the house at the end of the world
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AlanLichty
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Iconic hotel and a good shot of it. I like the stormy mood to this scene with the whitecaps out on the lake.
Beth
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they only had 65 mph sustained winds while i was there. talk about holding on to the tripod with both hands.
AlanLichty
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That what that little hook on the bottom of the center post on your tripod is for - hand your camera gear bag on it for additional weight to hold it down
Beth
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i've seen them before, but i don't have a hook on mine. it's got one of those fancy center columns that comes up and extends out in front of the legs. i never use it because it always seems too top heavy. when i'm shooting that low, i switch to the platypod knockoff.That what that little hook on the bottom of the center post on your tripod is for - hand your camera gear bag on it for additional weight to hold it down
Neat looking place and the weather adds interesting atmospherics.
I have tried hanging the bag on the hook. When it is windy it provides the wind more surface to play havoc. I have found handholding a better alternative boosting the ISO a bit. The modern cameras with IBIS and lens IS provide good amount of stabilization with hand holding.
I have tried hanging the bag on the hook. When it is windy it provides the wind more surface to play havoc. I have found handholding a better alternative boosting the ISO a bit. The modern cameras with IBIS and lens IS provide good amount of stabilization with hand holding.
AlanLichty
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My confession is that the last time I had a bag to hang on the tripod was with a then new Canon 5D MkII. I have been using Think Tank belt accessories ever since and they can't really hang on anything. High ISO with the C5D MkII was never an option.
BlackRockArt
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That's what VR is made for!
When it's that windy, I think a tripod makes it worse. It's just best to handhold and use a lens or camera body that has Vibration Reduction in it.
larryj
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Beautiful image pepper, thanks for sharing!
Beth
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thanks david.
thanks michael. it was 8 at night when i shot this.
That's what VR is made for!
When it's that windy, I think a tripod makes it worse. It's just best to handhold and use a lens or camera body that has Vibration Reduction in it.
thanks jim. it was 8pm and pretty dark between the sunsetting behind the mountains and heavy clouds that rolled in just after sunset. the 100s ii has ibis and ois on the lens, but i was setting up for some focus stacking on the rocky shore. ultimately, i ended up abandoning that shot and doing this instead.
thanks larry.Beautiful image pepper, thanks for sharing!
Beth
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thanks jameel. i use a backpack so it pretty much stays on my back when i'm shooting. there's no hook on my tripod.
i use a military backpack with molle straps and protect the gear inside with inserts or lens wraps. the main gear bag i take on big trips is a gun range bag. i haven't had a dedicated camera bag in probably 15 years.
thanks oliver.