[Leica] PAW 5 2011 ric

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

Thanks for induction into the "band"

Old news habit:
Shoot immediately and on reflex
then study for improved angle
when it looks like a picture, push that little button on top

I spend much of the time with the M8 in Auto-ISO


On Feb 14, 2011, at 1:29 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> 
wrote:

> "Ric Carter showed:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 5 2011 ric
> 
>>> <http://cartersxrd.net/Site/First_Draft/Entries/2011/2/13_PAW_five_-_2011.html>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/65fdpea
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
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