Fifty years ago on November 22; 1963; in Dallass Dealey Plaza; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; the 35th President of the United States; was assassinated while traveling in a motorcade with his wife; Jacqueline. LIFE magazine; the weekly pictorial chronicle of events in America and throughout the world; was quickly on the scene. The Kennedys had been LIFEs story: Jack and Jackie made the cover in his sailboat before they were married and he was a fresh-faced senator from Massachusetts; and the White House doors had remained open to LIFE throughout his presidency: Cecil Stoughtons photographs of Caroline and John-John in the Oval Office; Jackies tour of the renovation; tense behind-the-scenes moments during 13 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis--all of this appeared in LIFE. The famous Zapruder film; included here unedited; first appeared in LIFE; after being acquired by LIFEs Richard B. Stolley. Stolley also interviewed at the time Dallas police; Kennedy administration officials; members of the Oswald family; workers at Jack Rubys bar. Jackies first conversation after the murder was with Theodore H. White for LIFE; and in it she told the American people; for the first time; about the Camelot her late husband had imagined. All of that is revisited in LIFE The Day Kennedy Died; including: An official release of the unedited Zapruder film An essay by Richard B. Stolley on how he exclusively obtained the iconic film for LIFE An essay by Abraham Zapruders granddaughter; Alexandra; who writes for the first time about how the film affected her family over the generations Personal stories about where they were when they heard the news from Barbra Streisand; Maya Angelou; Jimmy Carter; Tony Bennett; Willie Mays; Sergei Khrushchev; James Earl Jones; John Boehner; Tom Brokaw; Mikhail Baryshnikov; Alec Baldwin; Bill OReilly; Dan Rather and many more Rarely seen photos from the TIME/LIFE archive of Allan Grants photo essay of the Oswald family on the night of the assassination A foreword featuring a conversation with historian David McCullough LIFEs Theodore H. Whites famous "Camelot" interview with Jackie (which she gave shortly after the assassination); as well as the story behind the interview and the words that never ran A new essay on 50 years of conspiracy theories by J.I. Baker; author of The Empty Glass The Kennedys: A LIFE story for more than 50 years; and still today.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful. Very inspiring.By CustomerExcellent for those; like me; starting out. Great explanation of lens options; accessories required; how to "make-do;" using equipment from film era as well as current macro lens choices. Good discussion about how to progress beyond 1:1 macro using bellows; reversing rings; adapting other lenses including enlarger and microscope. Also good tips on setting up lighting and the many options. Similarly strong section on focus stacking and the software options. The author (wisely) assumes that most people are on limited budgets when starting out so gives very realistic advice. Final section on how to prepare for a shoot is great - specifics are given for plants; insects; animal etc examples. I found this an invaluable and inspiring book that has me clamouring to shoot greater than 1:1 macro. I know I will keep referring back to it on a regular basis. Very engaging and no-nonsense style with plenty of pictures to show set ups and specific gear. Thoroughly recommended.10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book and definitely a good place to start when getting into close-up photographyBy WinterThis is a very well written and illustrated book on nature closeup photography covering equipment in part and techniques in detail. The how to aspect is the strongest aspect of this book. The author shows how to build pens or staging areas for small creatures for easily photographing them and then returning them unharmed back into their world. He illustrates how to easily do this in the field by the side of a creek or pond or other area. He even included a section on moth traps and other approaches to collecting insects to photograph.Where the book falls short; though is still OK; is with the equipment and setup for macro photography. He provides a great deal of information for someone with a point and shoot camera or what the author refers to as a "bridge" camera; and also on retrofitted or repurposed use of slide duplicators and microscope stands; but too little on the best approach to take with a modern digital SLR or mirrorless camera and the available flash and bellows systems. At this time there are also more options for Canon DSLR shooters than for people shooting with Nikon or other brands of cameras (as with astrophotography).For the DSLR owner there is little information on how to best configure a bellows or provide for using current macro lenses or small flash units for macro photography. There are some with very limited funds but others where the limitation is more one of time available for their hobby and spending cash is preferable if it provides for a shorter learning curve and more time actually taking pictures.The software section that covers focus stacking which is now possible in the digital era and it is very well written and current as of this date and would alone make this book a good buy.I have purchased over one hundred books on photography over the years and cannot recall one that was better written or illustrated or as informative on a specific area of photography as this one. Highly recommended regardless of your level of expertise or amount of experience.11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. how to do it allBy David McAllisterIm a total rookie to macro and feelI am off to a good start by benefitting from this writers extensive experience. All very clear; and lots of references to suppliers of handy tools. Software is also very well covered; with pros and cons of available choices. Work flow suggestions.