Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley offered: Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Communication > Thanks, Ted. I appreciate your comments. I have never been able to take > photos with my phone because I can't hold it still enough! When I push > the > button, the whole phone moves. I'd rather use a Leica ;-) > Hi Tina, I have tried using them a half dozen times when friends have offered.. "Here have a go mate it's a piece of cake!" Nearly always shaky shaky or punched-pushed too hard." A wreck of an image. Now unfortunately it appears my tired beaten old body is or has begun "hand trembling!" That with a Leica at one time I could shoot one second frames hand held without a problem." Yep with practice and concentration" one can do it quite easily. But you must work at it over and over as many times as possible. Eventually you wont hesitate taking a shot at it. And yes I blew a ton of film learning how to be successful at it. Today of course you are just blowing in the wind while learning with a digital camera. However when I send along Ted 317's IPHONE images it's amazing what he has captured very effective photography under very low light situations. cheers, ted > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 12:55 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Tina Manley SHOWED: >> >> "COMMUNICATION." >> >> Hi Tina, >> A wonderful capture of the useless waste of time : "THUMB DIDDLING" >> looking machines. IPHONES ETC. >> >> What I have a hard time understanding about all these so called "smart >> phones & so called cameras?? Is? People visit new locations as some of >> these folks are, yet all of them are thumb diddling instead of enjoying >> life about them! >> >> Go to a restaurant and table after table the guests are thumb diddling >> instead of enjoying food, wine and " real life conversation!" >> >> Even though my number one son Ted Jnr. is working on a photo project >> using >> some type of "Smart phone camera." I'm completely blown away with his >> images and in some cases during early evening hours of minimal light >> situations. Quite honestly, AMAZED! >> >> No you folks haven't seen photo results by this son Ted in action. I'm >> posting a few on another "Photo Post only shortly" that he is as his >> brother Scott shooting sports. (He is doing Sochi Winter Olympics.)" But >> Ted also has a wonderful photographic accountability! >> >> He down loads to my computer, tweaks a few and I've made some amazing >> 8.5X11 prints on "Fine Art Matte paper!" That poo-pooos my whining about >> these new Iphones and cameras. They still come down to..... "The talent >> handling the gear!" >> >> I suppose if I had one I wouldn't be such a whiner about the useless >> waste >> of time and observing life around me as I see daily by the thousands of >> thousands of people. It still leaves me asking / wondering... "What did >> we >> do before these gadgets came along?" >> >> The truth for me? I believe we were more engaged in real life >> conversation. We observed and enjoyed our surroundings far more . Yes >> even >> though we may have had a Leica on our shoulder? >> >> Or maybe I should just go back to bed and take this holiday weekend off?? >> ;-) >> >> cheers, >> ted >> >> PS: Watch for the IPHONE photos shortly. >> >> >> >> On a square in Florence: >>> >>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/154423250 >>> >>> Who's having more fun?! >>> >>> C&C greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Tina >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information