[Leica] IMG: An Experiment

[Ted Grant]

Hi Jim,
While shooting baseball I often put the lens right on the wire fence with
centre of the lens dead centre in the middle of a fence opening and set
shutter wide open. Or not stopped down more than one stop and you never saw
the fence anytime. And all was as sharp as you want! The main thing to be
careful of is the glass isn't riding with fence cross wires toughing the
glass. If you put a filter on then you don't have to worry.
cheers,
ted  

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Jim Nichols
Sent: May-26-17 9:43 AM
To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: [Leica] IMG: An Experiment

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.

-- 
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA


_______________________________________________
Leica Users Group.
See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information


---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus