Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"french play rough" and "france fought harder" are both AWESOME shots and would benefit from cropping to their strength ric On Mar 31, 2008, at 2:33 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > At 6:08 PM +0800 3/31/08, Howard Cummer wrote: >> Hello luggers, >> I am recovering today from another Hong Kong Rugby 7's. Please see >> the folder at: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hk+Rugby+7s+2008/?g2_page=1 >> >> http://tinyurl.com/2ywlng >> >> I took the Nikon D300 with the 18 - 200 VR zoom as my main camera >> (horses for courses) and also the M8 with a variety of lenses. The >> M8 never made it out of the camera bag. The Nikon seemed so well >> suited to what was passing before it. The predictive auto focus >> tracking used with high speed continuous shooting mode worked very >> well in flat light situations but when the main action in the >> stadium was in shadow in the afternoon the autofocus tended to be >> distracted by the lighter sunlight backgrounds on the far side of >> the stadium behind the players. Still, as you can see from the >> folder the results were more than satisfactory for the most part. >> I have not used a camera before which can run 100 frames at 6 >> frames a second and that really redefined the "decisive moment" for >> me. The rugby action shots were taken in bursts for the most part >> and I have chosen the frame which shows the height of the action. >> Canon still dominated the professional ranks by far - but there >> were more Nikons this year. I saw one Oly E3 in the hands of >> someone with a photo pass. >> The usual action was in the stands, drinking and carrying on, and >> this year the restrictions on getting on to the pitch challenged >> several people to avoid the security guards and streak around. >> Yes some of those photos are in the folder as well. >> C&C welcome as always. >> Do enjoy. >> Howard >> (in humid Hong Kong) > > Congratulations, Howard! Lots of good shots. Lots of action, and > some rugby as well. > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information