Worlds most famous photograph
Mar 10, 2017 16:53:34 #
Some will remember it Others definitely should watch.
This was Christmas 1968!!!!
I'm sure you've seen the world's most famous photograph, "Earthrise".
It's been on the cover of TIME and on stamps.
But did you know it almost didn't happen. It was Christmas Eve, 1968.
The site below is outstanding.
It takes you right onto the module with the 3 astronauts and you hear them
as they see it for the first time. (It begins occurring around 3 minutes, 38 seconds.)
Just think we were alive and watching when this happened.
A picture like this, taken by a human, is not likely to happen even in the distant future.
The Untold Story Of The World's Most Famous Photo
http://www.youtube.com/embed/dE-vOscpiNc
Mar 10, 2017 19:44:30 #
Thanks for the history lesson, Numbus!! Was in Vietnam at the time; we didn't get to see anything until 3 days later. Very, very surreal. Thank you posting!
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Mar 11, 2017 06:29:50 #
machia
Loc: NJ
I was 12 years old that CHRISTMAS and I remember it well . More meaningful than the actual lunar landing seven months later . The Apollo 8 crew with Frank Borman as flight commander . I'll never forget it . I'm not sure , but I think Jim Lovell took the picture . Anyone know ?
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Mar 11, 2017 12:20:24 #
FrankR
Loc: NYC
I never knew the background story, thank you. I wonder however, if that's the most famous picture in the world. I would think Joe Rosenthal's iconic image of the flag raising on Mt Suribachi is and perhaps even the one of Marilyn Monroe standing over the subway grate. Thought, opinions, other photographs?
Mar 11, 2017 13:17:57 #
Mar 11, 2017 14:02:34 #
FrankR wrote:
I never knew the background story, thank you. I wonder however, if that's the most famous picture in the world. I would think Joe Rosenthal's iconic image of the flag raising on Mt Suribachi is and perhaps even the one of Marilyn Monroe standing over the subway grate. Thought, opinions, other photographs?
That's kind of what I though too. I never would have thought of the earth rising photo as being the most famous photograph. But he did say the 'worlds' most famous photograph. Since I can't only give my point of view from the US and maybe the world doesn't really think that much of Marilyn Monroe or the flag raising in WWII. Only people from the US think of those the most.
Mar 11, 2017 15:48:44 #
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