Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well as I said the other day. :-) Sometimes magical moments appear? We shall see. :-) cheers, ted -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Peter Dzwig Sent: December-06-15 12:49 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" Yes, Ted....are you going to do a similar one of Trudeau Jr. I keep meaningt to ask!! It'd be a great shot and I guess he does bannisters better than his Dad. Peter On 05/12/2015 21:44, Douglas Barry wrote: > Impressive Ted, but you forgot to mention just one minor photo - the Trudeau > Bannisters One. I'm 65 and all of us around that age and older remember that! > Your new lunch mate will rememember that one, unless he's got Alzheimers, or was > an infant at the time. > > You should try and persuade Trudeau minor to repeat the feat for you, and, in > turn, I'm sure you'll make sure to be around to take Justin's son when he > becomes Prime Minister in turn. > > As a retired banker, I've met with at least 20 people who made it to 100 and the > oldest I met was 105. To push the boundaries, I hope to meet you on your 106th > birthday with a Leica, the Trudeau family, and some bannisters. > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 1:09 AM > Subject: [Leica] "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" > > >> To-day at lunch I was asked by a chap I'd just been introduced to. >> >> "What have you done as a photographer? I don't seem to re-call any photo >> credits?" He asked. >> So I gave him a little list which he found rather interesting. >> What think you? ? :-) >> >> Dang it was a great life, too bad they end. :-( >> >> * Chernobyl Children-Russia/Ukraine >> * Hawaii-The Islands >> * Bullfighting-Spain, Weekend Magazine >> * NATO exercises-Norway, National Film Board of Canada >> * Oil Airlift-Congo/Zambia, The Canadian Magazine. >> * Six Day War-Middle East 1967, Star Weekly Magazine >> * Vietnam 1968, Weekend Magazine >> * Industrial Empire-Japan, National Film Board of Canada >> * Summer Olympic Games- Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Los Angeles 1984, >> Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 >> * Winter Olympic Games- Lake Placid 1980, Sapporo 1972, Calgary 1988, >> Albertville 1992 >> * The French Riviera - Nice, France, Weekend Magazine >> * Oktoberfest-Munich, Germany, Weekend Magazine >> * Rome/Athens: Cities of the Old World. Canadian Pacific >> Airlines >> >> * The Right to Die: Sue Rodriguez, This Country Canada Magazine. >> This merely touches the total with 99.9% shot with Leica's of some kind >> creating a collection of 280,000 images in the Canadian National Archives. >> And another 100,000 in the National Art Gallery of Canada. >> I trust you find this a bit interesting as I've posted it due to the chaps >> question, as some of you may have wondered also. >> cheers, >> Dr. ted :-) >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus