Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Fred Ward mentioned shooting some long times in the dark. DO NOT LAUGH!!! I MEAN IT. I have an interesting roll of negatives I made of the interior of my shower stall in my home. I made the exposures from 1/4 sec. all the way down to 1 sec. - all are sharp as hell, and all were hand held. I made the exposures over a weeks time with an M4P and an old 35 Summaron (great lens). My secret - I shot while sitting on the toilet. Yes. It is not uncommon for my wife to see me enter the bathroom with a leica in hand (I used to read). She just rolls her eyes and is kind enough not to ask questions. I will not get in to any specific relaxation techniques, but I will say that breathing is very important. Rather than holding one's breath it is best to exhale completely, wait a moment and make the exposure. Please resist all urges to comment on my experimentation. I learned a lot about long exposures and just wanted to share with the rest of the class. ben