Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Brick wrote: > I believe that the "Decisive Moment" is simply luck. If you stop and think > about it, you see what you want and you press the shutter. By the time your > reflexes react and the mechanics of the camera go off, it is no longer what > you saw. It is a moment later. So when you look at the perfectly timed > photograph, either you had clairvoyance, or the luck gods were with you. While luck has a factor in a decisive moment, it is not the whole thing. You have to be in the right spot, framed properly and prepared. It's more about anticipation, in my opinion, and seeing the result in advance of the moment playing out before you. THOUGH, I'll admit to being there and holding the camera, but Gods' hand tripped the shutter! With Leica (or G2) cameras the option of maintaining a view of action before you enhances your opportunity to capture the perfect moment. With the RF camera I'm halfway there, just need to put my feet in the right place. If I'm paying attention to the action around me it's pretty easy to be patient and get the 'right' shot.