > > BTW: Ted has a new web-site... http://tedgrantphoto.com/ It's well > worth a look! > > David. > > > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > Limited Edition Prints at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/prints.htm > Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >