Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> IF it was faked - and based on the present evidence, I believe it was > real - but IF it was fake, then he indeed disguised it as something - he > disguised it as a photograph of a soldier who had just been shot, dying > in combat. Period. > interesting parallel discussion on another (photojournalist) list with this about the HCB/Puddle shot: > So did Cartier Bresson. You need to see the contact sheets. > I've seen a contact sheet of a famous Cartier Bresson shot. > A man jumping over a puddle, which would seem to be a good example > of the 'decisive' moment but in fact the contact sheet shows > 36 attempts at the shot with the subject jumping over, repeatedly > until the the shot was in the bag. whatcha think? (the poster assures me he saw the contact sheet... tim