On 10/01/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used a tripod more in the past than I do now. While shooting > portraits, I found that the tripod robbed me of spontaniety - the > expressions on the faces changed all the time and by the time I had > adjusted the tripod, I would miss it. I found it much easier to be > able to move a bit and adjust quickly. > > I use a tripod now in situations where holding still is not good > enough (low light and macros) and some very deliberate scenics.
Thar's pretty much my position now too, and in the deliberate scenics category are panoramas. Shooting with my Mamiya 7 and viewing my slides under a 30x loupe proved to me that good hand holding techniques could yield sharpness to the limits of films resolution within sensible limits. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
