[LRflex] Re: Do You Rodeo? (For Richard in Mi.)
- From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 17:03:04 +0200
Le 31 mai 11 à 16:56, Richard Ward a écrit :
>
> "The skill is in
> matching the speed of rotation of your body to that of your subject,
> while
> keeping the motion smooth, and in keeping the camera level, as you do"
> Which is still a Skill.
>
> Not everyone is adept at the Mental and Physical Processes inherent
> in Panning ANYTHING in Synch with a Target.
> Some can Never gain that Skill.
> If it was that easy to Pan in Synch, every person who ever attempted
> Skeet Shooting would find it easy.
> They Don't.
>
> I would argue that Putting a Camera in Manual Mode is NOT a Process
> Any Dolt Can Do.
Any Leicaflex user can though - others may have the wrong gear
;-)
Ph
> Doubly so with some of today's Technological Wonder Cameras and
> their Software Based Controls.
>
> I spent 4 years working the front lines in a 1hr Photo 8hrs a day 5
> days a week for over four years.
> Further, I spent two years as a Lab Assistant in a University
> Environment where the participants were at least cognitively
> competent to be enrolled in a Four Year University.
> Never underestimate the ability of a Dolt to NOT be able to do the
> simplest of photographic tasks.
>
> Group, maybe there is a fundamental failing in the basis of my
> argument that even though a process, any process, may be able to be
> described in a simple singular sentence it bears no relationship to
> how Easy or Difficult that process may be to implement.
>
> I have yet to hear any argument that addresses my thesis.
> I have seen and heard arguments that Buttress my thesis in my eyes.
>
> I will turn to David's information on why did not he set his camera
> Per Dr Ted's Instructions.
>
> He Could Not use those 'no brainer' instructions to achieve the
> effect where he was shooting and with what he was shooting.
> He Therefore applied his Skills as an Action Photographer and his
> Knowledge of his Equipment and his Understanding of Depth of Field
> to Adapt the method to his own unique situation.
>
> A Dolt without David's Skills, without his Knowledge, or his
> Understanding, would have had Great Difficulty coming even close to
> adapting the Swishy Pan Instructions and gaining a Shot like David
> was able to Share With Us.
>
> In my mind it elegantly Proves my Thesis.
>
> My argument is based on the difficulty of the Underlying Processes
> and Skills used to Implement the Method and how to adapt the
> instructions to where someone is shooting and what someone is
> shooting using the method.
>
> The arguments I am hearing are wonderful to read in that I am
> learning a ton about the processes involved in Using The Method and
> about how David overcame the depth of field limitations caused by
> where he was shooting, the lens he was using, and the subject he was
> shooting at.
>
> BUT
>
> I am quite concerned that I am triggering a more heated disagreement
> than this topic Merits having expended upon it.
>
> Sincerely
> Richard in Mi.
>
> ____________________________________
>
> Sent From An iPad. :-)
> ____________________________________
>
> On May 31, 2011, at 2:21 AM, "David Young" <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> The skill is in
>> matching the speed of rotation of your body to that of your
>> subject, while
>> keeping the motion smooth, and in keeping the camera level, as you do
>
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