Misha sent me this wonderful photo taken at the Normandy landings. He said,

This is one of most dramatic pictures about Normandy and my favorite.

It really gives you a great first person perspective from the landing craft. I can only imagine what was going through their heads. How scary!

You can barely see the bluffs through the smoke and they had such a great distance to make it to the base of them, that its a miracle that any did. Truely a thought evoking picture. I have stood on the top of those bluffs and I can express nothing but astonishment for the victory there.

It must be something to stand on the bluffs and try with all your might to imagine what the day must have been like. The yards must have felt like miles...

That is a wonderful photo. Did your friend Misha take this photo? It looks like a Capa original...But there were a lot of the best photographers there .If your friend took this photo that is just amazing. Capa did some of the most amamzing photographs duirng the landing and through so many other times of war. Thanks for sharing this one Cindy

No, it's just one of Misha's favorites. I am unsure who the photographer is. It would be interesting to note.

Hi all from Luxembourg,

yeah they had a long way to march on that beach without cover and no place to hide I don't know who took the picture but it wasn't Robert Capa.

Capa shot 106 photos on d-day but only 11 survived but read it yourself on this link http://www.skylighters.org/photos/robertcapa.html

Have a nice weekend you all.

Martin

Once again you come through for us. Thanks for turning us onto that page. I plan on reading it in detail later tonight. I'm a real photography nut too. So when you add WWII and photography to the equation, you have me hooked.

I used to have my own darkroom in Detroit and loved developing B&W film. I still have all my equipment and who knows. I may get back into it again someday.

I thought I had The Skylighters link up on my Links Page, but alas, I don't. So thanks and I will add it tonight.

Martin I am sure you are right about this photo. I do know I have seen one similar actually the close ups like this all look sort of similar. I took History of Photography in a college course and we studied Capa so I know about the mishap with all the photos he took on D-day, but this one resembles his work minus the blur in the ones that survived his too eager lad assistant. I actually like the blur its shows the movement and the obvilous intensity , it almost gives you the sense of urgency in the photographs. He made a quote something to the effect If you arent close enough to the battle you wont get a good photo, now that isnt exactly how it goes but its close...I would look it up but I am just plain lazy tonite! Anyway it is a wonderful photograph. Cindy.

P.S. Thanks for the link!

Once again you come through for us. Thanks for turning us onto that page. I plan on reading it in detail later tonight. I'm a real photography nut too. So when you add WWII and photography to the equation, you have me hooked.

 

I used to have my own darkroom in Detroit and loved developing B&W film. I still have all my equipment and who knows. I may get back into it again someday.

 

I thought I had The Skylighters link up on my Links Page, but alas, I don't. So thanks and I will add it tonight.

Marion I have a darkroom too. I love black & white photos. I also took a course in color photography but it was kind of boring since a machine does most of the work you are very limited with the artistic aspects . There is so much more control in a black & white darkroom. I dont use mine like I should or as much as I would like to but I do when I can. I cant believe how much we have in common! Its great to learn about one another

Cindy

Oh my God Cindy, yet another link between the two of us. I guess we really were meant to meet. It seems that at least once a week or more now, I am wowed by yet another coincidence.

I just got a letter yesterday from a gentleman who lives here in Michigan and also got to meet Don Burgett. We have sent each other a few emails and are saying things like, "You won't believe what..." It is really uncanny at times.

I LOVE B&W. There is nothing else like it. I can't wait to get my darkroom setup again someday. It will be a while into the future, but it will always be one of my most satisfying hobbies. I used to spend hours in the darkroom and yes, developing B&W is an art. You get to control so much. I just love the dynamics. Color is color, but B&W is a whole different medium.

Well, off to bed. Am trying to nurse this cold and need a really good night's sleep. Yesterday I laid around and my hubby got me one of my fave movies again, A Bridge Too Far. So I watched that and old Combat reruns most of the day. Ah, what a way to recuperate!