Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Lluis El 11/08/2011, a las 0:31, Herbert Kanner escribi?: > Thank you for that, Dr. Ted. It couldn't have been said better. > > BTW, I was on the Manhattan Project from 1942 to 1946 in the Chicago > area. Thankfully, we had no direct contact with weapon design or > manufacture, just with chain reactors and some basic physics. > > Herb > > >> George Lottermoser offered on his blog: >> >> Subject: Hiroshima and Nagasaki remembered: Lanterns for >> Peace >> >>>>> Before the canoeists could complete setting all the lanterns >>>>> afloat two >>>>> party barges felt compelled to dock in the event area. The >>>>> partying, >>>>> noisy drunks appeared oblivious to the solemn event taking place >>>>> before >>>>> them. Loud verbal nonsense drowned out the beautiful, subtle >>>>> sound of the >>>>> Kalimba (Thumb Piano); and turned the space and time into an apt >>>>> metaphor >>>>> for the current state of global communication about the social >>>>> issues of >>>>> war and peace; violence; the economic collapse; and income >>>>> disparity; et >>>>> al. As it occurred I could not bring myself to photograph the >>>>> offensive >>>>> and ugly side; I kept it out of my view finder; though I now >>>>> feel I >>>>> should have attempted to document their insensitivity. Oh >>>>> well.<<<<<<<< >> >> Hi George, >> I'm afraid history has passed many of our younger generations by >> when some >> folks attempt to show compassion for the past and it's horrors of >> war. >> >> May we Earthlings never again see the destructive force of a >> nuclear weapon >> fired in anger! Nor a similar situation as Chernobyl and the >> aftermath of >> that power plant disaster, particularly on children. Having spent >> time in >> the Ukraine & Russia photographing the children, survivors from the >> power >> plant I can only offer never again! >> >> The weapon doesn't just destroy a block or two and a great number of >> buildings! They will affect, given the size of some bombs developed >> in the >> arsenals of countries today, basically every human on the planet in >> some >> fashion or another. >> >> All one has to do is photograph a child, unknowingly as he took his >> last >> breathe and died as the camera went click! The lady doctor looked >> up at me, >> she didn't say a word. It was the look in her eyes and on her face >> as she >> held the little guy's hand for the last time. I lost complete >> control, >> stepped into the hall and cried like I don't think I ever did before. >> >> Any fool, regardless of country, worldly position in any country or >> race/religion who advocates the use of nuclear weapons. Nor cares >> about >> those of the past, need be hung by their thumbs and severely >> thrashed!! The >> problem with that is.......... "Unfortunately only serves the tides >> of >> violence scourging the Earth from corner to corner. A shame!" >> >> Dr. ted >> >> PS: The photograph I referred to, actually all my photographs of >> those >> children were all shot with Leica M6's and R7's loaded with Tri-x >> rated at >> ASA 800! Souped in D76 1:1 >> >> Truly....... Never ever again! >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, > for they are subtle and will pee > on your computer! > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information