Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Camera Shake
From: Jeffery Smith <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 18:35:21 -0600
References: <p05100308b8b42fd99f23@[203.208.69.141]>

Whoops!  Allan is right. Forget the flash, and buy a Noctilux!! You can 
justify it to your wife...it was for family pictures!! ;-)

At 06:29 PM 3/12/02 -0500, you wrote:
>The remedy is obvious to everyone but Leica people: use flash. What! And 
>spoil the beautiful Leica blur?
>
>Allan
>
>
>On Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at 05:30 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote:
>>>In trying to photograph my ACTIVE fourteen month old daughter, I'm
>>>losing a lot of well-composed pictures with great facial expressions to
>>>camera shake.  I think that my daughter's constant movement, which
>>>forces me to rush for pictures and prevents the use of a tripod, is a
>>>contributing factor.  Trying to get down to her level also seems to
>>>increase the problem, but I am able to capture her facial expressions
>>>better from down there, I think.  The Leica sling made by Lutz Konermann
>>>would, I believe, allow me to grip my M6 better and improve results, but
>>>he seems to be out of town indefinitely, and I've tired of missing good
>>>moments while I wait.  Is there any technique or gadget I could use to
>>>improve my photographs?  Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
>>
>>I face this problem with my younger dog, who wiggles wobbles and spins 
>>all the time. For me there are a couple of techniques.
>>
>>1. I focus at 1m, hold the camera away from my eye, watch the dog not the 
>>camera and snap when the moment is right. The camera is held at arms 
>>length which seems to steady it
>>
>>2. faster film might help, but the flash will "stop" the action. I often 
>>use a 3/4 flash (I hate washed out flash images) and expose for the 
>>ambient light. Slower film can actually be an advantage here. Sometimes I 
>>use really slow film, open the lens, incite the dog and fire the flash my hand.
>>
>>3. stand back a little and enlarge the image
>>
>>4. Tripods are not really part of the deal, though I will occasionally 
>>"ambush" the prey by setting up the camera on a tripod, wait for the 
>>critter to reach the allotted "spot" and fire -- I have to say that it 
>>did not work too well at the Grand Prix -- I was too fast on the button ;-)
>>
>>Cheers
>>-- Alastair Firkin
>>
>>http://www.afirkin.com
>>
>>http://www.familyofman2.com
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In reply to: Message from Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> (Re: [Leica] Camera Shake)