Braving the heat: I've been trying to push myself to go out and shoot--trying to lose the 20 pounds I gained during the lockdown. I spent an hour at the Bloomington Ferry Trail Bridge.

hlmichel Loc: New Hope, Minnesota

I've been trying to push myself to go out and shoot--trying to lose the 20 pounds I gained during the lockdown. I spent an hour at the Bloomington Ferry Trail Bridge. I am shooting with a d3500 and 50mm 1.8.
Sadly, when I loaded all of my shots into Raw Therapee, all but one had pretty bad camera shake. I just can't hold the camera steady enough, even at 50mm, to drop below 1/200.

But anyway, I ended up with this shot and have been experimenting with different crops.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Good one! Congratulations on taking those first, hard steps.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

I have tremors which makes things difficult. I almost never shoot at ISO less than 400 and shutter less than 1/500. With any kind of decent like I prefer 1/1000. Just a suggestion

DRam11 Loc: Polson, MT

Nice shot.
Keep up the good work and don’t let tremors get you down. I also deal with them and find a tripod and remote release the best solution. I also use higher ISO and shutter speeds to shoot hand held. Don’t give up, keep on shooting and enjoy the results.

SonyA580 Loc: FL in the winter & MN in the summer

hlmichel wrote:

I've been trying to push myself to go out and shoot--trying to lose the 20 pounds I gained during the lockdown. I spent an hour at the Bloomington Ferry Trail Bridge. I am shooting with a d3500 and 50mm 1.8.
Sadly, when I loaded all of my shots into Raw Therapee, all but one had pretty bad camera shake. I just can't hold the camera steady enough, even at 50mm, to drop below 1/200.

But anyway, I ended up with this shot and have been experimenting with different crops.

My personal handheld minimum speed is 1/250. I just know I can't hold a camera steady enough at speeds lower than that, especially with a tele lens. Find your minimum speed and adjust ISO and aperture to get the best results. It may not be perfect but you'll be close. Option #2 and #3 is to get a tripod or, rest the camera on a sturdy structure.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

hlmichel wrote:

I've been trying to push myself to go out and shoot--trying to lose the 20 pounds I gained during the lockdown. I spent an hour at the Bloomington Ferry Trail Bridge. I am shooting with a d3500 and 50mm 1.8.
Sadly, when I loaded all of my shots into Raw Therapee, all but one had pretty bad camera shake. I just can't hold the camera steady enough, even at 50mm, to drop below 1/200.

But anyway, I ended up with this shot and have been experimenting with different crops.

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hlmichel Loc: New Hope, Minnesota

DRam11 wrote:

Nice shot.
Keep up the good work and don’t let tremors get you down. I also deal with them and find a tripod and remote release the best solution. I also use higher ISO and shutter speeds to shoot hand held. Don’t give up, keep on shooting and enjoy the results.

I should have bought a tripod a while ago--I gave my old one to a friend when it seemed that I'd never come up with the funds to replace my d7100.
My new Tokina 11-16 should be coming next week so I'm spent out for a little while but the tripod will be my next purchase.