Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're most welcome. It's fascinating that so many people have spent so much time trying to prove that some of the most iconic photos are fakes. (And I am NOT referring to your raising the question, but rather to the 'urban legend' you heard ;-) ) On 8/21/06 11:19 AM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > Thanks B.D. I was wrong in the detail, I can see from your other post. > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > B. > D. Colen > Sent: Tuesday, 22 August 2006 00:45 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Another famous photographer went > > Read the obit I posted, Hoppy - The photo is unquestionably genuine. > Rosenthal also took a later photo of the raising of a larger flag, and that > was a posed shot. > > > On 8/21/06 10:35 AM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >> Walt, regarding those particular fighting men, I seem to recall a >> documentary saying that the famous photo was in fact a restaging of the >> actual event, similar to Gen McArthur wading ashore more than once. I see > no >> cloned smoke clouds though! And unquestionably the image stands as a >> powerful and historic one of genuine warriors in symbolic triumph, >> irrespective of the detail of its origin. >> Anyone else recall reading or watching about this? >> There seem to be a number of fascinating stories circulating regarding >> several very famous photos from that era. Capa's falling soldier from the >> Spanish Civil War and the damage of those D Day negs. I read recently in a >> British magazine, an article covering the darkroom technician who was >> famously the culprit. (His family insists that the incident never > happened) >> No disrespect meant either to the Corps nor Capa. >> >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> M10 guy, never shot at. >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information