My Scilla peruviana is flowering, and I look forward to taking photos of it every year, but this year it has been so much harder because we are getting so much wind.
I decided to try something that I don’t normally do, and I got my tripod out. Even with the wind, it worked well. I don’t know if you have noticed that when it is windy and you are taking photos of flowers, the wind sort of gusts, but there are small breaks. I usually just stand there and wait for those with the camera up to my face. I hope that I can get photos when the wind stops for those moments.
You have the problem then of hoping you can take photos while holding the camera, and then, when the wind stops. Today, that was not possible.
I decided to get out Bucky, my 3 Legged Thing tripod, and try using it. I must say it was brilliant, and I managed to capture some really good, in-focus images. You know, I might have to try doing it again. I know if I do it more, it will get easier to do.
Do you ever do it, use your tripod to get photos of flowers?
Great shots! I have a rule where if the winds are over 10 MPH I don’t head to the botanical gardens or try macros of stuff that sways, I go out and shoot something else. I don’t use my tripod but I really think I need to learn to, I’m a little too restless for setting one up most of the time.
I like there to be no wind too, but damn, every day the wind is blowing, it is crazy, so I’m doing the best I can to get photos. I am just going out into my garden, and the tripod has been fantastic, in fact, I think I will keep suing it. It is good to get used to using it, after a while it become second nature. YOu get different compositions, that’s for sure. Thank you Adam.
wow, you would never know about the wind from these beautiful pics, your tripod must have done the trick
Thank you Beth, it worked out great.
Fab!
Thanks Sue.
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Thank you Graham, you too.
Gorgeous flowers, Leanne. I have a tripod, but rarely use it in the field. There, I often use a monopod, which is usually enough to get a sharp image.
Thank you Joanne. I think a lot people feel that way, but I love the tripod and think I’m getting better images from using it.
Yes, I’ve been moaning about the wind in Melbourne for about 2 months, Leanne. I live on a steep hill and the area sort of acts as a wind tunnel even on the best of days in the past. Now, this past winter/spring, the wind is more gusty than ever. I’d say there’s been several days where I thought the tall trees were bent over so much, t thought they’d break.
I’ve conclued the wind is like waves down at the beach. I think it was every 7th wave was softer. The wind is the same.
I have used my tripod, but eventually I got lazy actually getting it set up. The only flowers I’ve used a tripod for are the couple of days I photographed water lillies at Nympheae lake in the Royal Botanical Gardens. I must say your flower images are far sharper and superior to mine though.
Once I swapped to mainly bird photography (Zoo, beach & street photography), I found it impractical to lug a tripod around. I just don’t have the spine to carry much weight at all and yet, I find the heavy 150-500mm lens easier than most people. I think the weight helps one stay’grounded’ and more steady than a light camera and lens.
It has been so bad, it never seems to stop. I was down along the Great Ocean Road yesterday and it was so strong, I had never seen it like that before.
Yeah, you could right about the gusts.
It is easy to get lazy with the tripod, I’m trying to be better. Thank you so much Vicki.
That’s great taht you like using that lens, I’ve tried it a few times, but I find it cumbersome, then again I don’t really do much bird photography
I’m glad the tripod worked. Your garden is beautiful.
Thank you Egidio, it has been fantastic.
I don’t have a tripod but try to hold the flower still with one hand, while snapping a photo with the other. And trying to keep my hand out of the photo. Ridiculous bit of body English, for sure.
You have to do what you have to do don’t you. I have tried holding it with my hand, but then the plant shakes too much, I can’t keep my hand still. lol Thanks Lois.