M9 does action on the streets of Bangkok Thailand...very easily

TWoK said:
These are great shots, I really like them a lot. They capture the action of sepak takraw well. I am used to seeing this out in the country on dirt lots with a bunch of scruffy street kids. I've never seen it is such an upscale area.

You were zone focusing or what? You scored nice focus on many shots, but plenty also are not as sharp as they could be. Not that sharpness or even focus matters, just the remark about focus being easy, it seems not so much.
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IMO: Having a completely automatic this, and 3D auto-that is no-brainer photogrpahy; at least with a manual focus RF you have to work for it, you have to earn it. So, yes, focussing with the M9 with very fast movements with aperture wide open with shallow DOF and high ISO isnt easy, it takes some level of skill. And for me, this is part of the challenge that makes it fun.
 
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Indeed - there is much awesomeness here!!

I like the perspective when you were standing on the bench with the view down and over the net. Great work!

Thanks for the comments re: shutter speed. I grabbed some frames at a Sox game last Sunday at 1/250, and going from 200 to 400 ISO and doubling the shutter speed would probably have been better (shot w/ 90/2.8 tele and 75 lux).

I would imagine the M9 attracted far less attention and was more "welcome" on the court than a D3 would have been.. Sometimes that can make all the difference. ~;)
 
Nicely done! Am I right to guess that these were taken from Benjasiri Park next to the Emporium? I have to stop there some evening to try this out. The only difference is that I'll have to shoot HP5+ pushed to 1600 :)
 
leicashot said:
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excellent series!! thanks for sharing...
 
TWoK said:
These guys manage to come out unscathed because unlike us westerners they train well for what they do with lots of practice and less whining.
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In other words, we work and they play.

I could train all my life and all I would end up with is a hospital bill. Now, that would have me whining. Really amazing and wonderful images.
 
jaapv said:
No idea, but he made a big point of of the lack of visibilty of the viewfinder LEDs in Bangkok:confused:
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I see, but considering I never use the internal meter in any camera I'm not the best person to answer that. I trust my brain and experience before any computer, even a Leica one:)
 
akarin said:
Nicely done! Am I right to guess that these were taken from Benjasiri Park next to the Emporium? I have to stop there some evening to try this out. The only difference is that I'll have to shoot HP5+ pushed to 1600 :)
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Dead on. The next day I was there playing basketball on the court next door and shot 33 points in 1.5 hours, so I'm happy!
 
filmfan said:
Excellent photos, regardless of the camera used.
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Thank you. Actually the D3s would have done a better job with noise and focusing, but it isn't anywhere near as fun as shooting with the M....and while I do pixel peep, when it comes to my personal work, the quality is the last thing I'm thinking about.
 
Symeon said:
Good photography Leicashot, yet I think a 28mm would have done a better job..
regards
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Well 28mm is also one of my favourite lenses, but I'd have to push the ISO up 1-2 stops which would have destroyed any detail left in the M9, so the 35 was perfect for the situation.
 
jaapv said:
We had a report from Mitch that the M9 viewfinder (or rather exposure display) and LCD were totally useless in Thai light. What is your opinion?
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To be more specific: I shoot a lot at midday and find that when the sky is not overcast, the light is so bright that the red diodes for the lightmeter in the viewfinder on the M9 are not bright enough and become invisible. Looking at the M6 in the same situation, the diodes are much brighter and remain visible in such light.

—Mitch/Pak Nam Pran
Tropical Light
 
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