ralphh Posted July 11, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 11, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just missed focus. Next time! I'm stull struggling to keep focus on a wriggly child with the M. Perhaps I should just stop shooting wide open at MFD with said wriggly child. I'm probably making life hard for myself lol And I've pretty much given up on the light meter if I suspect any difficult light is coming. Seems like any light source or bright object in the frame and it goes for crazy underexposure, even if it's a small source like a bright reflection on something. Manual exposure seems to be the order of the day unless the sun is behind me and nothing infront of me is shiney or white (OK, I'm exaggerating, and to be fair, this situation is pretty extreem). But I've now found a great use for the M240 live view - turn it on, spin the shutter speed dial till it looks good. Turn LV off and shoot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuny Posted July 12, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 12, 2016 Lovely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XVarior Posted July 12, 2016 Share #3 Posted July 12, 2016 Still heartwarming capture. Love everything about it. Yes, I think you can go up on your camera's aperture ring a bit more, specially with kids and or when it's that bright. The result won't be less attractive. The other tip I can give you based on my experience when shooting wide open is to take consecutive shots while tilting your body backward and forward few inches. I usually take 3 to 4 shots and one of them is gonna be tack-sharp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphh Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted July 12, 2016 XVarior, that a really useful tip, thank you!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonzo Posted July 12, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 12, 2016 Ralph: Perfect picture ! IMO there isn`t more sharpness necessary, I would even say, more sharpness would bother the complete composition. Why do you turn off LV before taking the picture ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphh Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted July 12, 2016 Thanks Wonzo for your kind comments! If you look at it 100%, her fringe is sharper than here eyelashes. That bothers me a bit. The shot is growing on me though. It's funny, but I'm actually getting more tolerant of small focus errors since I got my Leica. Not because I'm saying'good enough ', but because I'm finding it doesn't matter as much for the kinds of pictures I'm taking. I turn off live view because the camera is much more responsive with it off. I only use it to get exposure how I want it, then compose with the optical viewfinder. It's much quicker to use LV to set exposure than taking a picture, checking exposure, adjusting, taking another, checking again, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gberger Posted July 13, 2016 Share #7 Posted July 13, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sharpness be damned! This is a beautiful picture of a very pretty young girl. Deserves to be on your wall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Martin Posted July 14, 2016 Share #8 Posted July 14, 2016 Sometimes the picture wins when perhaps a technical issue is not quite right. This is a great picture and will be enjoyed many times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharookh Posted July 17, 2016 Share #9 Posted July 17, 2016 Missed focus? You nailed the moment!! And isn't that what it's all about!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted July 17, 2016 Share #10 Posted July 17, 2016 That's a lovely shot. Almost has a 70s film look to it with the slightly subdued colour palette and the pose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphh Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted July 17, 2016 I know what you mean, though it's strait out if camera. I like the colours out of my M much better than from my Canons, they're not exactly film like, but a step in that direction from Canon colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted July 17, 2016 Share #12 Posted July 17, 2016 I don't think anything you could have done with focussing or exposure could have improved this photo. Even the composition, where perhaps ideally you might have backed off a little, actually adds to the sense of genuine spontaneity. Charming! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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