Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>How did Bob Jackson happen to be in precisely the right position to get that astounding photo of Jack Ruby shooting Oswald?<< Actually, while rushing through the crowd on his way to urgently find a bathroom he reached his camera holding hand up to see the time on his watch. A sudden bang startled him causing his finger to activate the shutter. Thus begat the phrase advising "f8 when needing to urinate" though it never caught on for obvious reasons. HCB heard it and suggested "and be there" sounded good. Thus was born the mantra of photojournalism. And now you know the rest of the story. DaveR