Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That explains it. Thanks Ted. >Richard S. Taylor asked: >>But do I understand that you never found it necessary to half-press >>to hold exposure from a particular area at all? If memory serves >>there were a couple of shots with bright window areas or bright >>lights in the frame. That had to have presented a metering >>problem.<<<< > >G'day Dick, >A few times, but that was done almost all in one motion. Lock on a >spot that looked about right and continued to the content "click." >Or reverse, I saw what was evolving, picked a spot that looked >close, locked AE by half pressure then back to the moment about to >happen. > >Or I shot allowing the inside to go deliberately to silhouette >compared to the exterior lighting or close to that. > >My re-action to the action happening is always the goal to put on >film, so in most cases the camera is to eye and frame made before I >even think about the light because I've already seen what the light >is doing as I'm looking at the scene. Quite often something occurs >and if you're taking too much time hunting for a "matching area" to >meter off, the motivating moment is lost for ever. Besides it's B&W >and you only need to be close anyway. ;-) > >It's kind of hard to explain, but as you know my "light-eyes-action" >credo has been my guide for so many years these things are happening >without deliberate thought. > >It's looking through the viewfinder using the Noctilux then >realizing it's a distracting background. Then with nothing more than >fingers automatically spinning the aperture ring wide open, I don't >even bother looking to see where it is, I shoot! Background gone!;-) >Without thinking anymore than that. I've seen the shutter speed >change as it flashed in the view finder, it's going to be a higher >speed in any event so nothing to think about but shooting the action. > >If necessary I stay with the situation if there's a possibility of a >better moment. > >This type of conversation is always better sitting around talking >photography with a Leica. ;-) Of course with crackers, cheese and a >good beer!;-) I hope this helps. > >ted > > > > >Ted Grant Photography Limited >1817 Feltham Road >Victoria BC V8N 2A4 >250-477-2156 > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick Boston MA