Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The thing that immediately came to mind when I saw these pictures was the 'grenade-boy' by Diane Arbus: http://x4a.xanga.com/195d3753d323446676727/b19587338.jpg The original sense of this image completely changed for me when I finally saw the contact sheet (of which this page only shows a part): http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1209/p18s01-bogn.html and I realized the kid had been asked to clown around with a prop. I guess it has something to do with setting up a situation just to get a sensational shot. Arche