Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's a little known fact that Robert Capa had a 3rd brother, Rupert Capa, or Lecter Freidmann. He was also on the first wave with a prototype Super-Wide Biogon. Unfortunately the film he sent back was next to Robert's film strip and it was totally melted. I just read this on the Internet - as soon as I hit Send - so it must be true. On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > Where are these Normandy Beach landing shots taken with a Hasselblad? > > Phil Forrest > > > > On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:51:45 -0400 > Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > > A little known fast is a Hasselblad can be shot with the speed and > > agility to get most any fast breaking situation. What's a faster > > moving subject than a wedding? A Normandy Beach landing? > > Can you get the bride tossing the bouquet in the air then the gals > > catching it? Then holding it up in the air? The flowers sailing > > through the air? I certainly have. And when I don't get those shots > > once or twice I don't feel real good about it. > > Yes an SLR is faster as is a Leica rangefinder. > > > > I'll say getting a shot in square format is easier. Squares are > > easier to work with. Even when you don't plan on doing any cropping. > > > > > > -- > philforrest.wordpress.com > gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>