[Leica] IMG: Pool Paradise

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Herb,

I have also found that touch screens, in my case an iPhone 6, can have a 
mind of their own.

I thought about the shutter speed's role in capturing the waterfall, so 
I varied the aperture to force it to slow down, as I shot a series of 
exposures.  The one that I posted was ISO 200, 1/300 at f/5.6.

I continued to stop down, finally reaching 1/70 at f/16.  In examining 
the images, I could see very little difference in the rendering of the 
flowing water.  You are probably correct, that 1/15 would have smoothed 
it out, but I had no way of achieving that without a tripod and a 
neutral density filter.  So, I just chose the image with the best 
overall sharpness, ignoring the water.  ISO 200 is the normal base value 
on the X-E1.  There is a "contrived" setting of 100, but I never go 
there.  Maybe this time I should have tried it.

Thanks for looking.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/15/2015 8:10 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote:
> My first reply went empty. Yes, touch pads are a great improvement over mice, except that at times an accidental light touch does what you don’t want.
>
> What I’m writing about is the exposure for the waterfall at the back. Lately, I became a believer in like 1/15 to fuzz up the water and suggest motion. But when I first had the opportunity to try it, the toy Lumix camera wouldn’t stop down beyond f/8, not far enough to permit that long an exposure. I was pissed off at the time. I think I also went to the lowest available ISO. Don’t really remember.
>
> Herbert Kanner
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> Question Authority and the authorities will question you.
>
>> On Sep 15, 2015, at 7:25 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>
>> This is the shallow end of the backyard pool where I attended a birthday party on Sunday.  The kids had a blast in the pool and on an inflatable water slide.  There is a low board at the other end.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/The+Shallow+End.TIFF.html
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>> Fuji X-E1 with 27mm
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>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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