Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 14, 2009, at 8:16 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Steve Barbour showed: > Subject: [Leica] California autumn... > > >> this week here... >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/rosesfall.jpg.html<<<<< > > Hi Steve, > Interesting and revealing because the rose bush has some incredible > potential as all those new buds begin to open. Certainly a subject of > interest over the next couple of weeks as they become full bloom. > > If you have the time you might create a series of exposures every couple > of days then turn them into a slide show that illustrates the growth much > like a movie. Just a thought. I bet there's a potential gold mine of > images about to happen in this one bush. > > If it's on your property and no fear of a tripod being stolen, set it up > with camera and get everything lined up, shoot a few. Then remove camera, > but leave tripod in place. Then a day or two later all you have to do is > lock camera on tripod, shoot a few and continue this routine right through > from buds as we see them here to their final demise of petals falling. > > However this routine is only posible if some Klutz isn't going to steal > the tripod. > > If this is the case. Do same set up as suggested, put markers on the > ground at exactly the same tripod leg positions.... do not close the > tripod down, but take it in the house at the set height, then when shoot > day cames along all you do is take it out, set feet in identical spots, > place camera on tripod and click click! :-) thanks for some really good ideas Ted, Steve > > cheers, > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information