[LRflex] Re: No Bull!
- From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:41:51 -0700
>> As for the tripod, you are, of course, right. But I think the shoulder
stock of the 400 Telyt and a monopod might have been a great help.<<<<
The shoulder brace and pistol grip wired to the motor is a God send shooting
this type of action. I'm looking at getting a Canon cord adapted from the
20D to fit the Leica micro switch. Then look out! :-)
ted
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From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Young
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 9:09 AM
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LRflex] Re: No Bull!
At 03/09/2007, you wrote:
David Young showed once again he's a rodeo shooter! :-)
Subject: [LRflex] No Bull!
>>> Still at the Barriere Fall Fair & Rodeo...
>>> Bull riding is one of the more dangerous sports in Rodeo...<<<<
>>>The "Pee Wee's"(age 9 & under) ride calves. The Juniors (10 to
>>>14) ride Heifers and the Seniors ride Steers.
>>>This Junior got himself in a wee bit of trouble... illustrating "how
>>>*not* to ride a Heifer'!
>>> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Heifer.htm
<http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Heifer.htm>
>>> <http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Heifer_2.htm>
http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Heifer_2.htm
>>> <http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Heifer_3.htm>
http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Heifer_3.htm
>>>Best viewed in sequence.
>>>Technical: LeiCanon 30D w/80~20/f4 Vario Elmar + 2x converter. Full
tele, as I was at the far end of the rodeo arena. Hand held. ISO 1250.<<<<<<
Hi David,
Keep this up and youll be giving all the photogs in Calgary a run for the
money shooting rodeo events! :-)
Nice to see you stayed with the ride creating a sequence which is far more
story telling than making it a one picture event.
Once again excellent handling of the gear hand held.
But shooting this type of action and putting the camera on a tripod is a
total waste of time in most cases because animal and rider are all over the
place and the photographer needs to have a free wheeling ability to capture
whatever and wherever it happens.
As you know in my Men of the Saddle book I shot with the 560 6.8 slide
barrel focus. The hardest part was to mentally keep pushing the barrel
forward as the animal and rider came closer to keep them in focus.
Once again well done mon ami!
ted
Thanks, Ted, once again!
As you can tell, I had fun at the Rodeo!
I am sorry that I didn't have my 400/6.8 with me... but with the Merritt
Rodeo (last year) and the Little Britches (last year and this) I'd found it
overkill. For Barriere, it would have been easier to focus... at least
faster. Oh well... I'll know, for next year! (Rose and I are already
planning to go back - it's a great fair!) It's what I get for being lazy
and wanting to "travel light"!
Cheers!
---
David Young,
Logan Lake, CANADA
Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/
Personal Web-pages: <http://www3.telus.net/~telyt>
http://www3.telus.net/~telyt
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