Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]bruce5@attglobal.net wrote: > > In other words, what have you learned/what do you know now, that you > wish you knew when you started? > When I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with Ted Grant in Vancouver a month or so ago, he told me something that has proven very useful. He'd noticed how holding the M camera infront of your eye and winding on with it in that position, rather than raising it and lowering it continuously, make the camera "disappear". It makes perfect sense, of course. The visual system picks up movement very well, the larger the movement, the easier it's seen. So the trick is to keep the camera at eye level and move it as little as possible. It works! People look over when you first raise the camera to your eye, but when they don't see you doing anything with it there (just holding it) they look away and go back to doing whatever it was they were doing. Leaving you free to take "candid" pictures! ;) M. - -- Martin Howard | Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | What boots up must come down. email: howard.390@osu.edu | www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------