On 21/11/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >There's no precision in what you're showing us >Cotty, and you're using a lens with a great DOF and wide angle of >acceptance.
Funny, I worked out a method of shooting in this way that took what I considered a certain amount of precision. It's not just firing the shutter willy-nilly, and with distinct finger movements on the shutter for each exposure, needs a certain amount of co-ordination. Not to mention trying to blend in with the crowd - a 1D is *not* exactly easily camouflaged in the street - but controlling bodily movements as if not carrying a camera can make it appear as if i am not carrying anything at all. > >Further, it seems that the reason you do this is for quiet operation, not >with any idea of getting a sharp, well framed foto. Sure, it's for the quiet operation, primarily. I can get sharp pics this way - it's all to do with the moment of exposure and the position the camera is in relative to the movement of the arm. Well-framed? Entirely subjective. > >HTH? Not really ... Does it ever ? ;-) > >Shel >"You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Cotty > >> >Lots of people shoot from the hip, where they have preset focus and >> >exposure, and depend on their feel for the situation to know what the >camera >> >is pointing at. >> >> FWIW, all the pics on this page were shot with the mirror of my digi >> locked up: >> >> <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/hip.html> Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
