Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave, Cannot open the link.. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Dave Mason <leica@dmason.net> > > Walt, > > That was the photo of the man holding a beat-up tin cup who is facing > the opposite way from another group of men - yes? What an amazing > image. I believe I saw an alternate version of that photo taken with a > more straight-on point-of-view and the photo loses almost all the > power of the original. Same with the famous "Migrant Mother" shot - > there are many alternates to that one which are great to see for the > photography lesson contained within. > > > Dave > > Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> writes: > > > > I recently came across a copy of /*An American Exodus*/ by Lange and > > her husband. Paperback, printed in 1969 and a bit battered but a > > fantastic document. Cost me all of $3.00. As far as the interment > > images being dark and disturbing? At the time many Americans probably > > wanted to do the same to the Japanese Americans we will shortly do to > > Saddam. The internment camps were, in my opinion, completely > > unjustified but sometimes truth is dark and disturbing, Lange seemed > > to seek out truth as Kyle does gun nuts. She did an image I can close > > my eyes and see called /*White Angel Breadline*/. Don't know if you're > > familiar with it or not but well worth a look. > > > Dave Mason wrote: > > > >>http://tinyurl.com/ymw9sk > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information