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

Thanks for letting us visit with you David!

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


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>
> 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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