RE: [Leica] Steady as she goes there, lad [y]

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

AND DR. BLACKTAPE HAS ANOTHER OBSERVATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAD....

...Isn't it interesting, given how outraged some LUGers seemed to get about
Susan Sontag's comments about photography being an aggressive act, how many
people not only comment on, but have given no end of thought to, the
relationship between photography, marksmanship, pistol shooting, and
breathing techniques for target shooting. :-)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Alan Hull
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 3:25 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Steady as she goes there, lad [y]
>
>
> I believe the study (model) is basically correct.  It is impossible,
> using reactions alone, to determine exactly where a fast ball will be
> when it arrives at the batsmans position.  The batsman does not use
> reaction alone.  He uses the same technique that smart cameras use to
> judge exposure.  The scene is compared to a built in memory bank matrix
> for an an exact match
>
> The batsman, by practicing constantly, can pre-judge the eventual
> position of the ball from previous experience.  Conditioned reflex.
> This is why sports like baseball and cricket have very strict rules
> regarding the weight and size of the ball and its method of delivery
> and from which position.  Its to give the batsman half a chance to
> build up an exact match dictionary.
>
> Any bowler playing cricket knows the fun to be had by substituting a
> tennis ball half way through an over.
>
> Back to photography  Handholding a camera degrades the equipment
> performance.  Apart from certain Eastern disciplines to control
> internal body action, I can't see that practise will improve the
> situation to any significant degree.  IMHO. IMHO.  IMHO.
>
> Alan
> ----------
> > From: Dan Cardish
> > This reminds me of a study which proved that a major league baseball
> player
> > is simply unable to react fast enough to hit a pitched ball,
> considering
> > how quickly it takes the ball to arrive at home plate.
> >
> > And yet, they do hit them.
>
>