Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:30 PM 9/18/97 -0400, you wrote: >about his blurry D-Day pictures. The original captions in LIFE stated >that the pictures were blurred because of Capa's reactions to the dangers >around him. In reality, an impatient lab technical melted the emulsions >of most of his films trying to dry them faster. As Capa and the LIFE >people waited, a lab guy came out and said that the photos were >incredible; a short time later, he came out and announced that they were >ruined. Actually, it was a young photojournalist, whom I can't remember his name right now, but he became famous photographing the Viet Nam war. Larry Burrows, maybe? ============= Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO You'll get what's coming to you ... Unless mailed