Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/14
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From the first Iraq campaign I never forgot the photo of the soldiers frozen and burnt in place trying to escape from his armored vehicle. This photo was banned in the US, but a similar one has reappeared in Aperture this quarter. I was at once shocked that a weapon we have could have such an effect, I discovered that the culprit more then likely was the use of depleted uranium tipped shells. I understood the relationship at once, when the DU strikes a slightly less dense material it vaporizes which generates incredible temperatures that melt a hole into the armor. Anything inside the armored vehicle will spontaneously combust. Apparently there is some time to try to escape while your on fire.
Chris Saganich
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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of tedgrant@shaw.ca
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:17 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT- War Photography
Aram offered & asked:
Subject: [Leica] OT- War Photography
> With war and war photographers in the news and on the LUG lately,
> I thought I'd pose a question.
> I just started reading the book "Flags of Our Fathers" by James
> Bradley. I am not into it enough to comment on the book itself, but it got me
> thinking of war photos. What is the first photo that comes to mind when you think of > a particular war? I might suggest two photos that come to my mind about two wars.
>
> WWII was before my time, but I think the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi photo which > this book is about is probably the single photo that comes to my mind.
> Another candidate might be Eisenstaedt's sailor kiss photo on V-J day.
>
> Vietnam is definitely in my time frame and the photo that comes to
> mind that symbolizes that war is the young girl burned by napalm running
> down the road.
SNIP......
> Anyone else have photos that define a particular war?<<<<
Aram,
This is a tough call picking one photograph from each of the above. Simply because we've had several killing frenzies beyond those three, including the rediculous one right now!
WW 2.... the city of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb!!!
Then look at your neighbourhood and thank yer lucky stars you can see it.
Korea....the expressive eyes and face of a GI, photographed by David Douglas Duncan
Vietnam...The police officer shooting the VC in the head. The photo by Eddie Adams.
I suppose if we had more time and space I'd offer any number of situations. Unfortunately they'd all point to the stupidity of humn kind to kill each other.:-(
ted
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