I recently read (on another UHH thread on BIF techniques) that you should keep BOTH eyes open when photographing. Opinions please.
I always do. Allows me to be aware of surrounds. Takes some practice but worth learning to do.
I find it really hard to keep one eye closed. I always kept both eyes open shooting a rifle or a bow, too. Why would you want to close an eye?
bhowdy
Loc: Maryville, Tennessee
I am a big believer in shooting with both eyes open ... for a couple of reasons
1) Allows me to look thru my subject and see anything that I may not want in the photo (i.e. a house, power pole, etc.)
2) I have caught so many birds and other critters out of the corner of my eye that I might not have seen and otherwise photographed ... because I kept both eyes open
Anyone else have any thoughts?
birdpix
Loc: South East Pennsylvania
While I would like to do it, I find it darn near impossible. When I have the same image at two different magnifications, my brain fritzes out. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
birdpix wrote:
. . . my brain fritzes out. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Would that be a FritzPix?
birdpix wrote:
While I would like to do it, I find it darn near impossible. When I have the same image at two different magnifications, my brain fritzes out. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I agree with you. Well put. I tried both open today & couldn't focus with either one.
birdpix
Loc: South East Pennsylvania
Nikonian72 wrote:
birdpix wrote:
. . . my brain fritzes out. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Would that be a FritzPix?
I have to blame it on something!
Thanks to everyone that posted. Good information & reasoning. I think , at least for the near future, I'm going to practice my BIF panning technique. Then on to the eyes.
I generally keep both eyes open with any optical equipment. As a biology student I spent many hours looking down a microscope with one eye, and drawing at the same time. You switch attention from one eye to the other without closing either. Takes practice but becomes very natural.
Unfortunately now I have to use my left eye through he viewfinder as my right has become weak, so my right eye is behind the camera and my (big) nose is stuck onto the display screen! Does anyone else have to do this?
One eye has to be closed. My eyes don't focus together so I see double with out my glasses on. Messes with the focus big time. Also because I have a diopter with lets me use my camera without glasses the left eye is so far out of focus is is basically worthless.
Mousie M wrote:
. . . now I have to use my left eye through he viewfinder. . .
I am left-handed, left-footed, and left-eyed. Never shot any other way.
Only left handed people are in their right minds!
Both eyes open in live view, otherwise depends on what I am photographing. For BIF like both open so I can see subject coming from any direction. Macro one eye closed
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