rscheffler wrote:
Ok, you're teasing us. Let's see how it hands the background wide open with a subject ~2m/6' away and backlit foliage another ~2m/6' away.
Thanks!
So specific! I feel like I have a homework assignment. I will try to make this happen.
While viewing thumbnails, thought these together made a nice combo, too:
It surprised me the horizon line in both is at about the same point in the frame. But I sometimes use the frame line brackets as a guide to keep images level, often resting those on the horizon, or a horizontal line.
Now that I can sit up in a car we took Grandchildren to San Diego Wild Animal Park today. I spent the day in an electric scooter. No way I can walk very far.
It was warm so the Park had misters going in many places. I shot this one in a patch of Bamboo with the backlit mist.
I just love old Land Rovers. Spent a lot of time in the East African Bush with them. Almost nothing on them you can't fix with some duct tape, cord, and a hammer.
This guy was posing for his other half, so I took a shot.
A lot of times I am really just practicing to improve my M Camera skill. I want to see if I can quickly get focus, exposure, and composition. You guys don't get to see the ones I miss badly. Still happens too often in my opinion.
1bwana1 wrote:
I just love old Land Rovers. Spent a lot of time in the East African Bush with them. Almost nothing on them you can't fix with some duct tape, cord, and a hammer.
This guy was posing for his other half, so I took a shot.
A lot of times I am really just practicing to improve my M Camera skill. I want to see if I can quickly get focus, exposure, and composition. You guys don't get to see the ones I miss badly. Still happens too often in my opinion.
Good to see you're getting out Steve.
Does he unwrap the rope from the bumper when he needs a tow?
My challenge has been to quickly focus. Getting better at it, but I need lots more practice.
Wrapping Sisal rope around bumpers was pretty common on Bush vehicles back in the day. It provided protection when running through the Bush, or pushing othe cars etc.. plus it is a good place to store lots of rope for when you need it. East Africa has huge Sisal plantations so the rope was local and inexpensive.
For me I have developed a habit of keeping the focus turned to minimum or maximum distance as a starting point. That way I know where it is and only have to move in one direction to match up the RangeFinder Finder. As long as I don't over shoot it is very quick. Otherwise I have preset focus using zone focus techniques.
