Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Simon, We run together without question as you've explained the conditions. ted > Hi Ted. > > There was someone else there. My uncle was present. But he was a good > 40 degrees (from her point of view) from where I was sitting. I didn't > want to shift anything in the room including people because my main > point was to get a photograph of her without making her feel that this > was in any way a formal thing. She was very conscious of her unkempt > appearance relative to how she was before her stroke and I wasn't at > all sure that she would like to be photographed. My main concern, > vastly over and above any concern about photography, as the feelings of > my aunt. > > I do understand the point you are raising, however. And in fact I have > used Karsh's cable release technique on occasions with a tripod-mounted > Hasselblad. But in this case, I still like the eye contact. > > Simon Stevens > > > However, reading or hearing how to do it doesn't always work in real > > life > > moments. Maybe there wasn't a person to speak with her at the time of > > the > > visit. > > -- > 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