Thanks, Bruce.
I only got a couple of shots and the other was framed completely
differently -- he was at the near-end of the table, obscuring most of it.
I'm going to try getting the hang of getting more ball motion. That
occurred to me while I was editing this photo in post. I wonder how much
lower I'd have to drop the shutter speed to get a good sense of the motion?
I can get fairly decent (but inconsistent) results hand-held at 1/30,
but that's focusing on a relatively static subject. I was surprised at
how difficult it was to shoot the action on a pool table compared to
drag racing. Of course, the shutter speed at a drag race is obviously
much, much higher. But, still, timing pool shots was much harder than
I'd have expected.
-- Walt
On 2/13/2013 8:21 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
That's very good, Walt. I like the unusual framing.
Did you happen to get one with more ball motion in it? That could make
for a really cool shot. You'd have to drop your shutter speed down a
lot.
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 12:59 AM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote:
Here's a shot I took a few nights ago of another one of our resident
characters at the club where I work. This guy is one of the more
cantankerous drunks we have, but once you get a handle on how to deal with
him, he's a pretty good guy. Like a lot of the people I deal with, he has
phrases that he tends to lean on when he's well into his cups. "Hey! Lemme
tell ya somethin'!" "And another thing!" "You talkin' about me?" "Don't
start no shit!"
He also happens to be a really good pool shot and only seems to get better
the drunker he gets. Here he is shooting a game over the weekend:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8469249067/
K-5, FA 50/1.4, f/2.8, 1/60 sec., ISO 1600
I thought it was an interesting shot because he looks a bit like a Dick
Tracy character to my eye.
Comments and critiques are, as always, eagerly solicited.
-- Walt
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