Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike Quinn wrote: > > (1) Focus in "landscape" mode. (It's harder to focus in "portrait" mode). > (2) Focus and composition use different parts of the brain. So: > (a) Choose your general composition > (b) Turn the camera to "landscape mode" > (c) Look for straight vertical lines > (d) Focus on the straight lines: get them to converge. > (e) Return to "portrait mode (if necessary) and make minor corrections in > the composition . > (f) Press the shutter. > > Move the camera (rather than the focus ring) to make small adjustments for > subsequent exposures. > > Mike Quinn > For macro stuff. I'm not sure about doing that further off than five or six feet if that much. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com Email: mark@rabinergroup.com Fax: 503-221-0308 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html