Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/25

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Subject: RE: Weird film in HCB photo
From: "Garbutt, Robert" <RGarbutt@ncrpexec.telstra.com.au>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 12:51:00 +1000

George,

Thanks for your (and others) discussion on this topic.

Re:
 >     It is also well known that he had to poke his camera lens through
an
 >  opening when he took this photo.  He was incredibly lucky (and good)
to get
 >  the shot.

Is this information in a biography or part of HCB folklore?

I have a copy of "The Artless Art" - any other good overviews of HCB's
work/technique people can recommend?

Thanks,
Rob.