[Leica] Shooting a new sport

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

Thanks for the rationale, Ted.

I viewed it as a photograph .............. and not as a "recording"  
destined for press publication.

B.

On 22-jan-2006, at 17:27, Ted Grant wrote:

> bruce offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Shooting a new sport
>>>> Congratulations on "seeing" the puck ............. and  
>>>> "stopping" it
>> in 8480! Might I suggest a slower shutter speed to add a little   
>> movement, next time. The images look too frozen.<<<<<
>
> bruce,
> Sorry mate in hockey the play is meant to be frozen! ;-) Otherwise  
> your pictures will never see the light of day on the sport pages  
> nor wire service.
>
> I suppose for the local camera club it might be nice, but even then  
> ice hockey isn't the kind of sport where " swishy pan" works very  
> well.
>
> Too many sports editors in the world who rule the sport pages do  
> not understand "motion blurred hockey!" Trust me, I tried it once  
> as a rookie news photographer 50 years ago and was banished out of  
> the sport department. The picture editor was given notice that...  
> "this kid doesn't know how to shoot hockey! Send us one of the guys  
> who knows how to hold his camera still!" :-( A horrible feeling  
> when I enjoyed shooting sports so much!
>
> So much for your suggestion of " Might I suggest a slower shutter  
> speed to add a little
>> movement, next time. The images look too frozen.<<<<<
>
> ted
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