Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But, you could also take your Leica D200 along with 4 SB800's. Mount those SB800's in trees, on the ground, etc. The D200 can work wireless with the SB800's to trigger the flashes. Don't worry about slow synch speed, that Leica D200 can synch at 4000th/sec! Try that Canonites! Anyway, that's what Nat Geo would do. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Cassidy" Subject: [Leica] how to photograph a clay pigeon breaking in the air Philippe asked: >Indeed. How did you do that? Just out of hand? That's would extremely >short reaction span. Some fierce calculations? Using your ears combined >with shutter lag etc? >A spectacular shot! >> http://www.armedamerica.org/lj/2007/clay1.jpg Here's how to do it right: 1) Hire a decent trap shooter* -- any trap shooter worth his salt can break 22 out of 25 "birds" out of the trap house. 2) Take said trap shooter to your local sporting clays range (trap is to sporting clays as a driving range is to minature golf) and find an easy target, probably one that comes slow towards the shooter. 3) Ask your shooter to figure out where it's easiest to hit the clay. 4) Pre-focus on that spot. 5) Use the highest shutter speed you can manage. 6) Launch the clay and snap a photo as it goes through "the kill zone", don't wait for the shot because you'll be too slow to catch it. You have to press the camera shutter when you THINK the shot is about to happen. 7) A box of 25 shotgun shells costs $5.50 8) Take photos until your shooter gets bored, you get bored, the light goes bad, or you run out of ammo. 9) Snap a nice photo of your trap shooter on the course as a "thank you". 10) Post to the lug, make a print-out for your trap shooter so they can impress their friends. * You can use the language directly out of my contract: "Dude! Would you like an 8x10 of a clay pigeon you shot breaking in mid air?" _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information