The Music of Nature Rushing by Canon DSLR Challenge


26-JUL-2009	Traveller

The difficulty with this is that it is hand held...I had no tripod...but the image seems to have worked out moderately well

Canon EOS 350D
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Guest		12-Aug-2009 19:51
When you describe the difficulty with this - not having a tripod - I think you are forgetting to look at the big picture. Having read your story from Laos, I'd say the big difficulty was getting there - and back! Nice capture of a special place - and as others have pointed out - well done - tripod or not!

Canon DSLR Challenge		12-Aug-2009 16:16
Thanks Michael, I suspect you are correct....I can hand hold the 17-85 IS down to 1/8th of a second....thanks to Image Stabalization....Gads, I do love Canon IS lenses. Best Wishes, Traveller

Michael Kilpatrick		12-Aug-2009 13:03
I think you have done exceptionally well to achieve this hand held Traveller. I doubt that a slower shutter speed would have made much difference to the water and it would almost certainly have blurred the rest of the image. The exposure is just about perfect also, with detail from the highlights to the shadows. And.....it's a beautiful photo, by the way. Regards, Michael

Guest		11-Aug-2009 23:44
Wonderful!

Canon DSLR Challenge		11-Aug-2009 16:02
Thanks Bob, sometimes I think I'd like to have had a greater blurring effect....but maybe not...and you've got to shoot with what you've got. re Gravel....ahem....I don't like gravel and I dislike rocks even more. Be that as it may, for riding without a helmet, (!!...Incomprehensiably stupid), I am healing...the brand new bright pink skin on my arms and legs will blend eventually...even three weeks into this...the deeper wounds are still heavily scabbed over...who knows what's under there? Stay away from gravel....lol...especially in short pants and shirts...(sometimes I wonder about myself) Best wishes, Traveller

Canon DSLR Challenge		11-Aug-2009 15:53
It worked out very well Trav, bridal veil shots are not easy without a steady support. So... that means you must be a steady sort of guy...? :-) Although.... anyone who fangs around the jungle on a motorcycle wearing little more than a lap lap (... OK.. perhaps a little more?) ... must have nerves of steel? Nice image, Regards Beemer Bob (who is also known to have close connections with the gravel of late.)