I'm not jealous. Just aspire to do as well. ;) Shyrell Roger Eichhorn said: > Emily, > > You have marvelous talent. Treasure the plaudits! Everyone is > jealous of your skill and your fame. From now on you will be > referred to as the "boat lady photographer." Too bad you weren't active > in the '30s -- you could have been a WPA photographer like Dorthea Lange! > > Roger > > Roger Eichhorn > eichhorn@xxxxxx > > > > On 15 Nov 2006, at 8:28 PM, Emily L. Ferguson wrote: > >> At 8:52 PM -0500 11/15/06, Guy Glorieux wrote: >>> It's probably more fun than being one in these rows of sports >>> photographers all flocking with their huge telephotos on tripod and >>> just clicking away like crazy throughout an event to get that "one" >>> shot better than the competitor... -:) >> >> Well, I'm not sure. I can tell you that shooting baseball and softball >> is a blast, and shooting the track and field events is also very nifty. >> I'll bet tennis is neat too, although I didn't get to shoot much of it >> the year I worked at the paper. Football at night was hard, lax, field >> and ice hockey never came my way, and basketball was actually the very >> best. >> >> It would never have occurred to me to shoot a sport when I started at >> the paper - farthest thing from my mind. The sailing had crept up on >> me, but I didn't recognize it as a real deal until after I got sent out >> every weekday afternoon to shoot high school sports. >> >> I do think, however, that the contrast between the very fast and the >> very zen enriches my time with the camera. The landscape stuff is >> definitely zen - simply can't be done in a hurry. Takes me an hour just >> to get into the zone, whereas the sailing I drop right in as soon as I >> step on that photoboat and start out to the course. >> >> And I do think the sailing's easier. >> -- >> Emily L. Ferguson >> mailto:elf@xxxxxxxx 508-563-6822 >> New England landscapes, wooden boats and races >> http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/ >> http://e-and-s.instaproofs.com/
