No EXIF: Episode Three from the DH World Cup - Video
Everything is about speed and sports photography is no different. Fast focus, fast,continuous shooting and a fast processor can help you capture those moments at the blink of an eye. The LEICA M6 is manual. The working speed results from your own dexterity. Adjust exposure, focus, wind the film and release and repeat again, and again. But it's not only the fast motion which requires rapid action, it's also the fleeting moments which come and go and could be lost forever through inattention.
You can count yourself lucky that from time to time you can take the DSLR (digital reflex camera) to get a reference. Using a DSLR will certainly sharpen your training curve and you can practice pan-shots, time exposures, and continual shooting. With the manual LEICA M6, you often feel like a pilot during blind flight relying on the intuition, “the force” at your side. In any case the LEICA M6 is always on hand and on call.
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 Actually, the front wheel should be touching the line. But give me a break. I just can't compete with my Canon doing twelve frames per second. |
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| Val di Sole Connor Fearon's final jump - But at least I get three per second! Shot 1 out of 5 in a row with an analog LEICA M6. |
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| Shot 2 out of 5 in a row with an analog LEICA M6. |
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| Shot 3 out of 5 in a row with an analog LEICA M6. |
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| Shot 4 out of 5 in a row with an analog LEICA M6. |
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| Shot 5 out of 5 in a row with an analog LEICA M6. |
And anyway the digital photography played a very important role. I practiced a lot with the DSLR before transferring these techniques to the analog LEICA.
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| Leogang 1/15 sec with manual Leica M6. One shot pan. Even if you're using a DSLR with servo focus and setting for continuous shooting, pan-shots are bold. Concerning the shot from my LEICA I seem to have used all the luck for several years in advance. |
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| Troy Brosnan's silhouette with S. This photo is predestined for black and white, pure outline and shape with only light-dark contrast. |
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| Steve Smith and Nigel Reeves as Nigel pumps a tube with his mouth. Here the manual shift in focus didn't work fast enough. Actually, Nigel is the center of the action. |
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| Focus shifting once again. Sorry but at that moment the security guy was way cooler than Loic Bruni. |
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| When there is light in the woods even 1/1000s shutter speed can work out. The sun spotlights Sam Hill at Val di Sole. |
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| Completely trivial picture: multiple knotted barrier tape. It is only a warning not to go too close to the course tape looking like this. It's something like a safety net for riders flying out of the track. Shooting trivial photos is part of digital photography. But when using a LEICA it becomes fun. |
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| Brendog and co. look at the lists of results. |
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| As big as the speakers. |
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| As mentioned prior, sometimes it's the trivial shots that tell a story, too. |
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| Laurie Greenland signs an autograph to a teenie girl. |
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| Sam Blenkinsop is compelled to do a selfie. |
Next episode we’ll go freeridin’.
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question, how long did it take for you to stop looking at the back of the camera after a shot? i know last time i shot film i kept looking at it expecting to see something lol.
In the video he is browsing through a book with these fotos, any chance to buy that somewhere??
m.pinkbike.com/photo/10096630