[Leica] IMG: An Experiment

[Mark Rabiner]

I’m 66 and I shoot sitting whenever possible.
Never saw a park bench I didn’t like.

 
 

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Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 5/26/17, 1:15 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jim Nichols" <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

    Hi Ted,
    
    I have done exactly that, and it works well.  But, as you will 
    understand, at 87, my legs get tired standing, and I'm not as steady on 
    my feet as I once was.  So, I am trying to work out a way to shoot more 
    comfortably.
    
    By the way, Happy Birthday tomorrow!
    
    Jim Nichols
    Tullahoma, TN USA
    
    On 5/26/2017 12:07 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
    > 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.
    >
    
    
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