Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/17

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Subject: RE: SV: [Leica] Laughing Photos
From: "B. D. Colen" <BDColen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 09:23:57 -0400

Photo 2. HCB. Can't tell you where it was shot, other than in Europe.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Francois
> Brunelle
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 9:27 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: SV: [Leica] Laughing Photos
>
>
> Martin,
>
> Photo 1. By Robert Capa on D-Day.  I believe that it is one of 10 or 11
> photos that were salvaged from the darkroom dryer.
> Photo 2. I haven't got a clue. Sorry
>
> Martin V. Howard wrote:
>
> > Alan Hull wrote:
> > >
> > > Pick two famous dramatic photos, post a short description on the LUG
> > > and see how many get them right..  I would be very interested in the
> > > result.
> >
> > Photo 1
> > -------
> > WWII soldier, holding a rifle and helmet at 3/4-angle, prone on beach
> > in low water, shot at low angle in b&w, fuzzy photo.
> >
> > Photo 2
> > -------
> > >From top of stairs, outside, looking down towards a glimpse of a small
> > street, bicyclist wizzing past the gap in the stairs railing.
> >
> > M.
> >
> > --
> > Martin V. Howard, Application Systems Laboratory,     |
> > Dept. of Comp. & Info. Sci., Linkoping University,    | Just DOHH it!
> > SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden.  Tel +46 13 282 421,     +----------------+
> > Fax +46 13 142 231; marho@ida.liu.se; www.ida.liu.se/~marho
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