Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I notice both the Puddle Jumper and the Suribachi flag shots both have a thing in common. Both shots had to be shot "from the Hip" in the sense as both had to be done without the use of a viewfinder. Both are literally are "point and shoot". Aim and pray. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:58:59 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] "The Puddle Jumper" / Re: How about this one? Now > Suribachi flag > > On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 04:15:04 -0400 > Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > "Which was the exact thing which happened in the Raising the Flag on > Iwo Jima shot by Joe Rosenthal. First it really happened. Then Joe > Rosenthal had them redo it. Maybe he left his lens cap on the first > time. But nobody cares. I don't. Threes enough "truth" in it for me and > everybody." > > > Easy there, Mark. Rosenthal didn't do anything but snap the photo. He > didn't have "them redo it" at all. He was just heading to the top of > the hill as the second flag was raised. > > The event is sacred to the Marines and the Navy so we like people to > get it right when they repeat it. > > Phil Forrest > > > -- > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information