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Likemanyin theUKI’dliketoassist

theNHSin thefightagainstCovid-19,

butduetohealthissues(I havespinal

andnervedamage)I amunableto

volunteer,sothoughtwhatelsecould

I offer?Asanamateurphotographer

I washopingperhapssomelarger

image-basedcorporations– Canon,

Nikonetc– wouldbewillingtosponsor

amateursaroundtheUKtoproduce

largeprintsof theirimagestohangin

wards and theatres, to brighten their

dayandallowsomeescapism.It would

showthatweasphotographerswant

tohelpevenin somesmallway,at a

timewhenmanycannotgetoutand

walk.HoweverI don’thavea cluehow

toachievethisgoal.I’mhopingthat

throughAPsomeonemaybewillingto

help,ormayhaveotherideastohelp

allourfrontlinestaff.CraigSemplis

Niceidea,Craig.If anyoneoutthere

wants to help, please get in touch.

Inbox

Ideas to help our heroic NHS staff

NapalmGirl

I’vebeenmeaningtowrite

toyouabout‘NapalmGirl’

sinceyourinterviewwith

NickUt(AP7 March),but

it tookShaunParker’s

letter(Inbox 11 April)to

remindme.Thanks,Shaun.

I stillrecallthecolossal

impactof thispicturewhen

I sawit onfirstpublication

in 1972,andin theform

thatyou(andmostothers)

published it – it has lost

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noneof itspowerin the

last 48 years.However,

I alsorememberbeing

equallyshockedwhen

someyearslaterI sawthe

uncroppedversion.I

wonderwhatexactlywas

goingthroughthemindof

thephotographeronthe

rightof thepicture,forhim

toconcludethatchanging

thefilmin hiscamerawas

moreimportantthan

helping the child with her

backonfire,justa fewfeet

away?Perhapssomeone

couldexplain,because I

can’t.AlanCox

Oneofthequalities

thatgivesthisimage

itspoweris thejuxta-

positionbetweenthe

sufferingofthechild,

PhanThiKimPhúc,and

theindifferenceofthe

AmericanGIs,including

(in the uncropped version

whichyoucanfindonline

if yougoogleit)theguy

loadinghiscamera.It

reallyconveyshowwar

brutalisespeopletothe

pointthatsucha horrific

scenebarelyraisesan

eyebrow.Butyoucould

alsoquestiontheactions

ofNickUtandtheother

presswhowerethere,

includinganITNNews

crew,untilyoulearn

that,aftertakingtheir

picturestheysavedher

lifebypouringwater

overherandrushing her

toa hospital.

Mymidget

Inoticedonthe 1934 AP

coverthereis anEnsign

Midget(Backin theday 21

March).I inheritedoneof

theseandremember

borrowingit in my

childhoodwhiletheE

filmwasstillavailable.It fits

easilyintoa shirtpocket.

Apparentlya late1930s

advertisementforthis

cameraclaimedthatit

wouldfit in thepocket of a

battledresstop.

BillEdwards

It’spersonal

Howyousetyourcamera

upis surelya personal

choice.Usewhatworksfor

you.I doworrysometimes

whennewphotographers

thinktheyshouldbeusing

manualexposurewhich,if

allyoudois twistthedials

untilthemetergoesgreen

is nodifferentthanauto.I

suggestlearnersstarton

fullyauto,justtogetsome

trialphotosthentry

aperturepriority,towork

outhowapertureaffects

theimage,orShutter

Priorityforfastersubjects.

Learnhowtooverridethe

camerawith+/-andthen

onceyou’recomfortable

withthis,trymanual.I use

apertureprioritymostof

thetimeonallmycameras

• I findthatevenwhen
  takingflowersthelight
  changestooquicklytouse
  manual.Aperturepriority
  followsthesechanges
  whileI concentrateonthe
  subject.I alsousemanual
  flashforclose-ups.
  John Overton

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forthoseunable to

get out

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