Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your'e right Tina. It's as simple as that. Avoiding making the same silly mistakes all over again, in the field or in the lab. In the beginning when making a good picture almost by chance, I liked to remember why and how I did it. To be honnest that's the way it went before I finally studied photography seriously. Recently someone on this site showed us a wonderfull Cardinal. When I saw this razor sharp picture had been taken with a cheap tele, I said in myself; bravo, well done. Regards Cedric 2013/3/24 Cedric Agie <cedric.agie at gmail.com>: > You don't have to take notes anymore with the Leica M-9. The camera > does it for you. > There must be a reason. > Years ago Leitz made ads saying; "Leitz heist precision". Or the name > of Leitz is precision. > > Regards > > Cedric > > 2013/3/24 <tedgrant at shaw.ca>: >> Nathan Wajsman OFFERED: >> Subject: [Leica] Technical detail--why? >> >> >> >>> Someone, I think Cedric, commented on Jean-Michel's pictures today, >>> asking >>> for technical details. That got me thinking--back when I first took up >>> photography in 1985, I religiously noted lens, exposure etc. in a >>> notebook. >>> I still have that notebook. The only thing is, the I have never actually >>> used the information noted therein. Nowadays, I do not care about the >>> technical details, indeed, when I post my weekly pictures, I don't even >>> mention the equipment used. What's the point? Either the photo is good >>> or it >>> isn't. Whether I used my 4x5 or my iPhone should not influence the >>> viewer's >>> evaluation. >>> >>> Technical details are useless at best, and harmful at worst.<<<<<<< >> >> >> Hi Nathan, >> Keeping details as I have heard many many photogs do over the years. I >> have >> always asked.... "why do you do that?" The usual reply is great if one is >> a >> techie instead of a photographer first. "Just in case I need it to take a >> similar picture." Or, "so I will know what lens or film I used." As >> though >> they're going to shoot the same scene same place 5 years later. >> >> The logical time anything technical needs to be "remembered" is there is a >> specific action seen in the photograph." Blurred background in a foot race >> or race cars and one wants to illustrate the high speed.... Whether you >> write it down or not doesn't matter as all you need to know is to use a >> slow >> shutter speed and pan camera as fast as the cars or athletes are moving. >> >> It's called.... "Shooting swishy-pans" And I've done that since my first >> Summer Olympics in Mexico 1968? Sure makes high school kids in a race look >> like they're going 100 miles an hour. >> >> Like you, in my very early days I asked a photographer about keeping >> records >> as it appeared every frame he shot he wrote it into a "little black book" >> full of numbers, lens size, film, ASA rating etc etec. So I thought, "Gee >> if >> he's doing that I better do it as it must be very important because he >> writes it down after every picture taken." >> >> Bought a little black book, dated the page, location, camera (Leica of >> course,) lens, aperture and shutter speed. ) As I closed the book after an >> entry a super neat stock-car crash had begun to happen! In the confusion >> of >> writing down the stupid information I missed a particularly amazing crash >> of >> two cars rolling over and over! >> >> I bent down, picked up the little black book and threw it as far as I >> could >> into the race track infield and never ever ever made any notes again! But >> the techies love it! In reality it's nothing but an incredible waste of >> time for real photographers who take pictures to capture incredible >> content >> moments! >> >> I DON'T CARE WHO THE HELL THE PHOTOG IS, THERE IS ONLY ONE THING YOU NEED >> TO >> DO ! >> >> and that is shoot succesful, interesting and on occaision....... mind >> blowing photographs. >> >> WHAT LENS? HELL TELL ANYONE ASKING, ANY OLD NUMBER AS IT WONT MAKE ANY >> DIFFERENCE SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WONT OWN, NOR RUSH OUT AND POP $3 or $4 >> THOUSAND FOR THE LENS IN ANY EVENT. >> >> And even if they did the chancs are they'd be so busy making notes they'd >> miss the shot with their new $4k shining new lens. >> >> But then what doesn't turn my heart into a racing vehicle of excitment >> having written it in the little black book. Turns the techie into a >> fireball >> of wisdom because they have it written down for the next occaision 25 >> years >> from now when they need the information. >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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