Brief
Love Story
by J. Ramón Palacios
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An
endless love story ...
I
could have chosen the route of Contax or that of the Leicas and
not the one of the Exaktas and finally Nikon, the very same way
we could have been born Buddhists or Mohammedan. Maybe that is
not so relevant, even knowing that Nikon makes a difference..
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Nikon
EM, 75-150mm f/3.5 E zoom lens
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What
matters is that through the love for photography my father and I
loved each other more, for we found a common neutral ground where
we gained respect for each other; I found additional means to communicate
with my children, I had a lot of fun, met many people and knew them
better. I
keep an almost infinite archive of memories; some on paper, others
on negatives, some more on hard disk and much much more on my
own memory and my heart.
Photography
has also been a medium for one of my many searches, the practice
of one of my father's sentences: "No matter what you do, always
accept the challenge to find ways to do it the best you really
can".
My
home is full with framed pictures whose images I do not update,
I simply increase the number of frames for pictures; almost have
no surfaces left whether on furniture or on walls because I keep
taking pictures. At least one camera, loaded, is always nearby.
The
ancient Chinese and Egyptians asserted that no one dies while
remembered by someone. The many pictures I have given away as
gifts, always with great pleasure, most certainly carry that hidden
purpose of extended life.
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picture above, was made of me by my son Juan Ramon, with his
compact Nikon EM and a great 75-150mm f/3.5 Series E zoom
lens, when he was 9 years old. My
daughter Tatiana took the Kwanon route for a while, produced
incredible images with her A2E's,
and has learned to always carry everywhere a backup: the
very good Olympus
LT Zoom 105 QD point and shoot camera, lately replaced
with a digital one.
At
right, her daughter, my grandchild Cassandra, who takes
surprising photos with her Polaroid with increasing frequency.
Very photo conscious from day one (hour one in fact), she
kindly let her pacifier down to allow me to take her picture
at rest, back in 1996 -the year the Nikon F5 came out.
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Tatiana
now has a Nikon N80 with two zooms: the 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF
and the 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED and when she gets the time she plays
with Photoshop.
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one day someone will ask my kids "where did you learn?" and
hopefully they will answer: "My father taught me; and he learned
from our grandfather"; and through that, my father and I will
continue to live in their memory. Philadelphia,
Pa. USA 1973 -> |
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grandchildren will surely answer to the same question: "
From our Mom and my uncle -or from Dad and my aunt... and
they from their Dad, our Grandpa, ... and he from his Dad,
our truly great Greatgrandpa; and he from his Dad and his
brothers..." Monterrey,
NL Mexico 2003 -> |
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So,
.... with a little bit of luck, an endless love story .... will
continue ....
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