I see that Chuck's provided hyperfocal tables, which I'd actually be
interested in adapting; I would like to move the zone of acceptable
focus closer - I don't mind if things towards infinity are out of
focus as, in a crowd, the subject is going to be typically much
closer. I would, with the 24mm/2.8 focus somewhere around 9 feet for
a loser crowd and around 6 feet for a denser crowd. I say around
because the focus scale on the lens get knocked out of whack on an E-
*. With the 14-54 I would set the shutter release so that it fires
even if the camera has not found focus for instant response, and then
keep focussing it on subjects that are about the expected subject
distance. That way if the camera has a chance to focus then fine, if
not then focus will be approximately right. With both lenses I would
aim for about f5.6 to give the equivalent depth of field of f8 on 35mm.
One thing i found was that shutter speed had to be surprisingly high
if I was moving and the subject was moving - around a 250th or higher
I would say. Which means either very bright light or faster film -
better a bit of grain / noise and a sharp image than seeing a good
shot you have to bin because it's all soft. I would avoid the shady
side of the street even when sunny and go for iso 400 on a cloudy day.
James
On 30 Jul 2005, at 12:21, Earl Dunbar wrote:
>
> James: Earlier this month I took a "hip shot" while at a jazz
> festival. I was walking back through the crowd to procure a bottle of
> wine for us, and there was a photogenic couple that I shot with the SP
> as I passed by. I haven't processed the film (APX 100) yet, but
> perhaps
> I shall before this next weekend.
>
> This next weekend my wife and I are going to Toronto to attend the
> Taste
> of the Danforth (www.tasteofthedanforth.com), which will present photo
> subjects galore. (We're taking the ferry from Rochester to T.O. to
> boot, so that will present even more opportunities.)
>
> From your experience (and that of others) do you have any additional
> tips? I haven't done a lot of shooting using hyperfocal distance for
> awhile, so I'm hoping that I'll be able to recover that skill quickly
> enough. Any additional tips? Since this is basically a huge party
> (attendance over 3 days will top a million), I don't think people will
> be adverse to having lenses pointed at them.
>
> I plan on taking the 35SP and an OM-1n (or perhaps a 2n) with the
> 28/2.8
> or 28/3.5 and /maybe/ the 21/2. I need to travel very light, so unless
> anyone has other suggestions, this is the kit. Hyperfocal focusing
> should be pretty easy with the wides on the OM, and slightly more
> fussy
> on the SP w/ it's perfect 42mm focal length. ;-)
>
> Depending on conditions, I'll use APX 100 or Ilford XP2 Super, and
> for
> colour either K64, Elitechrome 100 or perhaps a higher speed print
> film. Since the festival stretches into late night, I'll take some
> high
> speed b&w, too.
>
> Earl
>
> James Royall wrote:
>
>
>> I think #12 is my favourite because of the expressions and her hand.
>> I do like #1 and #8 also, but they were easier - find an background
>> that's going to work and wait for someone to come along who goes well
>> with it. You do still have to get the shot - I'm still kicking myself
>> I missed a few good ones. With most of the other photos I was trying
>> to capture the fleeting expressions of people reacting to each other,
>> or just reacting to their situation. I had to give up trying to raise
>> the camera to my eye to frame, as there isn't time. I just kept it at
>> chest height and shot people as they passed by, or I passed by them.
>> You can see from the viewpoint of the photos that it's below head
>> height (I'm not 4 feet tall!). I got surprisingly good at framing
>> without looking through the camera, though I think that a degree of
>> randomness in the framing suits the subjects and I'm not a purist who
>> doesn't crop. The other advantage of not raising the camera is that
>> people didn't know I was taking a picture and so react to me - all
>> the shots are taken at a max of 50mm and the majority at a focal
>> length below (35mm perspective), so I had to get close - with #12
>> (and about half of the others) I took it without breaking stride, as
>> I would have had to stop right in front of them, no more than four
>> feet away.
>>
>> Thanks to all for your positive feedback.
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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