OT? At least it is about photography - hopefully that is what Pentax itself is about. Have you had the pleasure of reading The Eye of Eisenstaedt? It has some fascinatiing information about how/why he made some of his favorite images.
Regards, Ed M. In a message dated 12/6/2001 9:09:01 AM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > It's the birthday of photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt, born in > Dirschau, > Prussia (1898). When Eisenstaedt was 14, his uncle gave him an Eastman > Kodak Number Three Folding Camera, and he began taking pictures. He > photographed many famous artists and statesman and, in 1933, was sent > to shoot the first meeting of Hitler and Mussolini. Two years later, > Eisenstaedt fled Germany for America. In New York he was hired, along > with three other photographers, by Henry Luce for something Luce called > > "Project X." On November 23, 1936, Project X debuted as Life magazine, > featuring five pages of Eisenstaedt's pictures. It was after WWII that > Eisenstaedt captured his most famous image, a sailor kissing a nurse on > > V-J Day in Times Square. - 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 .
