[LRflex] Re: Tom & Ted's Excellent Adventure...

Lovely series David!
cheers
Douglas
PS: And a very nice, direct and simply enjoyable TG website

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.
>
>
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>David Young,
>Logan Lake, CANADA
>
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