The moment of impact
A silversmith working in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It took a few tries to get this shot. I dragged the shutter to try and capture the moment of impact. Shot with a 20D with a 24-105L IS - ISO 100 at 73mm f4 1/13 second.
posted by Anonymous at 6:15 PM
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3 Comments:
Hi Tom, great capture of the "decisive moment".
I was wondering how you were able to use such a slow shutter speed. Were you using a tripod?
--Warren
[Posted for Tom]
Hi Warren,
That was a hand held shot. I used an IS lens. On the Nikon side, I think it is called VR. It theoretically gives one three more stops. My first Canon lens was a IS lens and it taught me sloppy technique. I never checked to see if the shutter speed was at least 1/f, I just blazed away, getting "decent" shots at 135mm at 1/40. My next lens didn't have it and all of my shots looked horrible. I read up on technique and tried to improve mine. My shots still turned out badly and I REALLY started to pay attention to technique. Turned out my lens did not communicate very well with my camera.
I noted this silversmith was perfectly still except the movement of her arms so I thought I would take advantage of the IS. Kinda blew out the highlights on the chair though.
Tom
Tom,
Welcome to the group. I like the photo for the intensity of the man. I impressed that he kept working while you shoot several shot of him working. The speed which he hammered the metal is great to see with the two positions of the handle, one at the top (very faint) and the other upon impact.
Great shot and welcome to the group.
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