[Leica] The picture I will not post...

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

Nice shot Nathan!  Loved the warm tonality.  ;-)

Once upon a time, I was driving to an evening assignment on the West Bank of
New Orleans, and I noticed that  a fabulous shot was composing itself in
the  back window of my Van.

The Sun was setting, framed by the superstructure of the Greater New Orleans
Bridge.

What a shot!  Heavy traffic and no chance to capture it, but I  looked over
at my assistant, and said, "I have a present for you, look out the back
window."  He did, and I was rewarded with some rare instant feedback.  His
grin was my payback, and that portrait I will always remember and can never
share.

(technical note: New Orleans eastbank is west of the westbank because of a
crescent in the river at the point that the GNO bridge crosses.)

Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA



> From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com>
>
> Subject: [Leica] The picture I will not post...
>
>
> > It is early morning in the Netherlands, I am sitting in my home office
> > reading the LUG. In front of my desk is a black sofa, on which my dog
> > and my cat are curled up together in perfect harmony, watching the news
> > on the little TV I keep in this room. A wonderful scene...but I know
> > that if I get up to grab a camera, the dog will immediately jump down
> > from the sofa and try to lick the lens or something like that.
> >
> > Ten years from now the camera will be built into my eyeglasses and
> > controlled by thought, but for now this is just a wonderful image that
> > got away.