Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aaron Sandler showed: "Subject: [Leica] Aaron's PAW 9: Dancing Motion > This week I'm showing two motion blur photographs that I made on Wednesday of a local modern dance group that I photograph from time to time. > The two photos were taken with equipment of widely-divergent monetary > value: > 1) A pinhole camera made out of a matchbox with no lens. 15sec, > tripod. > 2) A Leica M with 35/2 summicron. 1/8 sec, hand-held. > > I'm not saying which I prefer! > > http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/paw/2006_09/index.html<<< > > PS--The third photo on the page is an unrelated happy snap...our son is > now 6 months old and already a little more independent. :( and :) Aaron, My gut re-action is the dancing doesn't quite work as is. But trying it in colour might make a major difference and quite possibly a far more effective set of pictures. My experience in shooting blurs as you seem to be trying here I've found 1/4 of a second works pretty well. But shooting any kind of dancing motion or motion as such, is difficult and much by trial and error, shooting lots and lots again is paramount because you never know how good, bad or ugly it'll be until the film is souped. But you know that already. Right? ;-) The third picture? :-) Well what can be said about a fine young lad like this sitting up all alone! Good for him! :-) Nice to see him updated every once in awhile. ted