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07/09/2009 11:50:56 AM · #1 |
I took some time off from TX 100+ degrees weather, and temporarily replaced it with 50 deg Alaska weather. What a relief!
Here is one of the better (in my opinion) shots I took while up there:
The trip was an exercise in controlling the light reflecting off the snow and ice, while at the same time attempting to preserve the detail in darker forested areas. Also, a challenge was to get the photos of people in shadows with the strongly lit background using a tripod on the boat decks while officers were against spreading tripod legs... talking about trying to catch a photo op and coincide it with the ability to set up tripod op.
More pics here
Comments, suggestions, critiques, are always welcome! |
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07/09/2009 12:15:46 PM · #2 |
I want to go there.
I have had good results while boating by putting the camera on the tripod, legs extended but not spread out, then hold the whole thing a couple of inches off the deck. The length of the tripod legs puts the center of mass a long way from the camera, and helps a lot. It isolates the camera from the motion of the boat, and is usually more effective than trying to use a tripod the normal way while on a boat in motion.
Here's a sample shot at 1/30 sec, using that technique.
Looking at your pix, I see what you mean about the lighting being tough to work with.
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07/09/2009 12:46:22 PM · #3 |
| Great pics. We hope to go there some time. Thanks for sharing. |
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07/09/2009 12:48:22 PM · #4 |
Good shots of the eagles.
Alaska is on my list (once I'm done with Scotland). Some locations just deserve more than one visit. ;o) |
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