Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You've got a good eye... nice set of photos. Jim P.S. 6x6 photos have been shown here before. Craig Roberts wrote: > Hey y'all, > > I've added a second seagull shot to the gallery. This, obviously, was > taken within minutes of the first one, though in shadow this time. > Therefore, it has a vaguely menacing mood as compared with the first > one, With a wider aperture and much less DOF, I elected to prefocus on > the area where the birds were approaching the boat. I think shots like > this demonstrate the unique advantage of the rangefinder camera. You > can "see it coming" and time the shutter release accordingly. It's much > harder to do with an SLR and -- because of shutter lag -- darned near > impossible with any digital camera I've used. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/FishTown/Gull_2 > > I've also added a couple of new ones to the black and white sub-album: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Monochrome-studies > > I'd like to post some local (Washington, DC) photos,. but I've been > shooting everything with my Rolleiflex SL66 these days. > > All the best, > > Craig Roberts >