Re: lessons learned this weekend

2012-10-23 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 22, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Don't know what focusing method or lens you're using, but with an SDM lens and single-point autofocus, my camera moves right to the spot. Can't remember last time I experienced that kind of autofocus sawing. I agree that normally with

Re: lessons learned this weekend

2012-10-22 Thread Anthony Farr
On 22 October 2012 14:30, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: 1) Taking photos from a moving pony cart can be challenging. Not so much for camera motion blur, which can be compensated for by a fast shutter speed combined with shake reduction, but because the bouncing up and down makes it

Re: lessons learned this weekend

2012-10-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 22, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 22 October 2012 14:30, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: 1) Taking photos from a moving pony cart can be challenging. Not so much for camera motion blur, which can be compensated for by a fast shutter speed combined with shake

Re: lessons learned this weekend

2012-10-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Oct 22, 2012, at 6:16 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 October 2012 14:30, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: 1) Taking photos from a moving pony cart can be challenging. Not so much for camera motion blur, which can be compensated for by a fast shutter speed

Re: lessons learned this weekend

2012-10-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
I will add these points to my philosophy of life. Thank you, Larry. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Oct 22, 2012, at 6:16 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 October 2012 14:30, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: 1) Taking

Re: lessons learned this weekend

2012-10-22 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On Oct 22, 2012, at 6:16 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 October 2012 14:30, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: 1) Taking photos from a moving pony cart can be challenging. Not so much for

lessons learned this weekend

2012-10-21 Thread Larry Colen
1) Taking photos from a moving pony cart can be challenging. Not so much for camera motion blur, which can be compensated for by a fast shutter speed combined with shake reduction, but because the bouncing up and down makes it very challenging to compose a shot. 2) This is exacerbated when