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SUMMARY
Photographer Jacek Salaga won the Event category at the LCE Photographer of the Year competition for an action shot titled 'Half a Second Before'. He achieved this feat using a manual-focus Leica M10-R camera, a Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 lens, and a Godox strobe. Salaga employed zone focusing and a wide aperture to maximize depth of field, combined with a fast shutter speed and strobe flash to freeze motion. This technical skill allowed him to capture a fleeting moment of a wrestler suspended mid-air without relying on autofocus.
TAKEAWAYS
Award-winning action photo captured with manual focus Leica M10-R.
Technique involved zone focusing and wide aperture for depth of field.
Strobe flash and fast shutter speed froze motion.
Photographer Jacek Salaga won the Event category at LCE Photographer of the Year.