[Leica] Jumping runner cropped and a couple of other shots

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Larry showed:
Subject: [Leica] Jumping runner cropped and a couple of other shots


> Hey Ted,
>  Thanks for taking the time to give such great advice on shooting road 
> races.
> Yeah, you're right. there aren't a lot of good photo ops unless you get a 
> shot of
> someone falling on his/her face. ;-) I guess there isn't a lot of interest 
> when
> people remain vertical! Running (and walking) is a kind of controlled 
> falling, so
> there is always some chance you're be rewarded with a good shot.
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>  Ok, so I did an extreme crop job on the jumping runner. I can't quite get 
> rid of
> blue jacket in the low left part of the frame.<<<<

Larry I don't think you need crop anymore as the blue guy is not as 
distracting as original. it's also a tough crop to make a decent photo out 
of it.

Although I know some sport editor's who would make this into a 1 column 
published photo. Now think how wide 1 column is in a newspaper, so it's not 
going to be very impressive no matter how well cropped it is.

>> I also uploaded a couple of other shots, one of shoes and one of the 
>> massed start.
> > http://web.mac.com/mac.hive/iWeb/Site/Race.html<<<<

The shoes might be a better picture with a longer lens and you kneeling on 
the ground, maybe? I think the contrasts are too much.

The mass start group?

I'd have got one off quickly like this or somewhat similar then switched 
shutter speed to maybe a 1/4 sec and shot as they all lurched a head on the 
go signal.

This slow shutter speed would've given a blurred action motion as though 
they took off like a rocket launch. And I'd have exposed for the lower part 
of the frame opening it up for better viewing.

So you blow out the background so what? It isn't relevant any way. But the 
details of them looking at their stop watch is.

>>P.S. I hope you weathered this storm ok...<<<

Oh it was some wild about 330 am. :-( But we lost electric power until about 
noon today, so it wasn't that bad for us. Others? OUCH BIG TIME! :-(

ted