That worked, Jim, and I like the action of your great-grandson, whether or not
he hit it :-)
I’m going to get a couple of ND filters; if I buy ø52 and ø58 sizes that will
fit several of my Fuji lenses. But which strength to buy? Your 8-stop filter
looks good, but what do terms like ND500 or ND32 mean?
Chris
> On 26 May 17, at 17:42, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> It was a late game on a chilly night, but I wanted to try an idea I had for
> minimizing the intrusion of the sideline fence while shooting from my chair
> near the fence. By the time this shot was taken, it was almost 8pm, so the
> light was getting weak. It was a rough outing for our boys in blue and
> white. In this shot, the pitcher fooled my gr-grandson as well as his
> catcher, because the ball ended up at his feet.
>
> I added a B+W 103 ND 0.9 (8X) filter and set the lens at f/2.0, focusing just
> short of infinity. As late as it was, I could have shot without the filter,
> but wanted to see how it performed. I was seated about 3ft from the fence.
> This image is cropped top and bottom, but is uncropped horizontally. I was
> well satisfied with the result, and expect it to do even better in brighter
> light.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170525-DSCF2076.JPG.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170525-DSCF2076.JPG.html>
>
> The image is better seen when viewed LARGE.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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