Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear LUG, It's been a beautiful day here in Boston. I was walking down the sidewalk of a busy street when I saw the shot: A young woman sitting on a cream colored, obviously old and battered moped; against the 18% grey-colored street(seriously). She had a radiant pale-tan complexion, a silver nose ring, and the glow from her smile made me wince. For an instant, the portion of the street in my frame was free of autos. This would have been the PERFECT Black and white shot(to me). I swear the instant that I was bringing the camera to my face, I invisioned myself toning this beautiful print. Selenium, no, sepia! Anyway, I had the exposure preset for the shadows of the buildings on the street(which she happened to be in). Okay, exposure was on. Click.....ahh....$*&%&#! I was focused at about 32", and she was at least 10 ft. away. By the time I realized the focus was off, the magic was gone. Did I get the shot? I'll only be able to tell after tonight when I develop and print. Maybe I got it. I was using a summicron 50, and the DOF at f11 might have been adequite. Then again, maybe I missed it. So please, how might I avoid this in the future? This is only my 6th roll using the rangefinder, and my focusing is gradually getting better, but could you all impart some of your wisdom as to how I can achieve quicker focus for street shooting? I LOVE this camera, and considering the great shots I've gotten with it so far, I'm not going to let "the one that got away(maybe)" discourage me. Although, it would be a shame. Thanks in advance for your kind input. Sincerely, Paul Klingaman Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com