Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Recommended reading
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 23:53:01 -0700
References: <002a01c1c71b$dd1a0940$41ed543f@telconet.net>

Hi Duane,

Great book!

I had to research a photographer whose work I admired for a photography 
course I was taking some time back, being a history buff I chose Capa 
and this book, to my surprise it was both enjoyable and eminently readable.

Regards,

Greg

Duane Birkey wrote:

>I recently read and highly recommend the book by Robert Capa, Slightly Out
>of Focus.
>
>The book apparently was meant as a screen play... so he may have embellished
>it a bit....  But you can't help but smile through various sections of the
>book as he details his adventures.  I was really impressed by his
>determination to get where he wanted to be to cover the war.
>
>The book also has a good number of his photos.  I got it through Amazon.com.
>
>Duane (it is my real name) Birkey
>
>HCJB World Radio
>Quito Ecuador
>Duane's Photographs of Ecuador
>http://ecuadorphotos.tripod.com
>
>--
>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html
>


- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

In reply to: Message from "Duane Birkey" <duanebirkey@andinanet.net> ([Leica] RE: Recommended reading)