Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, on the other hand.....All the years I shot NFL,MLB,NCAA,NBA,NASA...etc about the only thing I ever thought about was "what the hell am I doing here?" Shot it all and tried not to think how boring it was.....Ted old buddy, you may have misunderstood my taling about thinking. On a conscious level we should put plenty of though into what we want. When the time arrives to capture, then the thinking is on a different level. Hate to go that Freudian route ( he was, I think, a sick old puppy) and talk about "unconscious" but some kinda mental work like that. It just doesn't require thinking we're thinking. I do think we do though, think, that is.... Walt. Harrison McClary wrote: > Ted Grant wrote: > >> >> >> I suppose after one has shot sport and action life moments for over >> half a century the shooting part becomes simple instinct! > > > Ted, > > All those years I shot NFL, MLB, NCAA and NBA I never really thought > about the game...just concentrated on getting the best images > possible. As you know when shooting things like that it is all > instinct and not a lot of conscious thought goes into it. Looking > back on images I made in the 90's I now sometimes think "How did I do > that?" I remember the games and the shots and remember how, while > things were wild game side, things seemed "slow" to me. > Guess it is a zen thing and can't really be explained to those who > have not "been there done that". > > I have had people think they have to stop and pose for me...I just > laugh and say Sid Bream did not stop and pose for me when he slid home > to win the 1991 NLCS and you do not either! > > BTW thanks for the package the other day. Everyone loves it. :) > > Harrison. >