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Subject: [Leica] Another famous photographer went
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Mon Aug 21 08:33:11 2006

You're most welcome. It's fascinating that so many people have spent so much
time trying to prove that some of the most iconic photos are fakes. (And I
am NOT referring to your raising the question, but rather to the 'urban
legend' you heard ;-) )


On 8/21/06 11:19 AM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> Thanks B.D. I was wrong in the detail, I can see from your other post.
> Cheers
> Hoppy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> B.
> D. Colen
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> 
> Read the obit I posted, Hoppy - The photo is unquestionably genuine.
> Rosenthal also took a later photo of the raising of a larger flag, and that
> was a posed shot.
> 
> 
> On 8/21/06 10:35 AM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
>> Walt, regarding those particular fighting men, I seem to recall a
>> documentary saying that the famous photo was in fact a restaging of the
>> actual event, similar to Gen McArthur wading ashore more than once. I see
> no
>> cloned smoke clouds though! And unquestionably the image stands as a
>> powerful and historic one of genuine warriors in symbolic triumph,
>> irrespective of the detail of its origin.
>> Anyone else recall reading or watching about this?
>> There seem to be a number of fascinating stories circulating regarding
>> several very famous photos from that era. Capa's falling soldier from the
>> Spanish Civil War and the damage of those D Day negs. I read recently in a
>> British magazine, an article covering the darkroom technician who was
>> famously the culprit. (His family insists that the incident never
> happened)
>> No disrespect meant either to the Corps nor Capa.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Hoppy
>> M10 guy, never shot at.
>> 
> 
> 
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