Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 05 November 2000, Dan Cardish wrote: > > The ONLY time I use manual focus is when I've locked the camera on a tripod > and am taking my sweet time taking the photograph. This is when I usually > prefer focusing by eye on the screen, rather than move the camera to get > the center spot to the point I wish to focus (same problem applies to > M-Leica, but in this case I MUST move camera to focus). The concept of > "Decisive Moment doesn't apply. > I'm surprised that you think the "decisive moment" concept doesn't apply. Can you explain this? Am I reading this out of context? I often find there is a brief moment when all the elements I want come together: light, posture, activity, background, and when the moment is gone it doesn't come back. Whether it's people or animals the concept is still there. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt - -------------------------------------------------- Stay in touch with Northwestern and the world. Click http://www.nualumni.com to get your FREE Northwestern StartPage. Customize your own collection of the latest news, sports, stock quotes, and more. Check it out today!