I don't use a tripod most of the time. For how I shoot, it doesn't really work. Plus, it's a real PITA to carry it around on a walk. If I need some stability, my monopod is always attached to my main camera bag.
About the only time I even take it with me is when I'm planning on taking longer exposures like night or flowing water. On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Walter Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Ted. > > I agree with you wholeheartedly. And, that's why I have this little twinge > of guilt for not using a tripod more often. I know it ends up producing > better photos, and forces you to be more deliberative in your composition. > And, yet ... when I shoot off a tripod, you might as well be telling a kid > he has to brush his teeth before he can watch his favorite TV show. > > It's something I really need to work more on. I actually used one a whole > lot more when I shot with my old Olympus, since I had to wait so long for > the shot to be written to the media card. But, ever since I've had my K-x, > it's like I can't be bothered. > > I'm just going to have to make more of an effort to use it more often. I > think I'm a hand-held shooter by temperament, but that I'm missing out on > some opportunities for better shots by not exercising more patience. > > Thanks again, > > Walt > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/waltergilbert > http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/ <http://polipix.posterous.com/> > Contact Me Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/walt.gilbert>Flickr > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/>Twitter > <http://twitter.com/walt_gilbert> > > --- @ WiseStamp Signature > <http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=ypgdb385pypw7fhb&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install>. > Get it now > <http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=ypgdb385pypw7fhb&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install> > On 11/22/2010 8:40 AM, Theodore Beilby wrote: >> >> A tripod forces you to slow down, compose more >> carefully, and pay more attention to you exposure as well as improving >> overall >> image sharpness. This is a shooting style that takes effort to adopt but >> is >> worth it in the long run. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
