Rubber Grass

[Rob MacKillop]

With work being done in the house - installing a walk-in shower - we escaped for a night to a local hotel. The room had this rubber feature which was lit from above, and sometimes I allowed in slit lighting from the window. I used it as an exercise in focussing with the Elmar 50mm 2.8 lens, sometimes just guessing how far to move the little focus lever around the lens, sometimes looking through the window, sometimes zooming in on the Live View. I learned a lot. Also worked on exposure for highs and lows. Here's a few of the better results. [Monochrom Typ 246]

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[Rob MacKillop]

Holding my nose...

 

[Ralph Turner]

Speaking of noses, how do get on with being a 'lefty' (as am I) and having your nose squished up against the screen?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

My left eye is original, but my right eye has a Zeiss lens - sounds cool, but the original eye is better. I also have a BIG nose, so it does feel squished. When outside, I try to use zone focussing and the Live View screen. But when focussing is critical, I have to toughen up, and accept a bit of squishing! How do you cope, Ralph?

Any other 'lefties' here?

 

[Pete Askew]

Strictly speaking no (as I’m right-handed), but I have always used my left eye for focussing.

Some effective shots there and I do like the slight softness.

 

[Ralph Turner]

A similarly squished nose in my case, too. One of the issues I have with smaller (d)slrs is that I can't make best use of the moulded-in grip on the back, I have to kind of curl my thumb around my (now flattened) nose. This can compromise my grip a little but, so far, I've not dropped a camera because of it (touch wood). My latest toy that I'm playing with ( an el-cheapo Minolta that actually works this time) has it's info lcd down the left hand side of the viewfinder screen, making it almost invisible to my left eye unless I squish my nose even more against both camera and thumb . Maybe I should practice using my right eye....

 

[Ralph Turner]

Thinking about Pete's comment btw, I do like the slight 'Hollywood' glow in the last frame. Lens wide open?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Not quite: f4, ISO 1250, 1/60. I agree it was the best setting for this subject. I'll now email Hollywood, offering my services

 

[Ralph Turner]

I'll now email Hollywood, offering my services

In front of, or behind the camera?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Don’t!