Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison McClary wrote: > > >A situation I've wanted to try at an evening Opening Ceremonies of the > >Olympics or similar event, is a time exposure as Eric did, just as the > >athletes or performers come into the stadium. That's the point the twinkie > >flashes of all those folks with P&S cameras are blinking away like crazy. > >it's quite an amazing sight. > > > >It can be done at the opening of a night football game or any evening event > >held in a major sized stadium or arena. It sure would be quite an > >interesting effect. I haven't done it in the past because I'm usually doing > >the super long lens thing. Besides at international Games events you are > >not allowed to use tripods! > Camera such as Xpan or something wide with auto-advance and radio trigger mounted on Mafer clamp or tripod. That way you can continue with long lens work while remotely triggering wide camera. And don't forget the star-cross filter. :-) - -- Carl Socolow http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/