Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is an annual tradition here on the Leica list Too bad the true story must be retaught over and over professional detractors make the world a sadder place to live ric On Jan 25, 2014, at 7:00 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > Yes, I heard a talk by the (Times) editor whose story is by and lrge > similar to the Wiki article. So the source may have been from the same > person(s), but at east I can confirm that an ex-editor spoke to a hall of > several hundreds of people and looked them into the eyes and repeated those > stories. > > If you have seen the sequence of the flag raising movie - it lasted just a > few seconds, they were not being slow about it - you will know why > Rosenthal wasn't sure that he got the shot, and why it really does deserve > to be one of the greatest photos. > > > On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 7:37 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > wrote: > >> It was not set up. They raised one flag, but found a larger one and >> repeated the flag-raising to replace the flag, not for the photo! The >> whole story is on Wiki: >> >> Rosenthal, along with Marine photographers Bob >> Campbell<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Campbell_(photographer)> >> and Bill Genaust <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Genaust> (who was >> killed in action after the >> flag-raising),[21]< >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima#cite_note-21> >> were >> climbing Suribachi at this time. On the way up, the trio met Lowery, who >> photographed the first flag-raising. They considered turning around, but >> Lowery told them that the summit was an excellent vantage point from which >> to take photographs.[12]< >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima#cite_note-Fiery_2004-12 >>> >> >> Rosenthal's trio reached the summit as the Marines were attaching the flag >> to an old Japanese water pipe. Rosenthal put his Speed >> Graphic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Graphic> camera >> on the ground (set to 1/400th of a second shutter >> speed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutter_speed>, >> with the f-stop <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-stop> between 8 and 16) so >> he could pile rocks to stand on for a better vantage point. In doing so, >> he >> nearly missed the shot. Along with Navy Pharmacist's Mate Second Class >> John >> H. Bradley, the five Marines began raising the U.S. flag. Realizing he was >> about to miss it, Rosenthal quickly swung his camera up and snapped the >> photograph without using the viewfinder< >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viewfinder> >> .[22]< >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBradley2006209.E2.80.93211-22 >>> >> Ten >> years after the flag-raising, Rosenthal wrote: >> >> Out of the corner of my eye, I had seen the men start the flag up. I swung >> my camera and shot the scene. That is how the picture was taken, and when >> you take a picture like that, you don't come away saying you got a great >> shot. You don't know.[*attribution needed >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Attribution_needed>*] >> >> Bill Genaust, who was standing almost shoulder-to-shoulder with Rosenthal >> about thirty yards away, was shooting motion-picture film during the >> second >> flag-raising. His film captures the second event at an almost-identical >> angle to Rosenthal's famous shot. >> >> >> Tina >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Paul ... If you dig deep enough you can find photos of the set up. They >>> actually raised the flag for three first times to get the photo op >> right. I >>> believe the shot is included in the War show (a great show) currently >> here >>> at the Brooklyn Museum. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information