Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here?s an advantage over film: shoot at 1/15 but take the picture say four times. The odds are quite good that you?ll find a sharp one. Of course, that depends on a fair extent to the weight of the camera. The Leicas are heavier than most, and I?ve lucked out a surprising number of times at 1/15. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org Question Authority and the authorities will question you. > On Sep 15, 2015, at 7:38 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Hi Herb, > > I have also found that touch screens, in my case an iPhone 6, can have a > mind of their own. > > I thought about the shutter speed's role in capturing the waterfall, so I > varied the aperture to force it to slow down, as I shot a series of > exposures. The one that I posted was ISO 200, 1/300 at f/5.6. > > I continued to stop down, finally reaching 1/70 at f/16. In examining the > images, I could see very little difference in the rendering of the flowing > water. You are probably correct, that 1/15 would have smoothed it out, > but I had no way of achieving that without a tripod and a neutral density > filter. So, I just chose the image with the best overall sharpness, > ignoring the water. ISO 200 is the normal base value on the X-E1. There > is a "contrived" setting of 100, but I never go there. Maybe this time I > should have tried it. > > Thanks for looking. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 9/15/2015 8:10 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote: >> My first reply went empty. Yes, touch pads are a great improvement over >> mice, except that at times an accidental light touch does what you don?t >> want. >> >> What I?m writing about is the exposure for the waterfall at the back. >> Lately, I became a believer in like 1/15 to fuzz up the water and suggest >> motion. But when I first had the opportunity to try it, the toy Lumix >> camera wouldn?t stop down beyond f/8, not far enough to permit that long >> an exposure. I was pissed off at the time. I think I also went to the >> lowest available ISO. Don?t really remember. >> >> Herbert Kanner >> kanner at acm.org >> >> Question Authority and the authorities will question you. >> >>> On Sep 15, 2015, at 7:25 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> This is the shallow end of the backyard pool where I attended a birthday >>> party on Sunday. The kids had a blast in the pool and on an inflatable >>> water slide. There is a low board at the other end. >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/The+Shallow+End.TIFF.html >>> >>> Fuji X-E1 with 27mm >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>> >>> -- >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >