Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely. Hurley's equipment was hardly suitable for reportage! Getting a record of what happened would obviously involve re-enactments for the camera when plates were prepared and maybe light suitable. In emergency situations in a small team the photographer would be too occupied to take pictures. Re-enactments are only worrying when the individuals involved are untrustworthy. Frank On 30 Aug, 2004, at 04:22, Ted Grant wrote: > Christopher Williams said and asked: >> Faked or not, Hurley's images are amazing. Would anyone else want to >> carry >> that much gear into the frozen artic? > > Hi Chris, > I agree with you absolutely! > > Because quite frankly carrying 4 Leica's under yer parka and trying > shoot at > 55 below zero with a howling wind is bad enough. I can't begin to > imagine > what he and other early explorer photographers went through lugging > gear > around. > > Actually if you haven't worked in this kind of environment where when > the > temp went to "the high for today will be 40 below!" And everyone got > excited > becase it's warming up! :-) If you can avoid it, trust me never go > there. > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >