Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/28

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Subject: [Leica] Capa or here we go again
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Mon Jan 28 12:05:12 2008

LOL!


On 1/28/08 2:56 PM, "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com> wrote:

> 
>>> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
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