Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey- >Hopefully I'll be sitting on the LUG passing pearls of > wisdom to new photographers while uploading files from my M20. Oops - there's supposed to be a "some day" in there. Some day I hope to be passing pearls of wisdom to new photographers while uploading files from my M20. Or Digilux 20. Or whatever they call it then. I guess since it has taken Leica 50 years to get to 7 I'm asking a lot... Whatever number it is, as long as it doesn't have any goofy engravings I'll be happy. :-) - --Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: <drb@MIT.EDU> To: <leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:44 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Swimming! > Ted- > > Wow! And I gripe about finding new shots with unrestricted poolside access > and a digital body with a 1.6x focal length multiplier. Unfortunately the > next swim meet is this Saturday, and I'll be in NYC (hopefully getting a > private tour of what used to be the World Trade Center, but that's a > different story). The next meet after that is mid-December, and I'll be > sure to be there. > > Thanks a million for the advice and stories. It's relatively easy to learn > from others' experiences, but it's hard to find people who are willing to > offer them to you. Hopefully I'll be sitting on the LUG passing pearls of > wisdom to new photographers while uploading files from my M20. > > --Dan > > PS- Those in the Boston area are welcome to come to MIT to shoot some > photos. We have something photo-worthy happening almost every day. The > full schedule can be seen here: > > http://events.mit.edu > > It lists everything from sports to lectures to concerts. My a cappella > group (the Chorallaries), for example, is performing tonight - full info on > the site above. It's free, and all are welcome. We're usually "visually > interesting"... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 1:21 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Swimming! > > > > Adam Bridge wrote: > > >Worse than any of those things: I'm a National Championship swimming > > official > > >for USA Swimming (the national governing body for swimming in the United > > >States.) I got to work the USA Olympic Trials in Indianapolis a few years > > ago - > > >it was a fantastic experience. > > SNIP: > > >I also have some experience shooting video of meets so I've watched some > of > > this > > >quite critically and I've done the cover photography for the Sierra > Nevada > > Swim > > >Guide for the past three years. > > SNIP: > > >Did you shoot swimming at the Olympics Ted, I remember you telling > stories > > about > > >track and field.<<< > > > > Hi Dan, > > The following years:... '68, '72, '76, '84, '88, '92 . And not only did I > > cover those Olympic years, I also covered the Pan American Games on > > alternating years along with the Commonwealth Games in alternating years. > So > > there's a little time working the swim sport for pictures. ;-) > > > > I love it despite it being a tough one to cover, the part I hate is the > > hours you put in during the Games just saving your shooting spot. > > > > For example: The '84 LA Olympics, were really tough due to the confined > area > > for the very best shooting position.... it could accommodate about 12 -14 > > photogs at the start finish end of the pool under the stands. > > > > To have one of those positions you were at the pool by 4 a.m and if you > got > > there by 4.15 a.m. you were too late! :-( > > Then we dozed or slept until about 8.30 on the concrete until someone > > brought a coffee and donut and we kind of woke up and started to get ready > > for the semi-finals to start at 10 a.m. > > > > Shot those until about 12.30, then a couple of guys would volunteer to get > > food while the remaining guys would guard the gear until we got back. Then > > we stayed until the 6 pm finals started and we shot that until about 8.30 > > pm. When it finished we went to the Main Press Centre dropped the last > rolls > > of film and picked up earlier shipped film, edited and shipped or > > transmitted... Then we'd go for some kind of supper, then to the hotel and > > start the same routine all over the next morning at 4 a.m. > > > > Loved it and hated it all at the same time. I love the sport because I > swam > > competitively in Toronto high school years. And I hate it because it's a > > very popular sport to cover and there's always hundreds of guys clamouring > > for a shooting position. > > > > Plus the gear you must carry, a 400 is like a normal lens along with a > > 300mm, plus 2X and 1.4 convertors. Usually three bodies, sometimes 4 plus > a > > couple zoom lenses, film, photo vest and whatever you think you may need. > > Even wides because the medal winners are always paraded past the photogs > to > > get close-ups with their medals, so you need those wides to get tight in > the > > face kind of biting their medals stuff. > > > > >>>I hope I have (somewhat) inspired a new photographer to take the time > to > > learn > > the sport. One thing I know is that you have to have a feel for a sport > > before > > you can really photograph it.<<<< > > > > It sure helps to know what happens next or during, but liking or loving a > > sport is a big bonus for better pictures because you know what to watch > for. > > And that applies to any sport. > > > > Maybe between us we've given Dan an idea of what to look for and get him > by > > the feeling swim meets are boring. ;-) > > ted > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html