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Subject: [Leica] Eisenstaedt's The Kiss
From: ekowaleski at twmi.rr.com (Ed Kowaleski)
Date: Sat Aug 13 06:20:01 2005
References: <3.0.2.32.20050812143609.02308ed4@pop.infionline.net> <004601c59f99$aa5b9af0$6401a8c0@ejk> <c130a2bc17b1603c51593fcdeeca53d1@pipeline.com> <0764D3C6-C499-4BD2-9EC9-175C0EDA6B21@earthlink.net>

Many thanks for the Eisenstaedt info.

Ed K
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell51@earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Eisenstaedt's The Kiss


> There are a number of articles that contain the quote from Eisenstadt  
> you can read here:
> 
> http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/V_J-Day
> 
> in which he describes using a Leica.
> 
> 
> Bryan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 12, 2005, at 8:42 PM, Neil Schneider wrote:
> 
>>
>> On Aug 12, 2005, at 7:57 PM, Ed Kowaleski wrote:
>>
>>
>>> NBC News this evening (Friday, August 12), commorated  
>>> Eisenstaedt's V Day picture of the Nurse and Sailor entitled "The  
>>> Kiss".  They showed a picture of Eisenstaedt holding what appears  
>>> to an old Rolleflex and, of course, the implied suggestion is that  
>>> he took the picture with a Rollie.  I always assumed, perhaps  
>>> incorrectly, that because of Eisenstaedt's mutual admiration  
>>> relationship with Leica that the picture was taken with a Leica.  
>>> Anyhone know for sure?
>>>
>>> Ed Kowaleski
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
>> In an interview I saw on TV that was played shortly after his  
>> death, when he talked of how he was walking and saw the sailor and  
>> woman,
>> that he put the Leica up to his eye and shot the photo. He said he  
>> didn't know until he got back and processed the film what her had.
>> He also said that the sailor in dark clothing & the nurse in white  
>> made the picture for if they were both wearing the same color, it  
>> wouldn't have made a strong photo.
>>
>> Neil Schneider
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from msmall at infionline.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] Items FS 12 AUG 2005)
Message from ekowaleski at twmi.rr.com (Ed Kowaleski) ([Leica] Eisenstaedt's The Kiss)
Message from neilsimages at pipeline.com (Neil Schneider) ([Leica] Eisenstaedt's The Kiss)
Message from bcaldwell51 at earthlink.net (Bryan Caldwell) ([Leica] Eisenstaedt's The Kiss)