Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Capa's Heart of Spain, from his 'lost negs' is an incredible essay. His tenacity, in pursuing a subject to such a length, is awesome. Slobodan Dimitrov Ernest Nitka wrote: > > Yes , exactly - my impression of Capa is that he was just a different > breed of PJ and combat photographer - not better than the ones we know > today just different. Serious about his work but not that he would > show it outwardly if it got in the way of a good time. > > Now out to take pictures with my 7 year old M6 - all this talk of Leica > MP has made it jealous and i promised it I would take it for a walk. > > ernie > On Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 09:49 AM, Andrew Amundsen wrote: > > > It's rather hilarious to read how our favorite rough and tumble, > > smoking, gambling, jump out of a plane to get the shot photographer, > > likes hours long morning baths and will steal your paperbacks if > > you're not looking! A fun book to read. > > > > Sincerly, Andrew Amundsen > > > > ---------- > >> From: Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com> > > > >> Just wanted to put in a plug for a little book called ' A Russian > >> Journal' written by John Steinbeck with a smattering of photos by > >> Capa. > >> It's about their 1948 trip to Russia for a month. It's more akin to > >> 'lonely planet' but was fun to read. It was at a time when when our > >> goverments didn't trust each other but the peoples of russia treated > >> Steinbeck and Capa very nicely and were interested in closer bond > >> between the two peoples. > >> > >> it's Penguin Paperback and the right size for reading on a > >> trans-american or atlantic flight. > >> > >> ernie > > -- > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html