[Leica] IMG: Seen Through the Fence

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Ted.  I have done that, and it works great.  Here is an example:

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF3425fm.tif.html

With a Summicron-R, which has a built-in hood, I just hold the hood 
centered on an opening in the fence wire.

This time, I was trying to duplicate a shot by that old master, Sonny 
Carter, who made the fence disappear, while shooting from the stands.  I 
made it work, but not as successfully as Sonny did.  It is not as easy 
with bright, shiny wire. ;-)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 5/26/2016 4:39 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> OK try this as I've shot hundreds of rolls shooting my 2 grandsons playing
> baseball, pitching or batting.
> Get right at the fence! Stop standing back and select a full open aperture
> or not more than "one stop down." If one is a pitcher?  Get right behind the
> umpire, one side right or left and lens "ON THE FENCE!" Oh yes I can here
> the catter wailing already.
> But if you don't give this method a try you are never going to learn how to
> do it!
> Yes wide open works beautifully and put the front "lens ring" right on the
> fence! Yes right on the fence! Not the lens glass, avoiding the glass where
> and when possible. Usually the metal ring sticks out farther than the glass.
> One other thing I used was to make sure the center of the lens was centered
> to the center of the fence wire hole. In other words the wire wasn't a big X
> in the middle of the glass!  Blast away and the wire wont make any
> difference!
> Good luck Mate!
> cheers,
> Dr ted  :-)
>
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