Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/03
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Tina and Alistair,
Alistair, I thought the same thing when I looked at this shot, but
figured that it was an impossible shot. It's nice to know that I'm not
alone. You have to get that picture at the theater and show us that it
can work.
Regards,
Michael Gerard
geeman1066@earthlink.net
Alastair Firkin wrote:
> >
> >
> >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=792302
> >
> >This was shot with TMax 400 pushed to 800, M6 with 35/1.4 at 1/4
> >second. Everyone in the photo, including the chicken, has moved
> >enough at 1/4 second to blur except the toddler in the center who is
> >daydreaming and holding still. A tripod would not have helped with
> >this low light photo because it is the people who are moving, not
> >the photographer. Medium format would have been impossible in this
> >light.
>
> Tina,
> The only problem with this shot is the shutter speed was probably too
> fast!! With more blur, the image of the little girl would have been
> even more dramatic. I have a desire to take an audience at the
> theatre all rising to leave, with one person still in the centre; I
> hope to do this for a FOM2 shot, but of course I need to be in the
> correct position at the end of the applause, and probably plant a
> "frozen" sitter ;-)
>
> I often take street shots with the Hasselblad and 2 ND filters to
> achieve a 1920 effect with the cars and passers by, but again, I've
> not done enough of them to claim any expertise. Here a tripod is
> certainly needed.
>
> As for medium format in the above situation, the blad F lenes are
> down to f2. With Tmax 3200 "something" could be done -- mind you the
> chook would probably fly off in fear of the mirror slap ;-)
>
> Cheers
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> Alastair Firkin
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