Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anthony Atkielski wrote: > > From: Mark E Davison <Mark_E_Davison@email.msn.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 16:22 > Subject: [Leica] Handheld accuracy: lessons from target shooting > > > I was a dedicated target shooter back in my youth. > > I mostly shot international style .22 caliber rifle > > competitions, and some .177 international style air > > rifle. I believe there are some important similarities > > between target shooting and handheld photography, > > and therefore some of the techniques can be brought across. > > Excellent advice. Some of the similarities are striking. > > It never occurred to me that I could time my shutter release to occur between > heartbeats, but it makes sense. The only thing I wonder is how I could be aware > of my pulse to that extent while aiming the camera. > > -- Anthony Just as long as they blink on the downbeat! Mark Rabiner