[ratpack] Re: The ski loesson; Switzerlamd. 1963
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 06:53:29 -0500
I was thinking there was some sort of setting that bracketed a focus area or
something. I know now you just mean getting it all squared up in the
picture..... at least I think that is what you mean.
JC
On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm not sure what ya mean. Holding the camera above my head? I just set
> the lens for its widest focal length, hold it as high as I can and make an
> educated guess about where to point it. Sometimes it takes several tries
> before I get what I'm looking for.
>
> If I misinterpreted your question lemme know, k?
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> r
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> Sent from my Dreadnought using that barely tolerable Thunderbird email program
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> On 5/29/2010 6:12 AM, John Christensen wrote:
>
> Bracketing...... I know you havce mentioned it before, but what exactly is
> it? How does it work.
>
> J (too lazy to look for the manual) C
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>> Moving right along, I man have FINALLY come to grips with the 7D's
>> autofocus issues. I shot a car show last nite with it. Since I was more
>> interested in focus and sharpness, I bracketed the shots and found that in
>> most cases it tends to overexpose by 1/3 to 1/2 stop. But the photos are
>> nice and crisp. There's one of Bill William's Deuce roadster that's
>> probably the best shot I've ever gotten of it. It's a bitch to shoot
>> indoors because of the reflections and flares on the black and chrome. But
>> I liked this shot. I find myself alternating between low-angle and "top
>> down" shots for some reason. It's said that Andy Southard carried a ladder
>> to many of his shoots:
>> http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=5028 . I've found that holding the
>> camera above my head comes close. It's a lot easier with digital than it
>> musta been for him and many others with "analog film." Speakin of which, I
>> found that there's still film in my Pentax. I'll shoot up the rest of the
>> roll and see what turns up. It's sure a loud SOB. About twice as noisy as
>> the Canons.
>>
>> Anyway, I had a real good time at the show and I'm REAL pleased with the
>> quality of the images. This is the first time I've been able to say that
>> about the 7D. Maybe it knew that I was on the verge of putting it up for
>> sale. :) I'll keep it for the moment.
>>
>> RtR
>>
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