AktoMan: New tripod

Saturday, 20 December 2008

New tripod

New tripod, originally uploaded by dimacleod.

Playing with setup of new slik pro 700dx tripod with pan head. The central column can be inverted. Two spirit levels two.

7 comments:

Mac E said...: Nice tripod, are you going to carry it when you're camping or is it for photo only jaunts?; 1:02 am, December 21, 2008
AktoMan said...: At almost 2 AktoMasses, it's for car and short treks (like these). I took a heavy tripod out on an overnighter, and it was way too heavy. I tried fixing it to my pack with bungy cords and it struggled. I'm still uncomfortable with packing the Canon EOS 350d with me.; 10:00 am, December 21, 2008
Mac E said...: Hi Duncan, great shots, I really like the shallow DOF in "Frozen puddles and pools" you can't do that with a compact. If I were you I'd take the DSLR all the time even if it is 0.5 Aktomasses ;-). I suppose you'd still want to carry a compact for video though.; 11:06 am, December 21, 2008
AktoMan said...: Thanks, Mac. I've taken the dSLR out a couple of times on overnighters, and I've been careful. In the end, the few better depth-of-field shots have been fun, but hindered my hiking. I think if I'm going out to take photos, that's what I'm doing. If I go out to enjoy the landscape and get some miles under my feet, then that's what I'm doing.

Until I get better at both, maybe. I think it's like those people you see on telly at concerts, recording the concert on their mobile phones, they are (IMO) missing part of the moment. When I try and figure out what shot I want to "capture the moment", I am stepping out of that moment, and am, therefore, separate from it.

Or is it just that I haven't had much sleep over the past few days ;-); 4:51 pm, December 21, 2008
Mac E said...: I think I know what you mean (is that a good thing I wonder??);-); 7:05 pm, December 21, 2008
AktoMan said...: LOL.

I hope to get some shots in of the BushBuddy that I have on loan. I'm amazed at how much home-made work you've managed to put in to create something similar. Kudos.; 7:42 pm, December 21, 2008
Mac E said...: LOL, well it kept me out of mischief for a while, I find that browsing ebay is expensive :-); 8:05 pm, December 21, 2008

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