Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, Nice shot! Not bad for the circumstances and the expression and cropping are great. Gene -------------- Original message from SonC@aol.com: -------------- > In a message dated 9/6/2006 7:07:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > h_arche@yahoo.com writes: > then the one is left left is something so > extraodinary that I can't believe I took it, something > I can't imagine, or even remember, 'seeing' > beforehand. And that's kind of unnerving- the > implication that you have to 'lose it' to 'get it', so > to speak. > ------------------------ > > Sunday morning, I was sitting on the bench just outside the Parish Hall, > and > folks were gathered in conversation. I been thinking about how few people > shots I've done lately, and was wondering if I was losing it, clinging to > the > relative safety of flowers and still life. > > Just in front of me, a woman with a sleepy baby, so I lift the camera to > get > the "cute" shot. > > He raised his head, and looked at me right in the eye so intently, that I > just knew this wasn't gonna be a "kid shot." I pushed the button, and > since I > was using the Pentax, I wasn't positive I had the moment. So I chimped and > immediately knew I had a pretty good picture. I even knew right away that > it needed a slight crop. > > http://www.sonc.com/see.htm > > You never know when a picture will leap in front of your camera; sometimes > it takes a while, but you gotta be ready. > > > Regards, > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane > égalité, liberté, crawfish > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information