Avoid camera shake for still photography of orcas in a choppy boat
Jul 1, 2019 19:02:25 #
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Jul 1, 2019 19:30:29 #
RahulKhosla wrote:
Any ideas for easy ( portable, light, travel-frien... (show quote)
A really high shutter speed comes to mind!
Jul 1, 2019 20:27:45 #
lollyonline
Loc: Oregon
Do you do yoga? Yes, faster shutter speed, but keep your knees slightly bent, balance your pelvis and don't take the picture till you are done exhaling. That works really well for me in Alaska, Puget Sound, and even NY harbor on a windy day.
Jul 1, 2019 21:45:14 #
Yes I do yoga! Alas, despite doing the right settings of shutter speed, aperture, ISO, BBF and all kinds of core muscle control 😂 - the moving boat was too unsteady. Thanks for the response anyway.
Jul 1, 2019 22:49:58 #
Higher shutter speed and bump up the ISO if needed. You're using a Sony, it can take it.
Jul 2, 2019 01:11:31 #
Lots of good advice here, which is very relevant to my upcoming MIT Alumni tour to Antarctica in December on board the Nat. Geo. Explorer.
But no one mentioned bean bags. Attached is a paragraph from the Expedition Guide for "Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent", Linblad Expeditions/National Geographic.
But no one mentioned bean bags. Attached is a paragraph from the Expedition Guide for "Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent", Linblad Expeditions/National Geographic.
Jul 2, 2019 01:22:24 #
To help you prepare for your trip, if you have time to read a fascinating story of Captain (later, Admiral) Richard Byrd’s voyage to Antarctica from the point of view of a stowaway who succeeded in convincing Byrd to let him stay on board after having been discovered, read The Stowaway by Laurie Gwen Shapiro. It is non-fiction and is a brilliant account of all the challenges faced by Antarctica’s first explorers in the late 1920’s just before the onset of the Great Depression.
Jul 2, 2019 02:00:03 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
RahulKhosla wrote:
Any ideas for easy ( portable, light, travel-frien... (show quote)
You indicated "portable, light, travel-friendly". As Burkphoto and I have indicated, 4/3rds meets those requirements the best with the added benefit of the best stabilization in the photography industry. The over all menu for the Panasonic cameras is better than the Olympus scroll menu, but the back screen Super Screen is extremely easy to master and with the dials gets one to about 99.5% of the functions every needed. Oh, did Burkphoto and I mention the right camera and lens combo is weatherproof? You do not stop shooting just because it rains. I walked and took photos in the rain, soaked all the way to my underwear and socks (not exactly pleasant), while the Canons and Nikons all stayed under the awnings and restaurants. They lost hours of shooting at a short time at port. My rain soaked camera kept right on shooting. The hardest part of shooting was removing the water from the front element. Shooting on a boat with salt spray? No problem! Just develop a method to clear the front element. Salt spray and splashes have had no effect other than you should rinse it off once you are done shooting.
Jul 2, 2019 02:11:21 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
RahulKhosla wrote:
Thank you all for your responses. I really did try my best with a 2500 SS, as wide an aperture I could manage and really exercising those core muscles to pan in sync with the boat. The other point I realised from your responses is that no one suggested any “equipment” solution other than a Ronin..... It’s basically up to settings, balance, and good luck! Thank you all once again.
High shutter speeds are fine if all you want are static images. For pictures fit for display, check out quixdraw’s recommendation, which you seem to have overlooked.
https://www.google.com/search?ei=F_QaXYSzJNrKtQaHpaewCA&q=gyroscopic+camera+stabilizer&oq=gyroscopic+camera+stabilizer&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0j0i22i30l9.18817.18817..19759...0.0..0.133.133.0j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71.pLuwrUSmAOo
Jul 2, 2019 06:49:04 #
pacman
Loc: Toowoomba, Qld, Australia.
A few years ago, inexperienced, and just after acquiring my D600, I went on a whale watching cruise off the Queensland coast, on a two decked boat in quite choppy waters. After taking a few shots from the lower deck, I surrendered my spot and moved to the upper deck where there was more room. I selected a spot adjacent to a lady with an obviously very costly and huge lens attached to an obviously very expensive camera. I thought she knew what she was doing!
Bad move! The lurching at the top deck was far more pronounced than lower down, and with my 300mm lens my shots were disappointing. Thinking it was simply my inexperience, I asked my neighbour who gave the appearance of being more than competent, if she was getting any good results. "Not a one" was her response. What was she doing? Not the first female to mislead me!
If there is a next time. it will be lower deck, high shutter speed and burst mode (I was so new I didn't know about burst!).
Bad move! The lurching at the top deck was far more pronounced than lower down, and with my 300mm lens my shots were disappointing. Thinking it was simply my inexperience, I asked my neighbour who gave the appearance of being more than competent, if she was getting any good results. "Not a one" was her response. What was she doing? Not the first female to mislead me!
If there is a next time. it will be lower deck, high shutter speed and burst mode (I was so new I didn't know about burst!).
Jul 2, 2019 08:57:23 #
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Jul 2, 2019 09:01:19 #
I had considered this but thought that balancing the camera is a tough learning curve so decided to not to invest so close to the tour. Certainly worth considering and practicing to become used to it first before taking it on a tour such as this. Will certainly do so next time ! Thanks
Jul 2, 2019 09:03:21 #
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