I have a good tripod but have resisted learning how to use it properly. I justify this by telling myself that I don’t really need it for the camera I have, and the shots I take.
But even in these days of Photoshop, sometimes seeing is believing. Below, two early-morning shots at the beach: the first without a tripod, the second with.
The truth is that I don’t need a tripod . . . unless I want to take more kinds of photographs.
Yes Isabel, the dilemma of the darned tripod. Used one for years, then backed off, much to my detriment.
They are a pain in the butt, but they can save your butt with many images.
Jim R – Yup.
tried a unipod? just wondering
Alison – I’ve used a mono/unipod a few times, but not enough to be good at it. Somehow the angle is never right. For static images in low light conditions, a tripod is better for me. For chasing flying birds, there appears to be no solution other than taking a lot of photos!