Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes Mark, this was my case too, the magic moment appears and the camera was not ready, on such cases I prefer catch the moment, as you Cheers Lluis El 11/03/2014, a las 02:15, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> escribi?: > The last shot I posted to the LUG last Friday a flower was not in focus > where I wanted it to be and I had no time to shoot more or stop down and > had > I been stopped down in the first place I'd have nailed it far more to my > liking I was experimenting with a manual focus lens which I was less > familiar with and was not prepared. Did not have my camera and lens set up > right. > Very rare I'm happy about missing my focus or another other glaring > examples of bad technique all of which are inexcusable but happen. > There are only a couple of examples of well known HCB shots in which his > focus could have been better. He shot fast enough where he didn't need to > in > generally accept such shots there were other takes on the roll. Yet there > are times when the magic moment happens when the camera is focusing over > your subjects shoulder and its worth it being a bit soft or off. > > Some of the red berries are sharp and a part of his sleeve. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/fridayflowers/131019_202344.jpg.h > tml > > Or > > http://tinyurl.com/ob4bhru > > > > > On 3/10/14 7:41 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > >> I agree. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 3/10/2014 6:11 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >>> Thanks for commenting Jim, I saw the expression of that dame and I don?t >>> had >>> the time to focus, but I like her expression? >>> >>> Cheers >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> El 10/03/2014, a las 23:55, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> escribi?: >>> >>>> Interesting. This looks more like a 1930s box camera image than one >>>> from a >>>> modern Leica. It can't be motion, at 1/1000 sec, so it must be that the >>>> focus is behind her. >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> On 3/10/2014 5:25 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >>>>> If you are agree with this sentence from HCB you can take a look to the >>>>> picture >>>>> >>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/La+Rambla/20140205_L1038596w.jpg.h >>>>> tml> >>>>> Leica M9, Summicron Rigid >>>>> >>>>> Thanks? >>>>> >>>>> Saludos cordiales >>>>> lluis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information