[LRflex] Re: Hong Kong Rugby 7's pictures
- From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:20:13 -0800
Howard Cummer showed:
>> Subject: [LRflex] Hong Kong Rugby 7's pictures<<<
Hi Howard,
Well done lad! Given shooting a Rugby match like this isn't an easy task
anytime, certainly from the stands! You covered it better than I'd expect
from that position.
Lot's of solid on field action and without question the usual high jinks of
the "in stands athletes!" :-) Not to forget the "streakers!" Always a
challenge at any event. :-)
I can well understand the benefits of auto focus with so much running and
passing involved making it much easier than the good old days of Leica
SLR's and manual focus.
Even today with the most modern of Leica gear it's still manual and another
point why Leica have fallen behind in use by the professional sport and news
photographers of the world. Not to forget pricing!!!
However I liked to pride myself I shot Leica manual focus 280-400 & 560
lenses covering the Olympics and many other international sport events for
many years at what I considered the good fortune to be quick on manual
focus.
However? When I prided myself at fast manual focusing and managed a few
exciting in focus moments, little did I know how slow I was until? I learned
how slow I was when I used auto focus Canon gear! :-) Photography is
learning there's always something better around the corner. :-)
Well done mon ami, good on you! :-)
ted
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From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Howard Cummer
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 2:10 AM
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LRflex] Hong Kong Rugby 7's pictures
Hello Flexers,
I am recovering today from another Hong Kong Rugby 7's. Please see the
folder at:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hk+Rugby+7s+2008/?g2_page=1
http://tinyurl.com/2ywlng
I took the Nikon D300 with the 18 - 200 VR zoom as my main camera (horses
for courses) and also the M8 with a variety of lenses. The M8 never made it
out of the camera bag. The Nikon seemed so well suited to what was passing
before it. The predictive auto focus tracking used with high speed
continuous shooting mode worked very well in flat light situations but when
the main action in the stadium was in shadow in the afternoon the autofocus
tended to be distracted by the lighter sunlight backgrounds on the far side
of the stadium behind the players. Still, as you can see from the folder the
results were more than satisfactory for the most part.
I have not used a camera before which can run 100 frames at 6 frames a
second and that really redefined the "decisive moment" for me. The rugby
action shots were taken in bursts for the most part and I have chosen the
frame which shows the height of the action. Canon still dominated the
professional ranks by far - but there were more Nikons this year. I saw one
Oly E3 in the hands of someone with a photo pass.
The usual action was in the stands, drinking and carrying on, and this year
the restrictions on getting on to the pitch challenged several people to
avoid the security guards and streak around.
Yes some of those photos are in the folder as well.
C&C welcome as always.
Do enjoy.
Howard
(in humid Hong Kong)
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