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31. Spanish Civil War, the photographer, Francis Capa, captured

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 07:24 PM

Feb 2014

a republican soldier shot (dead).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falling_Soldier

Realize technically it was an incredible achievement, they did not have burst mode back then. And it was a simple black and white film. From my years in school, this was shown, and it was taken with a fairly fast lens for the time and I think 400 ASA. Think of this, as a good digital camera, and yes, a very lucky shot.

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