Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > > >>I agree -- is she "there" because you used the rangefinder and then >>didn't "re-compose" the image? Only because I do this all the time >> >>Beautiful portrait otherwise >> > >Thanks! > >Yes, she's "there" due to the use of the rangefinder. Distance to >subject is about 1.5m. At f1.4, that does not yield much DOF for >anything but small pictures. I used Tina's trick here; prefocusing, >and moving back/forth until I had Cindy's left eye in focus. If I >re-compose after that I usually end up with an out-of focus picture. > >-- Arne G'day Arne, I'm sure others have better advice, but for me, I compose the type of scene I want first, focus then return "quickly" to that set up and take. For years my father used an SLR polaroid camera SX70 I think, and all his portraits were in the lower third of the image, the focus patch being towards the bottom of the viewfinder. I still slap myself when a roll of film returns, and I've fallen for the same trap again. Cheers - -- Alastair Firkin http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html