Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sometimes it just comes down to luck more than technique. I did a group of 85 electrician apprentices for their graduation a couple of weeks ago. At the last minute we found out that we would have to do it outside in an unshaded spot at 1:30 PM on a bright day. I thought the picture was doomed. I set up the Hassy with a Quantum T2 set on full power as a fill and used the highest shutter speed and widest aperture I could use for the lighting. But what actually saved me was this lone cloud that popped up at just the right moment and shaded the sun! I just took the negs to the lab so they can make 85 8x10s of the winning shot. Phew! Simon Stevens P.S. Sorry about the lack of Leica content. ;) > I thought I should provide an update on this "project" since several of you > provided very good advice. To recap, I had been asked to take a class photo > of my daughter's 5th grade school class. > > Well, the parent organization decided to go with the "professional" who owns > the local photo lab. Oh well. I must say that I was not overly impressed > with the photo taken with a medium format camera. However, given the time of > day (1:30pm) and vantage point (school roof) I am not sure what would have > improved it. > > Regards, > Doug Lee - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html