Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima "However, the photograph was not without controversy. Following the second flag-raising, Rosenthal had the Marines of Easy Company pose for a group shot, the "gung-ho <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gung-ho>" shot.[28]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima#cite_note-Fox_News_2009-28> A few days after the photograph was taken, Rosenthal?back on Guam?was asked if he had posed the photograph. Thinking the questioner was referring to the 'gung-ho' photograph, he replied "Sure." After that, Robert Sherrod<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sherrod>, a *Time-Life <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-Life>* correspondent, told his editors in New York that Rosenthal had staged the flag-raising photograph. *Time <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine)>'*s radio show, *Time Views the News*, broadcast a report, charging that "Rosenthal climbed Suribachi after the flag had already been planted. ... Like most photographers [he] could not resist reposing his characters in historic fashion."[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima#cite_note-ap-2> As a result of this report, Rosenthal was repeatedly accused of staging the photograph, or covering up the first flag-raising. One *New York Times* book reviewer even went so far as to suggest revoking his Pulitzer Prize.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima#cite_note-ap-2> In the following decades, Rosenthal repeatedly and vociferously denied claims that the flag-raising was staged. "I don't think it is in me to do much more of this sort of thing ... I don't know how to get across to anybody what 50 years of constant repetition means."[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima#cite_note-ap-2> Genaust's film also shows the claim that the flag-raising was staged to be erroneous." Tina On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: > *Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima *was apparently staged also. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > So it is quite OK to artificially set up a shot by getting the combatant > to > > pose dramatically at very close range right next to the media foxhole > > equipped with video and stills equipment plus at least two journalists. > > That is 'real' but cloning out the video equipment is not???? > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 26 January 2014 03:53, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > He should have used one of the new trees available in CC. Perhaps with > > > Happy Vines? > > > :-/ > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 5:46 AM, Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > So much for photorealism -- even in a war zone. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/22/22406204-ap-severs-ties-with-pulitzer-winning-photographer-for-ethics-breach?lite > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Bob Adler > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com