Interesting... I find that when shooting trains from a tripod, I just cannot account for the height and overall approach of a train. In many of my attempts with a tripod, I end up standing there "ready-to-go," but the shot gets foiled by these factors.
Glen On Sep 6, 2007, at 1:42 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > On Sep 6, 2007, at 9:40 AM, Glen Tortorella wrote: > >> I tend to agree. I find that when shooting a moving subject (i.e. a >> train), it is almost impossible to frame correctly when using a >> tripod. > > In many cases it is certainly not sensible to use a tripod for moving > subject matter, however the most recent PESO 2007 - 37c photo I > posted, of a moving train, was made with a tripod mounted camera. > > Framing was through the protective wire mesh of an overhead walkway, > providing a "natural" open center, vignetting diffuser for a long > lens. > > Godfrey > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
