Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just thinking about this...It looked pretty sunny there, so a good exposure guess would be 1/125 or 1/60 at f16 at EI100. So even at 1/1000 sec, you could be using an aperture of aroung f5.6-f8. So unless you use an ND filter or slower film, then this problem is unavoidable. Just my 10p worth.... Regards Mark - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: 15 June 2001 02:52 Subject: Re: [Leica] Capitalpride pictures > Simon Stevens wrote: > >> Last Sunday was Washington, DC's pride parade and festival. At least two > > of us Luggers were there and my efforts are published at site below. > > Criticism (hopefully constructive) is welcome as usual.<<<< > > Hi Simon, > The first thing that comes to mind is, there isn't any separation between > subject and back ground. > > Like everything is in focus! Why not try working with the highest possible > shutter speed and the widest possible aperture? In this fashion your main > subject jumps away from the background, therefore eliminating the visual > confusion all the time. > ted > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant >