Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aaron, I do like the first one better for the reasons you mention--I think there is a bit too much blur in the alternate. But it doesn't matter because as I wrote you last week, now that you have established contact and trust with these people, you will be able to go back and re-shoot until you have the images you are really happy with. Nathan Aaron Sandler wrote: > After my previous success(?) shooting the local hula hoopers, I went > back again to the weekly after-work-music-and-picnic and got some pix of > Julia doing her thing. > > She's amazing to watch, because she really gets into a zone and tunes > out everything around her. I was trying to capture that with my main > shot...I'm not sure it entirely worked, so you'll have to take my word > for it. ;) > > Main: http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/PAW/2004_24/index.html > > Then, after securing her cooperation, I put my 21 (c/v) on and lay down > on the ground for her to hoop over my head. Those hoops are heavy, > being made out of PVC pipe, but she's good. I selected a slow shutter > speed (maybe 1/15 or even 1/8) in an attempt to capture the motion. > Unfortunately, it was too slow and the hoop was invisible in most of the > shots. My alternate shows a little bit of hoop, but I don't think you > can tell what's going on without the explanation. Next time I'll try a > faster shutter speed and try to place her in a better background. > > Alternate: http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/PAW/2004_24/pages/alt1.html > > Thanks for looking...comments always appreciated, > Aaron > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands Mobile: +31 6 30 868 671 General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com