I'm not sure when the OM-2N was released but I suspect it was more like 1978
than 1968.
...Wayne
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> Subject: Re: [OM] I gotta crow...
>
> How wonderful! It's true that, musical instruments aside ;-) , you always look
> for the human, emotional element, and often catch that elusive quality
> beautifully.
>
> I shot one wedding, maybe 1968? My sister-in-law and her fiance didn't have
> the money for a pro, didn't want one? OM-2n,
> 35-70/3.6 and T32. Her parents didn't approve of Tony, thought he was a
> flake. Hadn't approved of me, before. Now, 50 years later, through thick and
> thin, a couple of great kids and some heartrending mobility problems for her,
> Tony is still the stand up guy.
>
> Best shot? at the very dimly lit ceremony, I tried a couple of shots steadied
> on the back of a chair. One caught someone's P&S flash just perfectly.
>
> Lucky Light Moose
>
>
> On 1/10/2020 6:05 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
> > A couple of days ago, I received two beautiful compliments about my
> > photography. You've seen some of the pictures I took at the Israeli
> > wedding I attended back in October. Both the bride and the groom sent
> > me very nice notes thanking me. The groom said my photos were "so
> > natural." The bride was "not very pleased" with the professional
> photographer's work. She absolutely loved mine. She said that my pictures
> took her back to the happy moments of the wedding, and she couldn't stop
> looking at them.
> >
> > Now, it's possible that I know more about how to deal with difficult
> > available light. But the official photographer and his two(?)
> > assistants weren't well equipped. They had big Nikon DSLRs (I think
> > 850s) with big zooms, LCD panels and bounce flashes complete with eye
> catchlight cards. Their gear supposedly outclassed my micro 4/3 camera in
> speed and light-gathering power.
> >
> > I think I know the real reason. When I photograph a wedding, then
> > yes, I do try to get the key moments. But I mostly look for people's
> emotions, for moments and compositions that show the connections and
> interactions between people.
> > The professionals probably approach the event like news photographers,
> > with some occupational distance. I don't do that. I feel the love, and I
> > try to
> put that into my pictures.
> >
> > This is the latest of several times where I friend or relative has
> > told me they preferred my wedding pictures to the hired
> > professional's. So I guess I must be doing something right. While I'm always
> looking to improve my technique, technique and equipment is not really
> what it's about.
> >
> > --Peter
>
>
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> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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