The album cover photo at Woodstock and its photographer, Burk Uzzel.

[George McGovern]

"But the Woodstock cover has become one of the most recognizable pictures in the whole history of photography, and when I die, you know, they'll do this little thing, "'Well, he's the guy that took the picture on the 'Woodstock' album.'" Well, that's fine with me, it's a lovely photograph, you know, I did it well, and it's there for all the world to see. And that's fine by me. I love that idea.

You know, it's about communication. You know, we take pictures because we want to give people what we feel, and what we feel is important to see. They have to feel it, too. Otherwise, why bother? Why would I want to take pictures if I wasn't going to let other people try to feel what I felt?"


https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2021/03/09/photographer-burk-uzzle-describes-taking-the-iconic-woodstock-photo

[peppertree]

1. A very good, late friend of mine was there

He was 26 at the time. By his own account though, he spent most pf that time in his tent with his then-girlfriend - enjoying pot, and her company.

He did step outside to watch Jimi Hendrix and his iconic "Excuse me while I kiss the sky!"

I miss my old buddy. He used to call Cheeto "Trump the Chump" - as he very much believed he was a puppet for fascist powers-that-be.

[BurnDoubt]

3. Your friend was a fortunate person to have...

been present for an amazing experience. Sounds like he made the best of it, and I commend him for being on-brand in the moment and contributing his energy to the Vibe. I hope his memories of the time brought a smile to his face.
I’m sorry he can no longer share it with you. Love Is.

[George McGovern]

6. Your very good friend had an accurate label for him. Puppet, to our misfortune.

Woodstock — I can just begin to imagine his experience. (Outside the tent that is. Well,
mostly.) To have seen, to have heard Hendrix out in the open amongst like-minded similar souls; to sense the harmony, the unity, oneness and accompanied by the best music of the time.

Thank You for remembering your old buddy to us. He sounds like an unforgettable fellow.

[BurnDoubt]

2. A slice of Time.

A unique moment, then “nevermore”,
but given context, it may “live” again in memory.
Your gift, to the World

[George McGovern]

4. Thank You Kindly BurnDoubt. I take to your username. "Been there . . ." and out the other side.

(If you mean burned out that is. Might be nice though to burn doubt, abolish uncertainty; live on — calm, clear, composed.)

[NBachers]

5. We saw Barry Melton of Country Joe & The Fish tonight. He was talking about their Woodstock appearance. My friend got up

to buy a beer at the bar and told me, "I saw Country Joe and the Fish at Woodstock." It was a confluence of moments.

The show was great.

[George McGovern]

7. "A confluence of moments." Fascinating account NBachers. I'll bet the show was great. Thank You!

[HAB911]

8. Photography

The only time machine we have

[George McGovern]

9. Indeed HAB911. And a clear concept of communication. I like what Uzzle says --

"You know, we take pictures because we want to give people what we feel, and what we feel is important to see."

[Diamond_Dog]

10. Wow, seeing that photograph really takes me back.

I was too young to go but I certainly remember all the great music like it was yesterday.

[George McGovern]

11. That's for sure Diamond_Dog. What struck me about the photo was how it came to be.

The photographer left his tent early that morning just wandering around and came upon that memorable scene. Evidently he recognized its worth as a photograph and shot it. What a moment in time.

[groundloop]

12. Yep, and that was with actual film where every click costs money.

Not like today where I can press the shutter release a few thousand times and the only cost is the time it takes to cull photos.

I know a lot of people (my son included) are purchasing film cameras out of nostalgia or claim that film has more soul than digital or whatever I've gone through thousands of rolls of film and my personal opinion is than God for my DSLR.

[George McGovern]

13. I'm thankful for digital too groundloop. My first digital camera was a Nikon D70.

It was, as the saying goes, a gamechanger. The D70 was a great camera and photography became more fun than ever. No limitations based on film processing.

If I've asked already, I've forgotten - what digital camera to you use?

[George McGovern]

14. OM1 MarkII - Now I remember when you first got it. Are you liking it?

I can say after shooting Nikon for 35 years my old OM-D E-MI Mark II was the best camera of them all.