Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 17:30:38 -0700, Steven Alexander <alexpix@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > >> Now the photo of Ruby shooting Oswald - there's an assassination still with >> some punch! >> >> Paul > >And I must say as the cameraman who filmed NBC's coverage of that event the >still shot has an impact but the film tells a more complete story. The >event is frozen in everyone's mind through the still but details show in the >film sequence. Where Ruby came from, how he drew the gun and the lack of >reaction to Ruby before he shot and of course the brief time period. > >Several years ago, at a conference, people were shown the film and several >stills of the shooting. Most people viewing the stills could not describe >as many details as those that saw the film. > >Yet the impact of the still is what everyone sees in their mind when someone >asks if they know anything about Ruby shooting Oswald. > >Happy snaps, > >Steven Alexander Boy, the LUG is an amazing place. I've seen your footage, and one of the most remarkable things it shows is that lack of reaction you mention. I always figured that the guardians of a presidential assassin would be a little more responsive to unknown people approaching them and their charge. Yet one more detain that fuels the endless conspiracy theories. BTW - where *did* he come from? Paul