[Leica] Question: How to set the "lens" metadata in Adobe Lightroom?

[abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge)]

Ted, my friend, thank you for taking the time to write this. As always I 
greatly appreciate your advice and guidance.

The only problem with photographing basketball is that I can't watch and 
enjoy the game in the same way as when I'm a spectator. Making photographs 
is a full-time job and requires insight into the game and preferably the 
methods of the teams and players. Having watched 14 games over the course of 
the tournament I had a pretty good idea of what I was seeing. But I didn't 
try to take pictures when "my" team was on the floor. They needed all my 
attention. Not that it did a lot of good - eliminated in the first round.

And thanks to the LUGers who looked and commented on the images. I wish I 
could sit down with Ric and talk about cropping. It's not something that's 
easy to do on the net. You sorta need to be there. But I greatly appreciate 
the time folks took to look, comment, and teach.

Best!

Adam

On Mar 20, 2013, at 1:54 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:

> Nathan Wajsman ASKED ADAM::
>> >> Can I ask a question--why is this information so important that you >> 
>> >> want
>>> to actually spend time on adding it in LR?>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> Adam Bridge REPLIED:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Question: How to set the "lens" metadata in Adobe 
> Lightroom?
> 
> 
>> Well for one reason I'd like to be able to pull up all Noctilux images?
>> 
>> That's what I'd like to be able to do. If there's an easy way to do it 
>> I'd like to do it. There are other images where I use the 100mm APO R 
>> lens. I'd like to flag those as well.
>> 
>> Once I get the data in the field of a single image I can then sync that 
>> to other images that I know were taken with the same lens. I COULD use a 
>> keyword, I know that, but the other way seems more elegant.<<<<
> 
> Adam mon ami,
> I have shot literally hundreds of basketball games during my years and 
> there truly is only "ONE VERY IMPORTANT THING NECESSARY!" Actually not one 
> bit of it techie.... film or digital! A meter reading for the area right 
> under the basket which 99.9999 % of the time is equal both ends of the 
> court! Yes I know to each his own in keeping records! And it's a whole new 
> world of digi shooting.
> 
> I can never understand what all the digi stuff means anyway cause the only 
> thing important is....... "The basket, the player-players and ball going 
> in the basket!" GAME OVER! :-) Anything else that might apply at a 
> different school that might be applied? Probably wont! :-) But then I 
> never paid any attention to all the things so many on list do these days. 
> My one and only thing was and still is a "SUCCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE 
> MOMENT! CLICK."
> 
> Details? Haven't got a clue unless it were a special effect giving the 
> appearance of speed of runners in a race." Then the slow shutter speed is 
> a "DETAIL THAT NEEDS TO BE KNOWN!" And usually 1/30th works not bad while 
> shooting about half way down the track as they blow by you and you pan 
> with them at the same speed they're running! A great swishy-panned 
> background making them look like they're running a 100 miles an hour! :-) 
> :-)
> 
> You have the light-meter reading for either end of the court, then set the 
> cameras you are using the same! You focus the one in your hands with the 
> correct distance sitting on the floor off court so you are slightly past a 
> direct line to the basket. This allows excellent photo options of player 
> coming in on attack from far side or straight in and jumping or great jump 
> shots to put the  ball in the basket. This isn't sitting at the end of the 
> court looking at them running at you. It's on the sideline on the floor.
> 
> In this position walk in to the gym like you own the court, sit down on 
> the floor looking like "YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE!"  About a yard or 
> 3-4 feet back from the courtline. This is high school basket ball not the 
> NBA where one might say that's a whole different ball game where you shoot 
> from. Their rules! :-) :-) :-)
> 
> The lenses are set the same on each camera and given you are using the 
> Noctilux and manual focus on action away from the basket area of the floor 
> you've done a smashing great job on these!
> 
> Actually one can cover a game with one camera and one lens as all you want 
> is the ball being dunked and points scored! You pick the team most likely 
> to win and you go to their opponents basket end and shoot there during the 
> first half........ then move to the other end at half time, that is 
> depending on the score. A decision made at half time in most cases.
> 
> That's it until the whistle blows and it's .... "GAME OVER!"  :-)
> 
> You still have done a very fine shoot through-out this whole series. The 
> most imporatant thing is....... "The ball, the basket and points being 
> scored!"  hardly anything else is worth shooting unless it's part of the 
> entertainment." :-)
> 
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
> 
> 
> 
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