apicius9
New member
Hi everyone,
I'm just posting this here because it never really was much of an issue with a P&S camera, but since I moved to the G1 this has happened to me a few times, so just as an example:
The last few days I was in Taipei and had hoped to take some nice pictures while walking about in the spare time we had between conference sessions. We went out walking with a group of friends a few times. Most of them are exercise fanatics (as opposed to myself...) and seemed to see some innate quality in walking fast, but they still managed to get a few snapshots with tiny P&S cameras here and there. At the same time, I was trying to take a few pictures on the way - deciding on the right apertures, considering different angles, repeating shots with different settings. As a result, I felt like I was constantly running after my friends, trying to keep up while not getting the time I needed to really get some good shots in - and I am not even talking about manual focusing or changing lenses.... In retrospect, I wish I would have just taken my LX3 for snapshots rather than the G1 plus a bag full of lenses.
I was just wondering how this works for others. Are you taking pictures in situations like that? Do you have to be independent and alone to focus on good pictures? Is this more a meditative thing or can it also be a communicative experience with others? Do I have the wrong friends? Just wondering, because while I enjoy taking walks with friends, combining that with taking more 'thoughtful' or involved pictures seems not to work all that well for me.
Stefan
I'm just posting this here because it never really was much of an issue with a P&S camera, but since I moved to the G1 this has happened to me a few times, so just as an example:
The last few days I was in Taipei and had hoped to take some nice pictures while walking about in the spare time we had between conference sessions. We went out walking with a group of friends a few times. Most of them are exercise fanatics (as opposed to myself...) and seemed to see some innate quality in walking fast, but they still managed to get a few snapshots with tiny P&S cameras here and there. At the same time, I was trying to take a few pictures on the way - deciding on the right apertures, considering different angles, repeating shots with different settings. As a result, I felt like I was constantly running after my friends, trying to keep up while not getting the time I needed to really get some good shots in - and I am not even talking about manual focusing or changing lenses.... In retrospect, I wish I would have just taken my LX3 for snapshots rather than the G1 plus a bag full of lenses.
I was just wondering how this works for others. Are you taking pictures in situations like that? Do you have to be independent and alone to focus on good pictures? Is this more a meditative thing or can it also be a communicative experience with others? Do I have the wrong friends? Just wondering, because while I enjoy taking walks with friends, combining that with taking more 'thoughtful' or involved pictures seems not to work all that well for me.
Stefan