I Hung My D850
Mar 29, 2020 06:11:22 #
kpmac wrote:
I was looking to take some ground-level images of flowers and bees so I hung my camera upside down from my tripod and lowered it to just above the ground. I used the flip screen to focus and a remote to activate the shutter. It was much better than laying my old body on the damp ground!
Nicely done Ken
Mar 29, 2020 06:59:50 #
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Mar 29, 2020 08:11:43 #
Nice ones, Ken. I’m not generally much of a tripod user, but perhaps you've solved my problem of getting up after lying down to shoot something. 
Mar 29, 2020 08:22:23 #
Mar 29, 2020 09:22:45 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
Great shots. When you get a certain age, it is more difficult to get up from the ground, than getting to the ground. I rarely use my tripod, but your method worked for you. And, others, if they can remember it.
Mar 29, 2020 09:37:45 #
BurghByrd
Loc: Pittsburgh
Good tips for getting the perspective but I'm wondering about the lens used and the resultant shallow DOF.
Mar 29, 2020 09:43:03 #
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Mar 29, 2020 10:11:01 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
kpmac wrote:
I was looking to take some ground-level images of flowers and bees so I hung my camera upside down from my tripod and lowered it to just above the ground. I used the flip screen to focus and a remote to activate the shutter. It was much better than laying my old body on the damp ground!
Thats the way to do it!!! I know exactly what you mean, getting up and down gets tougher as we get older (especially to lay prone), and wet (don't forget muddy, I get that a lot too). Good job, enjoyed them.
Mar 29, 2020 10:11:25 #
Excellent images taken with a world-class camera. Good technique too and I can surely relate to getting up and down as well as soggy ground.
Mar 29, 2020 10:52:24 #
WessoJPEG wrote:
Is it my eyes, none of these are in focus?
They were shot with a macro lens so the depth of field is very narrow. Thanks for commenting, WessoJPEG.
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