Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Ted. I have done that, and it works great. Here is an example: http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF3425fm.tif.html With a Summicron-R, which has a built-in hood, I just hold the hood centered on an opening in the fence wire. This time, I was trying to duplicate a shot by that old master, Sonny Carter, who made the fence disappear, while shooting from the stands. I made it work, but not as successfully as Sonny did. It is not as easy with bright, shiny wire. ;-) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 5/26/2016 4:39 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Hi Jim, > OK try this as I've shot hundreds of rolls shooting my 2 grandsons playing > baseball, pitching or batting. > Get right at the fence! Stop standing back and select a full open aperture > or not more than "one stop down." If one is a pitcher? Get right behind > the > umpire, one side right or left and lens "ON THE FENCE!" Oh yes I can here > the catter wailing already. > But if you don't give this method a try you are never going to learn how to > do it! > Yes wide open works beautifully and put the front "lens ring" right on the > fence! Yes right on the fence! Not the lens glass, avoiding the glass where > and when possible. Usually the metal ring sticks out farther than the > glass. > One other thing I used was to make sure the center of the lens was centered > to the center of the fence wire hole. In other words the wire wasn't a big > X > in the middle of the glass! Blast away and the wire wont make any > difference! > Good luck Mate! > cheers, > Dr ted :-) > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >