Re: [Leica] Kid candids

["Wilber Jeffcoat" <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com>]

With children you antisipate and prefocus, shooooooot toonnnnnnssss of film
or use auto focus.
Wilber
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Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Kid candids


> Alan Hull writes:
> << Have you ever noticed how quick a toddler can turn their head for
>  instance?  I swear that from one position to another is just a blur,
>  there is no in-between.  Fast shutter speeds and wide open lenses are
>  not my normal style and I am really making a botch of capturing some
>  unrepeatable situations.
>   Any help would be appreciated.
>   Alan
>   >>
>
> Alan, I share your frustration. I get more shots of the back of a head
than
> anything else. I think I will begin a long term photo study and title it
> "Toddler Backs of Heads".
>
> The other day I was shooting my 5yr old Grandson's T-Ball game with a 135
> Elmar on a M6. Bright sun, ASA 100 Elite II mostly 1/1000 at f4, all were
> distant shots through a chain-link fence. Nearby was my 18mo old
> Granddaughter and her Mom. The toddler found her Mom's sunglasses and put
> them on upside down and began wandering around. That was a challange as I
> knew from experience that the glasses would not stay on for more than a
few
> seconds and it is impossible to pose a toddler. Five attempts in as many
> seconds, only one was successfully focused and even that required a good
bit
> of cropping to produce a nice pic. But, (for me), there is no greater joy
in
> photography than to capture a special moment in time of your family.
>
> Regards, Paul Connet
>