Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric Carter offered: Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 5 2011 ric >>> Old news habit: > Shoot immediately and on reflex > then study for improved angle > when it looks like a picture, push that little button on top<<<<< Hi Ric, And right there is the learning lesson 99.999999% success for successful photographs. That .00001% is for the studio folks and those who have basically all day to fiddle. :-) "See-Shoot!" That's all! Fiddle about and it's gone. Unless it's rocks and ferns and non-breathing things and the photo moment will be gone before you blink the second time! That doesn't always mean the first one is absolutely perfect, but in most walk about shootings the "good luck" is on your side first time around! However always, always be ready for the immediate second shot! And that's before one removes the camera from the eye!! And Ric as you've shown : >> >>> Old news habit: > Shoot immediately and on reflex > then study for improved angle > when it looks like a picture, push that little button on top<<<<< cheers, ted > Thanks for induction into the "band" > > > I spend much of the time with the M8 in Auto-ISO > > > On Feb 14, 2011, at 1:29 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> > wrote: > >> "Ric Carter showed: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 5 2011 ric >> >>>> <http://cartersxrd.net/Site/First_Draft/Entries/2011/2/13_PAW_five_-_2011.html> >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/65fdpea >> >> Hi Ric, >> Well done me old son! :-) >> >> This is the kind of shooting I like to do when "killing time." >> Particularly at night! Simply because that's when nearly everybody else >> is in bed or watching the idiot box. And if one should be fortunate to >> have it raining or still wet streets, then you have double use of all the >> night lighting twice. Once for real, second the reflections adding to the >> drama of night photography. >> >> Of course the Noctilux is certainly helpful shooting @ f 1.0. Besides if >> one has paid the price for a Noctilux why wouldn't one use it at every >> opportunity you can at f 1.0? And right here in your photographs look how >> effective a Noctilux can be in taking available light night photographs! >> In the rain! ;-) >> >> I wondered ... "Did you think about the picture moments very much before >> you shot them?" A sort of analytical thing? Like, go techie or anything >> of that sort?" "Or did you just go by gut feeling, react to the scene >> without thinking about much technical stuff?" CLICK! ??????? >> >> I know what my reaction would be with an M8. Yep "KISS!" Set the lens >> wide open at f1.0, then forget about it because what's the point of >> wasting time fiddling with it when you are shooting wide open anyway? >> Select a reasonable ASA allowing for a reasonable shutter speed for hand >> holding. At least 1/15th or faster or on occasion if the scene warranted, >> an 1/8th. Camera up, look through viewfinder, little red light comes on, >> "CLICK!" Move on to the next! :-) >> >> Given you undertook the challenge of shooting "light in the night as >> successfully as you have at f1.0!" You are now an Honoured LUG member in >> the merry band of "NOCTI KNIGHT RIDERS OF THE NIGHT LIGHT!" :-) >> >> cheers, >> ted >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information