> > From: Leon Altoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/03/03 Fri AM 11:48:28 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Do you chimp? > > Mike, > > I've been known to take 20 shots and THEN have a quick peek to see if > the exposure is right and if I have the horizon straight. I have the > preview turned off on my ist D and only look occasionally. > > I don't talk to myself while reviewing which is a major feature of > chimping - the only comment I occasionally make is "bugger!" > > Leon > > http://www.bluering.org.au > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
Almost everyone has, so far, missed the point. The actor was issued with a _film_ camera but thought that he needed to chimp to look like a real press photographer........ > > > mike wilson wrote: > > It's funny how fashions change. I just visited the outlaws and, for my > > sins, had to endure about 20 minutes of one of our worst ( is there a > > good one?) television soaps. Part of the "plot" involved the local > > paper coming to take pictures. The "photographer" had been issued with > > the standard, prop department 35mm SLR with hotshoe, fixed head flash. > > Looked like a Centon (the local chain's version of the K1000) or > > something similar. > > > > BUT..... the actor had been watching what _real_ press types do, so > > after every shot he was chimping like a good'un, pretending to press > > imaginary buttons on the back. > > > > Almost made the visit worthwhile...... > > > > mike > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
