Just because it was the second flag raising doesn't mean it was a staged propaganda shot. The reality was one of the Marine commanders said he wanted a larger flag when in fact he wanted the first one as a souvenir. Had it been staged Rosenthal would have had time to compose it just the way he wanted it. As it was, he barely had time to raise the camera and click the shutter. He hadn't the slightest idea what he had until his editors made it an icon of the war.
William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Sessoms" > Subject: Re: RE: Goin' to Montanaaaaaa! > > > >>>> I suspect many people just missed the reference because he's so often >>>> billed as "W.Eugene Smith". One of Life magazines most famous shooters >>>> and responsible for some of its best known photos. >>>> >>> My parents never subscribed to it, so while familiar with the magazine >>> LIFE, I wouldn't likely know much about photographers that pre-date me >>> by half a century. I'm sure I've seen his photos though. > >> He was the *other* photographer on Iwo Jima with the Marines in 1945 ... >> the guy Rosenthal beat to the top of the hill. >> > > I don't think W.Eugene Smith was even there. I've never seen him mentioned > as part of that picture, which was, for all intents, a staged propoganda > shot, being the second flag raising done that morning on Mt. Surbachi. > > William Robb > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
