On Aug 30, 2010, at 8:37 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > If the subject is in fairly close proximity and either coming toward or going > away from you that would be necessary. Then select or crop to create the best > composition in post. > > Yep. The shot of Grace on the water slide is cropped to about 70% of frame. Paul
> Jack > > --- On Mon, 8/30/10, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: paul stenquist <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 5:00 PM >> >> On Aug 30, 2010, at 6:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >>> Only problem with the "S" setting is the danger of >> holding "focus" too long prior to release. In that case it >> will give you a release based on the last actual focus. Just >> letting off the release and re-focusing with some frequency >> will, of course, negate that problem. >>> >>> Jack >> >> When I use the "S" focus position for action photography, >> my finger is going up and down like a jackhammer. When I see >> the shot I want, I squeeze down all the way. >> Paul >> >> >>> >>> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>>> From: P N Stenquist <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: PESOs - Summer Sizzle >>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:43 PM >>>> No, both were shot in S setting. I >>>> switch between the two. The C setting will give >> you a >>>> shutter release even if the subject isn't in focus >> although >>>> it will attempt to lock in constantly. The S >> setting yields >>>> more "will not fire" situations, but when it does >> go, it >>>> usually lock right on. >>>> >>>> Yes, the first is a relatively slow shutter pan -- >> 1/40th I >>>> believe. While the ap was rather small, so DOF is >> great. >>>> I've found getting a lock on focus with pans isn't >> as easy >>>> as one might think. The distance from camera to >> subject is >>>> changing constantly, if only by a relatively small >> amount. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> >>>> On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >>>> >>>>> Both well done, Paul. First is more of a pan >> with a >>>> reasonably fast shutter to allow for some subject >> movement >>>> during pan. Second shot must do all the "panning" >> by >>>> re-focusing. AF looks quite capable. >>>>> Were both shot in "C" setting? >>>>> >>>>> Jack >>>>> >>>>> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> From: P N Stenquist <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: PESOs - Summer Sizzle >>>>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:11 PM >>>>>> Two pics that illustrate the K7's >>>>>> autofocus capability. The second is a >> particularly >>>> tough >>>>>> situation, with the subject moving rapidly >> toward >>>> camera. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11526999&size=lg >>>>>> >>>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11527004 >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul >>>>>> >>>>>> --PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> 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 >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> 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 >>>> [email protected] >>>> 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 >>> [email protected] >>> 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 >> [email protected] >> 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
