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 06/05/2009 04:11:04 PM · #1
WooHoo! – in less than 5 days I leave for the 700 acre farm in Manchester, TN!!! This is my first time going to Bonnaroo and I am very stoked about it! 4 days of Music, Art, Camping, lack of showering, at lots and lots of sun! Any other DPCers going to Bonnaroo? If so – I would love to meet up with you!

For those of you who don̢۪t know what Bonnaroo is, here is their website: www.bonnaroo.com. It is not too late to get a ticket!

Besides sharing my excitement with everyone – I also had a few questions:

1) It will be very hot and I plan on keeping my camera locked in my car when I am not using it. I have never even thought about leaving my camera in a hot car in fear of hurting it. Is there anything I could do to help protect it? I obviously won̢۪t leave it out in the direct sun, but will the heat in my car hurt it?

2) There is a chance it may rain while I am there – does anyone have any suggestions on a way to protect my camera from the rain, but still be able to use it?

3) I have very shaky hands – and since many of the festivities will be happening in low light, I am afraid I won’t be able to hand hold and still get any good photos. I have never used a monopod (only a tripod) and I thought about getting one for the trip. Will it help stable me, but still be easy enough to walk around with? If not, does anyone have any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance!
06/05/2009 05:45:45 PM · #2
1. Try putting your camera in something like an ice chest to insulate it from the heat inside the car.

2. Most people use a large ziplock-type bag to protect the camera from rain; cut a hole which just barely fits the lens and tape it down.

3. You can improvise a stablizer by using a 1/4" eyebolt and a piece of strong string. The eyebolt should fit the tripod mount. You make a loop of string, stand on it with one foot, and pull up; the steady tension should help steady the camera.

Message edited by author 2009-06-05 17:49:37.
 06/05/2009 08:35:51 PM · #3
Originally posted by GeneralE:
1. Try putting your camera in something like an ice chest to insulate it from the heat inside the car.

2. Most people use a large ziplock-type bag to protect the camera from rain; cut a hole which just barely fits the lens and tape it down.

3. You can improvise a stablizer by using a 1/4" eyebolt and a piece of strong string. The eyebolt should fit the tripod mount. You make a loop of string, stand on it with one foot, and pull up; the steady tension should help steady the camera.


Thanks for your response. I thought about the ice chest (no ice in it though - I don't want condensation on my camera). I had not thought about the ziplock bag - that would work great! DIY camera rain coat!

I like your idea about the improvised stabilizer. I will have to try that this weekend and see how that works. It would be much better than lugging around a monopod or tripod all weekend!
06/08/2009 05:04:38 PM · #4
Just bumping this to see if there are any DPCers going to Bonnaroo this year? If so - I would love to meet up! I am leaving first thing Wednesday morning to drive to Tennessee.
 06/08/2009 05:30:48 PM · #5
I was curious and started looking around the website -

Under "what not to bring", it reads:

- No Professional Photography Equipment (small hand held cameras without additional lenses are fine)

If you only bring a P&S camera, I'm not sure if all the rules about heat/storage still apply...
 06/08/2009 05:36:45 PM · #6
Bonnaroo sounds fun but it's a show I can't make.
I will be attending the Rothbury festival in West Michigan over the 4th of July weekend though. They have the same camera rules, but I'd still try to say to anyone from DPC who might be around!
 06/08/2009 05:37:12 PM · #7
Yes - the "What not to bring" does read this, but from my many visits to their message boards and from my questions to people who have gone to Bonnaroo in the past, this is only applicable to what you can bring into the "Centeroo" area. Bonnaroo is held on a 700 acre farm - you camp on the farm, then there is the stage areas set up in what they call "Centeroo". I can bring my equipment with me to the camp grounds - but possibly not into Centeroo. So I plan on taking a lot of photos around the camp grounds and the 'art projects' they have set up around the camp grounds, but I probably won't risk bringing it into the "Centeroo" area. I am personally more interested in capturing the essence of the people camping there and less interested in capturing photos of the bands playing.
 06/08/2009 05:40:13 PM · #8
Originally posted by GeneralE:
1. Try putting your camera in something like an ice chest to insulate it from the heat inside the car.

2. Most people use a large ziplock-type bag to protect the camera from rain; cut a hole which just barely fits the lens and tape it down.

3. You can improvise a stablizer by using a 1/4" eyebolt and a piece of strong string. The eyebolt should fit the tripod mount. You make a loop of string, stand on it with one foot, and pull up; the steady tension should help steady the camera.


Geeze, the danged General said EXACTLY what I would have said/advised. The ice chest, if it's a good one, works very well as an insulator even without cold packs of any kind. The ziploc baggies (I use the 2-gallon size) are excellent rain protection, and the eyebolt thingie is a NIFTY trick!

R.
 06/08/2009 06:55:40 PM · #9
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
... and the eyebolt thingie is a NIFTY trick!

R.

Yeah, but that's definitely not original with me -- I think I first saw it when someone here referenced another DIY site ...
 07/01/2009 05:47:35 PM · #10
Thanks for the tips. If it rains, I'm not shooting.
I could not find an eye bolt of the correct size but I do have a Mini tripod straight from the dollar store and hope a string tied to that works just as good.
Rothbury Festival anyone?
 07/01/2009 05:57:41 PM · #11
I have had a lot of success with a monopod, and it makes a pretty good walking stick when the camera isn't mounted. And you can whack unruly hippies with it, if you're quick.
 07/01/2009 06:01:31 PM · #12
Originally posted by farfel53:
I have had a lot of success with a monopod, and it makes a pretty good walking stick when the camera isn't mounted. And you can whack unruly hippies with it, if you're quick.


As a rule, you don't have to be especially quick to whack a hippie, as they tend to be a bit zoned out and slow of reflex :-)

R.
 07/01/2009 06:01:52 PM · #13
I would love to go to Rothbury but I'm not going to be able to make it this year. Have fun though! Bonnaroo was a BLAST! I haven't had a chance to post any photos yet, but when I get some free time I will. I actually didn't take as many photos as I thought I would - I was having too much fun I kept forgeting to pull out my camera. Have fun at Rothbury - and make sure you bring back some photos!
 07/01/2009 06:04:03 PM · #14
Originally posted by Bear_Music:

As a rule, you don't have to be especially quick to whack a hippie, as they tend to be a bit zoned out and slow of reflex :-)


Hippies are sort of like Zombies - Slow, Zoned Out, Smelly, and always seem to groan or mumble!
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