The famous LIFE magazine photo of the sailor bending the young lady over and giving her one of the most famous kisses in history in Times Square, NY on VE Day to celebrate the end of the war in Europe. I believe it was shot by Alfred Eisenstadt, but am not sure.
DG At 10:05 AM 11/1/01 -0500, you wrote: >Edgerton's shot of a bullet passing through an apple, while the apple >itself is >balanced on the point of another bullet, is one of my favorites. Not only is >the subject fascinating, but I also like the colors, the composition, and the >contrast, physically and symbolically, between the apple and the bullets. > >I have also alway liked Joe Rosenthal's shot of the flag raising on Iwo Jima, >partly because of my Marine background. I like it even more after reading >Bradley's "Flags of our Fathers," about the first flag raising, how the >famous >shot came about, what happened to the men in the photo, and the story of the >battle itself.. It takes on more meaning -- and more power -- when it is >combined with the shot of the Firemen with the flag at ground zero after >the WTC >disaster. The similarities are quite striking. >-- >Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://danmatyola.com >Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399 >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
