Re: [Leica] Re: Greg Bicket's focus thread

[Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>]

Dan Cardish wrote:
> 
> I guess when the camera is locked in place on a tripod, the "decisive
> moment" has a different meaning to me than when prowling the streets a la
> HCB.   But I suppose if you allow a decisive moment to last for minutes
> rather than seconds, I guess it can apply to any situation, such as waiting
> for the wind to die down when photographing a wild flower.
> 
> Dan C.
> 
As I understand it HCB would often wait at a spot for a foreground to happen in
front of his background; someone to walk by or something to happen.
How different is this really than setting up a tripod?
I've gotten some of my best results this way, not roaming but standing still and
letting the action come to me; in front of my chosen location-backdrop. When I
do this i often wished I'd brought my tripod along. Sometimes I had!
mark rabiner