Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html