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Site & Board Matters => About This Site => Topic started by: Kevin Raber on May 18, 2018, 09:46:10 am
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Two years ago I sat in a hospital room in Canada and watched one of my dearest if not best friends pass away, Michael Reichmann. Today I sit in another hospital room in Florida holding my mother's hand on what most likely will be her last day. It's not easy and I am sure many have had to go through the same thing. What matters most is memories and while sadness is a big part, it is the joy or remembering our moms, dads and especially our friends for all the good times we had that keeps them alive and with us forever. Keeping those memories alive is so important.
On this day I ask that you remember Michael as without him this site would not be here today. I ask that you visit the Founders Page (https://luminous-landscape.com/founders-page/) and Missing Our Friend (https://luminous-landscape.com/rantatorial/missing-our-friend/) to remember how Michael affected us all. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of Michael. Every time I am shooting and have great light I wave to the sky and thank Michael. And, maybe you'd enjoy remembering Michael at his best the way I always remember him with a great sense of humor and an unbelievable laugh as in Our Blooper Reel (https://youtu.be/ziIisIuzwe0)
Thank You Michael for all you did for all of us and how you helped shape and change photography.
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All the best to you at a difficult time Kevin. I hope your Mom's passing will be peaceful.
And yes, I too miss Michael a lot. There is so much to discuss and exchange with him, as there always was; and it was so pleasant and enriching.
Mark
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As a memento of Michael—especially for those of us who miss him personally, this shot of his that I will also post in the Street Showcase (http://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=124736.0)
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These are lives that seem to end all too soon; but they are lives well spent and they continue to have a positive effect on others after their passing.
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All the best to you at a difficult time Kevin. I hope your Mom's passing will be peaceful...
The same sentiment from me, Kevin.
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As a memento of Michael—especially for those of us who miss him personally, this shot of his that I will also post in the Street Showcase (http://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=124736.0)
Pardon my ignorance, Chris, but are Michael’s prints available for sale?
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A big hug for your Mom Kevin and a hug for you!!! I am sorry I never personally knew Michael Reichmann, my a fellow noble Canadian but Michael has touched my life through the Luminous Landscape and especially his tutorials and video tutorials. The Luminous Landscape Video journal - Issue 8, Iceland 08 the segment on shooting waterfalls showing motion, helped me allot. Let's chase the light Namaste, Blain
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Kevin, I am (almost) sorry to have laid into you about the Sony video given your touching reminder to us all today of the huge gap left by the death Michael Reichman and the mention of your own situation with your mother - indeed many of us are aware of the bittersweetness of that personal situation with so many memories mixed with the ending of a life. Very best wishes for all involved for the best and most peaceful outcome possible.
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And the more we age the more often we have to go through this. But of course a mom's passing is off the chart. So sorry for you at this time Kevin. I hope your mom lived half the life Michael did, that's a life well lived.
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We all miss Michael very much even though most of us never met him, but yet it still feels like we all knew him so well.
Regards Kevin and I imagine most of us know exactly what you are going through right now, but just keep going and doing the best that you can, as it is all you can do.
Dave
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I never knew Michael personally but his influence meant so much to me in my work, I think about him often. I had a best friend who was also a photographer and worked with me weekly for decades pass away at almost the same time as Michael. The sadness eventually transforms into fond memories.
My thoughts are also with you and your mom. I've been there and it's not easy, but it's the way life is and we all have to deal with it eventually.
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As for the short video linked in Kevin's opening post, I have to say that I used to think that Abbott and Costello's "who's on first" routine was the funniest thing going. However, Kevin and Michael's "Quatro DP or DP Quatro or whatever" tops it by far.
This is a wonderful memory of Michael--and suggests why Michael and Kevin were such good friends.
I too think of Michael many a time as I cruise LuLa, and I wish equanimity for Kevin in his difficult, personal days.
Doug
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The same sentiment from me, Kevin.
And from me, as well. Kevin.
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All the best to you at a difficult time Kevin. I hope your Mom's passing will be peaceful.
I, too, share Mark's sentiment.
My own mother died very peacefully last November at age 106. The happy memories drown out the sad ones.
My Mom and Michael were two of the most important influences on my life. Of course my Dad was, too. I miss all of them.
-Eric
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As Kevin stated so well, thanks Michael, for all you did for our photographic community. I think of Michael often and revisit the video journals frequently. Great stuff!
Kevin, I hope you and Chris revive the video journals of travels to various locations that many of us don't have the opportunity to visit, along with the current videos of other photography related topics.
Also, my thoughts are with you during this challenging time with your mom. I went through that myself at the end of 2016. Stay strong.
Mark
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Kevin, I wish you strenght in this difficult time.
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The same sentiment from me, Kevin.
Ditto!
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My sincere condolences on your mom's passing, I know what exactly is that feeling, not too long ago.
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We all need reminders of the speed of the passage of time.....................and as others posted to use the expression I have all too many times already "been there, done that, got the T-shirt" :(
Kevin, thanks for the reminder and I just watched the blooper reel, certainly made me laugh out loud. Laughter (or the recall of it) is a great way to remember those that have passed.
I wish you well at this troubled time and, I trust appropriately, my condolences to you and your family.
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😞 + 😞
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Thinking of you, Kevin...
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Thank you, everyone, for the kind words. My mom passed away Friday afternoon. It's been kind of crazy since then, to say the least. She passed peacefully and my brother and sister were there with me. She was always worried my brother and sister and I wouldn't stay in touch with each other after she died. We think she took her time to keep us together as long as she could. Mission accomplished mom.
I plan to write a rant about my mom who was incredible in so many ways and without her encouragement and belief in me I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today. A great example of how to be a great parent.
I'll be back in the office on Tuesday and switch to catch up mode. A busy month or so coming up with a trip to Leica, a workshop in the Palouse and then Svalbard. Plus a few more On The Rocks episodes and numerous other articles and videos. Sure feels good to have a lot to do.
Thanks again for all of you who have reached out. The LuLa community is really a great family in so many ways.
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Thank you, everyone, for the kind words. My mom passed away Friday afternoon. It's been kind of crazy since then, to say the least. She passed peacefully and my brother and sister were there with me. She was always worried my brother and sister and I wouldn't stay in touch with each other after she died. We think she took her time to keep us together as long as she could. Mission accomplished mom.
I plan to write a rant about my mom who was incredible in so many ways and without her encouragement and belief in me I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today. A great example of how to be a great parent.
I'll be back in the office on Tuesday and switch to catch up mode. A busy month or so coming up with a trip to Leica, a workshop in the Palouse and then Svalbard. Plus a few more On The Rocks episodes and numerous other articles and videos. Sure feels good to have a lot to do.
Thanks again for all of you who have reached out. The LuLa community is really a great family in so many ways.
It's something that seems to be a particularly female preoccupation. I have known it, and found it a mixed blessing.
Please accept my condolences, and yes, get back into work mode as quickly as you can. It's the only solution that seems to work to ease emotional storm.
Best wishes - Rob C
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My most sincere condolences Kevin. I can easily imagine how tough that must be.
And yes, Michael remains very present in my thoughts and heart.
Kind regards,
Bernard