[Leica] Kid candids

[Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>]

> The change was prompted by my frustration caused by my very poor
> success rate in taking candid fotos of my three year old daughter.  She
> is a typical active toddler and her movements are totally random and
> unpredictable.  The results show, I'm ashamed to say, about half of
> each roll to be out of focus, and the problem is getting worse.
> Naturally, these fotos are the ones my wife examines more than any
> other and I am getting embarassed by my failure rate.


Alan,
This one of the most difficult shooting subjects. I used to recommend to
adult photography students that they take pictures of an active 3-4 y/o to
sharpen their shooting skills!!

- --Mike 

P.S. I used to specialize in this kind of picture...kid candids.