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


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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