Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT- War Photography
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 20:38:45 -0500
References: <9D3646E0-2E69-11D8-925A-003065D4369C@forcemajeure.qc.ca>

At 12:43 PM 12/14/03 -0800, Adam Bridge wrote:
>The Turnly photos of the "killing field" on the road out of Kuwait stand
as prime examples of the Gulf War I. They demonstrate the horrendous
frightfulness of modern weaponry unleashed against the technology of a
previous generation.
>
>There are many photos that really document Vietnam. Korea? Nothing leaps
to mind.

DDD's epic shot of the US troops running forward in a crouch comes to mind
- -- shot, I believe, with a 2/85 Nikon lens on a Leica IIIc camera.

Marc

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