p.1 #1 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
I was at a LL ballgame the other day adn the fence around the field was high except in center field. There just wasn't a good place to shoot unless you were allowed onto the field. I did alright from center field but I saw a guy shooting a 100-400 through the chain link and was standing back from the fence. When I have shot through a fence I always had the lens hood pressed against the fence. So I was just wondering if the way he was shooting is possible?
p.1 #10 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
You also need to be conscious of the light on the wire. Bright light on the wire will alter the colour of the subject. You may still get the pattern of the wire in the bokeh of the shot like the puma above and the one I've pasted below. Getting right up to the wire and shooting through the gap gives the better results.
p.1 #11 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
I typically even take off the lens hood and just put a finger between the lens and the fence so I am very close to the fence itself... and I keep a UV filter on for a little extra protection as well.
p.1 #12 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
I get as close as possible, so it mostly disappears. This shot of a lion was taken, unfortunately, about 3-4 feet from the fence (no way to get closer), and the lion, luckily, was at the opposite fence, allowing the fence to melt away. The fence was a pain, too...thick black wires (about 1/8" each), in a 2"x3" grid. Taken with my old (now sold) 80-200L at f/4:
p.1 #13 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
tanglefoot47 wrote:
I was at a LL ballgame the other day adn the fence around the field was high except in center field. There just wasn't a good place to shoot unless you were allowed onto the field. I did alright from center field but I saw a guy shooting a 100-400 through the chain link and was standing back from the fence. When I have shot through a fence I always had the lens hood pressed against the fence. So I was just wondering if the way he was shooting is possible?
Mike
Basically three possibilities as I see it.
1. Try to find a largish gap in the fence and shoot through it. Works best with longer focal lengths.
2. Use a very large aperture and shoot through the fence with the camera as close to the fence as possible. The shallow DOF may well make the fence "disappear".
3. Use the fence pattern as a element of the shot. Step back a bit, use DOF preview to get the right OOF on the fence.
p.1 #14 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
danmitchell wrote:
Basically three possibilities as I see it.
1. Try to find a largish gap in the fence and shoot through it. Works best with longer focal lengths.
2. Use a very large aperture and shoot through the fence with the camera as close to the fence as possible. The shallow DOF may well make the fence "disappear".
3. Use the fence pattern as a element of the shot. Step back a bit, use DOF preview to get the right OOF on the fence.
p.1 #15 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
Just so long as the fence is not in direct sunlight, it shouldn't make a huge difference if you're close and shoot close to wide open. If the fence has any sunlight hitting it, you will have some bad contrast problems. This can often be resolved by shading it with something when possible.
Jul 01, 2008 at 01:05 PM
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p.1 #16 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
1> stand right next to the fence (or as close as possible);
2> aim lens into the middle of an opening;
3> shoot at right angles, or as close to perpendicular as is possible;
4> pretend there's nothing between you and the action!
if you can't see anything in the viewfinder, the images should be just fine (whether you are shooting wide open or not)!
p.1 #18 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
no way, I bet they went by kinda slow when they saw you and your camera! Give the image some motion blur, however, and then I'd believe those gals were holdin' the throttle "wide open"!
p.1 #19 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
Thanks for the great tips and some great shots I loved them. I will try this late today at our all star game. I have always left the lens hood on with it touching the fence but never really liked doing this so I will back up a little and give it a shot
p.1 #20 · How to shoot through a chain link fence???
trumpet_guy wrote:
Mike,
I hope you can run faster than the other vistors, then.
Most likely not at 61 I am not as fast as I once was and the few pounds over weight doesn't help plus I am sure the animals will take down the oldest and biggest for a good snack
