Frank, How many takes did HCB get at the guy jumping over the puddle?!! Good luck is really the intersection of skill, preparation, and opportunity. Good choice of the critical moment. Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:18 AM, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Great Frank! >> That serious facial expression balanced with shorts, clogs, and a bike >> helmet make the scooter driver a classic in B&W. >> Regards, Bob S. > > Thanks, Bob, and thanks to everyone else who commented. It's amazing > how a quick grab ends up being such a fun shot! No thought or > consideration of any kind, just put the camera to eye and shoot! > > Okay, actually that's not true, I knew I had the camera in > HyperProgramme, so once I saw him coming, I quick set the shutter > speed to 1/25th, and I did frame it quite consciously while panning > (what you see is full-frame), so I guess some experience came into it, > but the whole thing took like maybe 2 seconds, with a chance to get > one shot. Sometimes you get lucky. ;-) > > That being said, shots that I've put far more effort and thought into > have been posted and virtually ignored, or have been met with lukewarm > response, but this one was a one-shot grab. Go figure. > > Anyway, thanks again! > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
