It's funny, I've tried and tried to train myself to shoot right eyed so I _could_ see what was going on. No luck so far. ;-( Have you tried learning to shoot left eyed? Rather than an eye patch and all the silly comments and questions, how about a tinted contact lens? Dark enough to eliminate the distraction but still leave you some depth perception when away from the viewfinder?
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: The old "squinty-eye blurred vision" problem after long shoot > > > I shot a juggling show on stage last night for about 2.5 hours, and > some other juggling competitions in a gym today. > > I have the same problem every time I do a long shoot. In order to > concentrate on what's going on through the viewfinder, I have to > close my left eye. No way around that.... > > BUT, when I'm done with shooting, and I'm back to using both eyes, my > left eye (which has been squished shut for a couple of hours) is all > blurry and it takes hours before I can see clearly through it again. > > Does anyone else have this problem, or am I just a freak? > > And if so, does anyone have any ideas how to prevent it? I've > actually considered getting an eye patch so that I could leave my > left eye open but just not be distracted by the view of the "real > world" with that eye. > > Once again, I know there are photographers who can work (or MUST > work, depending upon the subject) with both eyes open - but for me, > that absolutely does not work. I've tried many times, with no success. > > (photos to come later - I've got about 1,800 photos to sort through > first) > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org >
