Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes , exactly - my impression of Capa is that he was just a different breed of PJ and combat photographer - not better than the ones we know today just different. Serious about his work but not that he would show it outwardly if it got in the way of a good time. Now out to take pictures with my 7 year old M6 - all this talk of Leica MP has made it jealous and i promised it I would take it for a walk. ernie On Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 09:49 AM, Andrew Amundsen wrote: > It's rather hilarious to read how our favorite rough and tumble, > smoking, gambling, jump out of a plane to get the shot photographer, > likes hours long morning baths and will steal your paperbacks if > you're not looking! A fun book to read. > > Sincerly, Andrew Amundsen > > ---------- >> From: Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com> > >> Just wanted to put in a plug for a little book called ' A Russian >> Journal' written by John Steinbeck with a smattering of photos by >> Capa. >> It's about their 1948 trip to Russia for a month. It's more akin to >> 'lonely planet' but was fun to read. It was at a time when when our >> goverments didn't trust each other but the peoples of russia treated >> Steinbeck and Capa very nicely and were interested in closer bond >> between the two peoples. >> >> it's Penguin Paperback and the right size for reading on a >> trans-american or atlantic flight. >> >> ernie > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html