Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On May 26, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > It was a late game on a chilly night, but I wanted to try an idea I had > for minimizing the intrusion of the sideline fence while shooting from my > chair near the fence. By the time this shot was taken, it was almost 8pm, > so the light was getting weak. It was a rough outing for our boys in blue > and white. In this shot, the pitcher fooled my gr-grandson as well as his > catcher, because the ball ended up at his feet. > > I added a B+W 103 ND 0.9 (8X) filter and set the lens at f/2.0, focusing > just short of infinity. As late as it was, I could have shot without the > filter, but wanted to see how it performed. I was seated about 3ft from > the fence. This image is cropped top and bottom, but is uncropped > horizontally. I was well satisfied with the result, and expect it to do > even better in brighter light. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170525-DSCF2076.JPG.html > > The image is better seen when viewed LARGE. > > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. Can?t help wondering why you don?t have the lens right up against the fence and shoot right through the chain links. fond regards, George http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.imagist.com http://www.linkedin.com/imagist