[Leica] stormed the beaches at Omaha

[mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)]

Kyle,

great story and fine portraits.  The profile works best for me.  The 
lighting makes it into an extraordinary shot.

Cheers


Mark

Kyle Cassidy wrote:
> I saw Ben at a picnic and asked if I could photograph him -- his face 
> seemed so ... wonderful. He bubbled immediately, he would be overjoyed. I 
> asked what year he was born -- "1927" he said. Talk fell to history and I 
> asked if he was in the war. He was. He landed at Omaha, fought through the 
> hedgerows, through the Battle of the Bulge, helped to liberate the Werl 
> prison and civilian labor camp, and came back to America to be a toy maker.
> 
> "Did you get seasick?" I asked, "crossing the channel?"
> 
> "Did I, oh did I ever."
> 
> "How did you function on the beach seasick?"
> 
> "Oh, you got over it pretty quick when you hit the beach. I think the only 
> reason I survived was that I was too young to realize I was going to die."
> 
> 
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2009/sketchclub-1.jpg
> 
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2009/sketchclub-2.jpg
> 
> 85 1.8, wide open on the Leicablad d700
> 
> 
> kyle "i really wish I hadn't sold my Nikon F" cassidy
> 
> 
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