Tripods have one major drawback
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From: Dymphna on 26 Jan 2010 14:13 It is best not to shoot around people anyways. They tend to get hurt when you do. j/k -- Dymphna Message origin: www.TRAVEL.com
From: Outing Trolls is FUN! on 26 Jan 2010 14:35 On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:38:51 -0800 (PST), RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: >They make you a target for the inquisitive. So if you want to shoot >images in peace, don't use a tripod where people are. And this, this ONE instance is the only drawback? This clinches it. You *ARE* a troll and have never used any camera at all at any time during your life. If you can think of only ONE reason ... you're not even a decent pretend-photographer troll. Time to step up your game ... or get lost.
From: me on 26 Jan 2010 16:21 On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:38:51 -0800 (PST), RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: RichA isn't around when you have your's handy to whack him with it.
From: tony cooper on 26 Jan 2010 17:04 On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:04:29 -0800, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote: >RichA wrote: > >> They make you a target for the inquisitive. So if you want to shoot >> images in peace, don't use a tripod where people are. > >Between a tripod and a lens hood, it also causes people to ask you to >photograph them because they believe that you're a professional. > >Before everyone and their brother had a digital SLR, I got a lot of >requests like this, with "e-mail me the picture," especially out in the >wilderness where most people were not likely to carry an SLR because of >the size and weight. > >However one thing that still isn't all that common is D-SLR owners with >an extreme wide-angle lens. With the 10-22mm lens (16-35mm) I still get >the requests for group photos. I don't get requests to take photographs of tourists and email the results to them, but quite often a couple will spot my dslr around my neck and ask me to take a photograph of both of them together on their camera. They often don't understand why I want them to move away from some distracting background or turn to get better light on them. It can be kinda funny watching me doing this. I have a Nikon dslr, so I automatically raise the camera to my eye. Nothing to see with most of the little cameras presented to me. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
From: Ofnuts on 26 Jan 2010 17:07
On 26/01/2010 20:04, SMS wrote: > RichA wrote: > >> They make you a target for the inquisitive. So if you want to shoot >> images in peace, don't use a tripod where people are. > > Between a tripod and a lens hood, it also causes people to ask you to > photograph them because they believe that you're a professional. > > Before everyone and their brother had a digital SLR, I got a lot of > requests like this, with "e-mail me the picture," especially out in the > wilderness where most people were not likely to carry an SLR because of > the size and weight. I get many requests from people waving a camera and asking me to take a picture of them all in front of some recognizable background like the Eiffel Tower or Notre Dame. I still don't know if they think that: - I'm honest - I'm willing to help - Given by pro-looking gear I may know how to operate their camera and take a decent picture - Given my pro-looking gear I'm not too likely to run away with their camera. - Given my bulky gear I'm not too likely to be able to outrun them if I fancied to dart away with their camera -- Bertrand, aiming at the world record of Eiffel Tower shots |