Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good sentence Mark! noted! Cheers! Lluis El 12/03/2014, a las 00:20, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> escribi?: > I agree. The decisive moment is best when the pic is not decisively blurry. > > > On 3/11/14 7:06 PM, "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I don?t know which could be the intention of HCB on this sentence, >> however I >> think that my preference would be always for the better moment. I think we >> will never forget a magic moment even if the image is not fully sharp, >> and we >> can forget more easily the less exceptional moments. >> >> Cheers >> Lluis >> >> El 11/03/2014, a las 23:55, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> escribi?: >> >>> I do think though than when HCB is talking about sharpness obsessions >>> he's >>> really not talking about missing ones focus. He's talking about shooting >>> at >>> slower than optimal shutter speeds in low light. And when we then have >>> five >>> shots of the subject shot at 15th of a second do we later just pick the >>> sharpest of the five off the contact sheet? Or do we pick the one which >>> captures a better moment but is a tad softer than some of others? >>> Or split the difference? >>> >>> >>> On 3/11/14 6:29 PM, "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 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.j >>>>>>>>> pg >>>>>>>>> .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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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