>The shot of the soldier being killed would be mildly interesting > today. Chances are critics would say the picture is soft and dismiss it. > That's not to say It was not great in it's day for it's ability to capture > the precise moment of a soldier being shot. With today's autofocus cameras > and highspeed film this shot becomes a whole lot easier to get (in focus, in > living colour and at 5fps the photographer would have a whole series on the > guy getting shot.
IMNHO, this shot was as much "luck" as skill. At the instant the photographer decided to press the shutter release, this soldier would have been still on his feet. It was just a coincidence that he happened to get shot when the shutter opened. Bill
