Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 19 Sep 1997 ABreull@aol.com wrote: > In einer eMail vom 19.09.1997 17:52:57, schreiben Sie: > > >At 11:30 PM 9/18/97 -0400, you wrote: > >>about his blurry D-Day pictures. The original captions in LIFE stated > >>that the pictures were blurred because of Capa's reactions to the dangers > >>around him. In reality, an impatient lab technical melted the emulsions > >>of most of his films trying to dry them faster. As Capa and the LIFE > >>people waited, a lab guy came out and said that the photos were > >>incredible; a short time later, he came out and announced that they were > >>ruined. > > > >Actually, it was a young photojournalist, whom I can't remember his name > >right now, but he became famous photographing the Viet Nam war. Larry > >Burrows, maybe? > > > >Eric Welch > > Didn't the us army agreed to a second, extra invasion for Robert Capa some > days later, additionally ? The series with the famous flag/ banner pic ? > > Alf > Alf, you have your continents mixed up. The famous flag picture was made on an island in the Pacific ocean. Ed