Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, You missed out my standard one...bean bag! Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:42 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: > > On Jan 23, 2012, at 3:11 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> Tripod use is the secret weapon for really great photography is my view. > > Whenever "feasible" and/or practical - I agree. > > When a tripod is not "feasible" or practical - > Mono pod, > shoulder stock, > table top tripod on the chest, > tree, stump, rock, wall, chair, knee, > and if none of the above > Practice stillness, > hold breath, > posture - use of elbows on chest - pressing camera into face, etc. > > Movement is not a friend of photography - except in swishy pans and > fuzziNESS > Yet spontaneity is THE friend of photography > > The balance between spontaneity and stillness remains the challenge. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information