[Leica] Another famous photographer went

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Thanks B.D. I was wrong in the detail, I can see from your other post.
Cheers
Hoppy

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Read the obit I posted, Hoppy - The photo is unquestionably genuine.
Rosenthal also took a later photo of the raising of a larger flag, and that
was a posed shot.


On 8/21/06 10:35 AM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> Walt, regarding those particular fighting men, I seem to recall a
> documentary saying that the famous photo was in fact a restaging of the
> actual event, similar to Gen McArthur wading ashore more than once. I see
no
> cloned smoke clouds though! And unquestionably the image stands as a
> powerful and historic one of genuine warriors in symbolic triumph,
> irrespective of the detail of its origin.
> Anyone else recall reading or watching about this?
> There seem to be a number of fascinating stories circulating regarding
> several very famous photos from that era. Capa's falling soldier from the
> Spanish Civil War and the damage of those D Day negs. I read recently in a
> British magazine, an article covering the darkroom technician who was
> famously the culprit. (His family insists that the incident never
happened)
> No disrespect meant either to the Corps nor Capa.
> 
> Cheers
> Hoppy
> M10 guy, never shot at.
>