Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Felix Although I use the Leica almost exclusively, I also own Canon Eos, an old Nikon FE2, three Hasselblads, 2 RB67s, a beautiful Mamiya C330 and a Seagull. (Plus a bunch of P&Ss that sit on the fridge for the family's use) I don't use them because they are all too heavy/bulky/slow etc, for the style of portraits I do. I have an aversion to tripods. I would be unable to capture the "essence" of a family if I were to continually fiddle with a tripod. I went out to two weddings with two photographer friends recently and while they were fixed to one spot using a tripod, (usually with their knees straight) I was able to move around and shoot, from various heights, what was really happening. I would rather lose a shot ot movement every now and then than to lose the entire wedding to boredom. Tripods should be banned! Take the tripod socket off the Leica! As for the puddle jumper, I had her jump over a mark on the sand and prefocussed. Besides, when I use the Eos, I am not REALLY sure that the focus was on the girl and not the background. Things happen so fast when a little girl is in midair! Rob Felix Erazo wrote: > Rob, what can I say, You are good. All 4 images are FANTASTIC. I really > liked the puddle jumper. > Are you stickly using leica gear or do you use Auto Focus SLR for shoots > where kids are involved. Like the puddle jumper. > Thanks for sharring. > > Regards > Felix Erazo > www.thrutheviewfinder.com > www.thrutheviewfinder.com/PAW.html > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Lea Murphy > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:15 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] I think God and I are getting on OK this week. > > Rob, your images are gorgeous. I really like all you have posted > here...the > child is awesome...such frivolity captured well. The landscapes you > posted > are indeed wonderful. > > Makes you happy to own a camera, huh? > Lea > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Heyman" <rheyman@bigpond.net.au> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 8:46 AM > Subject: [Leica] I think God and I are getting on OK this week. > > > Last week I had a portrait session at a beachside suburb about 45mins > > north of here. What began as a successful portrait session ended with > me > > photographing a landscape, something I very rarely attempt, but I > > couldn't resist the pink sunlight on the jetty. > > I have posted a selection of the afternoon's images at: > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/heymanphoto/folder-3207.html > > Comments are encouraged > > Rob > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html