[LRflex] Re: More Swishy Pans...
- From: "William B. Abbott III" <captbilly3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:23:13 -0800
On Feb 15, 2011, at 12:51 PM, David Young wrote:
> Hi Bill!
>
> In a message dated 15/02/2011, William B. Abbott III said ...
>
>> That's a great shot.
>
> Thanks! :-)
>
>> You're really getting the hang of it. All night long last
>> night I drifted in and out of sleep searching my mind for places where I can
>> get a safe, long shot of speeding cars! I'm hooked.
>
> You don't need a fast moving subject ... just a moving subject. In fact,
> in my limited experience, the faster they are, and the closer you are, the
> harder it is!
That's my sense too after only a few days of experience.
>
> (Perhaps it's only because my nearly 65 yr. old body doesn't twist quite
> like it used to!)
You youngsters have it made. Swiveling my 80 year old bod takes some doing but
I'm learning with cars on a nearby road, The cars are hitting 50 mph or so as
they go by and are maybe 10-15 meters away. I got pretty good results today
with 1/30 sec at f22, better than 1/60 for me.
Being right handed, I seem to do better with cars going by from right to left;
maybe it shouldn't matter but it has for me so far.
Here's a sample from my R9/DMR:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/swishy_001/L1130252.jpg.html
> I notice that my best shots, of bikes moving 80 to 100kph, is around 1/40th
> to 1/60th of a second. For slower subjects, you may need an even slower
> speed. Remember ... f22 is your friend!
>
> Do stand back a bit.... I spotted this idiot (on the right) trying to get
> "action" shots with a w/a lens... and he came within inches of being
> clipped by the bikes, several times. It was only by the skill of the
> riders that he was spared, and after a short time, he was "invited" to
> leave!
Trust me, I'm a way back kinda guy!
>
> http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Stake_21.html
All the best,
Bill
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