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Subject: [Leica] Shakleton Photos Faked
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Sun Aug 22 08:04:34 2004
References: <20040822052419.47734.qmail@web41011.mail.yahoo.com>

i think the original article title was a bit sensationalized.  the
content is far less accusatory than the headline.  Alf Howard, one
of the survivors of the famous voyage, says of Frank Hurley:

  'He would not go against the truth, but he would do anything to
  highlight a particular point,' said Howard this weekend. 'He would
  modify the background to a picture. He had a very good idea of what
  the thing would look like.'  

  Howard admits Hurley was 'very good at manipulating' images, but he
  says there was always a good reason. 'He would superimpose images, but
  I don't think he ever tried to alter the outcome.' 

what a relief!  the headline had me worried that shackleton had gone
to the alps, built a scale model of the _endurance_ getting smashed in
a bird bath, photographed that, skiied for a year and a half and came 
back to england the triumphant antarctic hero.

-rei

On Aug21 22:24, Bill Clough wrote:
> USA
> TEXAS
> CORPUS CHRISTI
> 22 August 2004
> 
> This from the London Guardian online:
> 
>   
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1288286,00.html
> 
>    Claims Shakleton's expedition photographes were faked.
> 
> --Bill
> 
> 
> 
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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey


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