Posts Tagged tripod
Down in the Weeds – Part 2
Posted by Doug Otto in Geek, Photography on June 27, 2009
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In a previous article I mentioned that I’d started to play with some alternative shooting angles after hearing a talk by Rob Sheppard. Until now I’ve been using my Gitzo 2540 which goes pretty low, but just not low enough. While in a local camera shop I stumbled upon this little guy. It’s made by Manfrotto and goes under the model 345. It consists of a set of 209 legs and a 482 micro ballhead. Once I got it home I dug out an old Really Right Stuff plate and screwed it on, using the supplied bushing. The head is fully removable so at some point I might replace it with a RRS BH-25 but for the time being it’ll do the trick.
Since I have neither a live view screen nor the limberness of my youth, an angled viewfinder is an absolute necessity but I have one already. I’m looking forward to doing some playing with it and will be certain to chronicle the process here.
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Breaking My Own Rules
Posted by Doug Otto in Photography, Travel on March 13, 2009
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Photography, like any craft, has its collection of “rules.” In addition to the standard creative devices I have my own rules. I often joke about the fact that “I don’t take pictures of anything that moves.” While it’s true for 99.99% of my shooting, I do occasionally break my own rules.
This shot was taken at the San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park. I had to be in San Diego for business and it was a way to spend some free time away from the hotel. I almost always travel with my camera just for that reason. There’s only so much TV that you can watch while sitting alone in a hotel room. My reward was an “Honorable Mention” at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center’s Animal House show.
I made the image with my Canon 30D and a 70-200 f/4L lens. The exposure was 1/320th at f/4 and ISO 100. While I may have been breaking my “shoot nothing that moves” rule, my camera was still firmly planted on top of my Gitzo. I mean really; there’s no reason to get “crazy.”
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