Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle, A really good portrait. You caught him in a pensive mood, probably reliving D Day. His story is one of many of the unsung heros that survived those times in history. We need to be reminded. Thanks for sharing him with us. Len On Mar 21, 2007, at 12:06 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/wild-bill5.jpg > > A photograph needs to stand on its own. If you have to say "this is > the > oldest living confederate widow" for it to work, then you need to > reshoot it. Hopefully this photo works on it's own. If it doesn't, hit > me with your worst. > > But, for your enjoyment, some backstory. > > > > "I killed a lotta Germans. Christ, I killed a lotta Germans on D-Day." > > Last night it was my great pleasure to photograph "Wild" Bill Guarnere > of the 101st Airborne. Bill parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fought > across France, then parachuted again into Holland for operation Market > Garden, lost a leg in the Battle of the Bulge, won a Silver Star for > bravery and two Purple Hearts, and to this day takes no guff from > local > hoodlums. "You picked the right guy you @#$@# @!#$@$#er," he said to > someone who threatened him on the street several years ago, "I've > killed > before and I ain't done yet." Then Bill chased the guy down the street > on his crutches. > > Despite that, he's excruciatingly open and accommodating to polite > people. He's been back to Germany fifteen times and when meeting old > German soldiers he says "It's a good thing you're meeting me now, now > you get a hug, back then, you woulda got a bullet, right between the > eyes, if I'd seen you." > > Photographed with one monolight strobe in a softbox about three feet > from the subject's left. Leica d200 with an 18-70. > > > -- > Reminder: all disks eventually fail. All computers eventually fail. > Make backups or lose your work. > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information