[Leica] PAW 5 2011 ric

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

 "Ric Carter showed:
Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 5 2011 ric

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Hi Ric,
Well done me old son! :-)

This is the kind of shooting I like to do when "killing time."  Particularly 
at night! Simply because that's when nearly everybody else is in bed or 
watching the idiot box. And if one should be fortunate to have it raining or 
still wet streets, then you have double use of all the night lighting twice. 
Once for real, second the reflections adding to the drama of night 
photography.

Of course the Noctilux is certainly helpful shooting @ f 1.0. Besides if one 
has paid the price for a Noctilux why wouldn't one use it at every 
opportunity you can at f 1.0? And right here in your photographs look how 
effective a Noctilux can be in taking available light night photographs! In 
the rain! ;-)

I wondered ... "Did you think about the picture moments very much before you 
shot them?" A sort of analytical thing? Like, go techie or anything of that 
sort?"  "Or did you just go by gut feeling, react to the scene without 
thinking about much technical stuff?" CLICK! ???????

I know what my reaction would be with an M8. Yep "KISS!"  Set the lens wide 
open at f1.0, then forget about it because what's the point of wasting time 
fiddling with it when you are shooting wide open anyway? Select a reasonable 
ASA allowing for a reasonable shutter speed for hand holding. At least 
1/15th or faster or on occasion if the scene warranted, an 1/8th. Camera up, 
look through viewfinder, little red light comes on, "CLICK!" Move on to the 
next! :-)

Given you undertook the challenge of shooting "light in the night as 
successfully as you have at f1.0!" You are now an Honoured LUG member in the 
merry band of "NOCTI KNIGHT RIDERS OF THE NIGHT LIGHT!"  :-)

cheers,
ted