Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. has the New England Edition....Photo at bottom of page one is of the three Palestinian policemen crouched in combat poses....The other photo you're talking about does nothing for me.... > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Chuck > Albertson > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 11:42 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] TWO AMAZING PHOTOS -Last comment from B.D. > > > B.D. might have seen the metro edition, which is put out in NYC. Out here, > we get the national edition, which is pasted up in Chicago and faxed to > printing plants on the West Coast. Content can vary between the > two---obviously, the metro edition has more local coverage. > > Chuck Albertson > Seattle, Wash. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Chefurka" <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 7:00 AM > Subject: RE: [Leica] TWO AMAZING PHOTOS -Last comment from B.D. > > > > From a couple of the posts here, it sounds as though people are talking > > about two different Palestinian shots. The one I saw on the > web image of > > the front page was of three armed soldiers dressed in fatigues, being > caught > > under fire. It sounds like the shot Peter and at least one other person > are > > referring to is the one of the father shielding his young son > just before > > they were gunned down by Israeli troops. > > > > Given that you saw this in the hard-copy paper, and I saw what > amounts to > a > > scan of the front page, does this mean the NYT puts out more than one > > edition on a given day, with different photos? > > > > Inquiring minds, etc. > > Paul > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Peter A. Klein [mailto:pklein@2alpha.net] > > >Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:49 AM > > >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > >Subject: RE: [Leica] TWO AMAZING PHOTOS -Last comment from B.D. > > > > > > > > >B.D.: I did in fact get the NY Times that day and saw the pictures in > > >question. I am so upset with the deterioration of the > > >Jerusalem situation > > >that I didn't really see the photo as a photo--I saw it simply > > >as a slice > > >of the event itself, if I'm making sense. It's hard to think about > > >composition when you know this is the last moment of a child's > > >life. I did > > >think about what the photo did *not* show. How did they get > > >there? Where > > >are the people shooting at each other? > > > > > >The Gore picture was a fun "turning the tables" shot. > > > > > >Now today, I saw news footage of Ralph Nader supporters > > >protesting Nader's > > >exclusion from the debates. They had covered their mouths > > >with BLACK TAPE!! > > > > > >--Peter > > > > > > > > >--- Peter > > >/\: ________ __ ========= , , , , , , > > >|' , , > > > / b | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > > > | ~|' | > > >/ b b ,| ,| ,| ,| ,| ,| ' ,| | ,| |__|__|__| |__| | > > > | | | > > > ~' > > >========= > > > > > > >