Camera shake on hand held HDR

[thereyougo!14 2]

Is this during the day? I've been able to get away with pretty good HDR handheld in daylight. But you absolutely need a tripod at night or in dimmer lighting conditions.

I'd never take a HDR without a tripod. Too much risk of moving the position of the camera between shots

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

HDR can be done without a tripod, but you need to have a very high FPS rate and shutter speed. I have done them with my 7D in the daylight. Ideally though, the best fix, as everyone has stated, is to get a tripod. However, you can use items in your environment as a stand in. Leaning the camera on a fence, or the roof of a car, or against a sign post or whatever, could help you steady the shot a bit more.

 

[McNugget801]

HDR can be done without a tripod, but you need to have a very high FPS rate and shutter speed. I have done them with my 7D in the daylight.

I have done it plenty of times as well but the fact is... If you use the same settings, same scene, same everything, and use a tripod the image will turn out MUCH better.

Does anyone disagree with this?

 

[DiskoJoe]

you do not need a carbon fiber tripod to do hdr. just a heavy one. A trigger also helps to prevent shake or if you are cheap use the timer.

 

[jdong217]

HDR can be done without a tripod, but you need to have a very high FPS rate and shutter speed. I have done them with my 7D in the daylight.

I have done it plenty of times as well but the fact is... If you use the same settings, same scene, same everything, and use a tripod the image will turn out MUCH better.

Does anyone disagree with this?

of course not, but unless you're a professional sometimes it just doesn't pay to lug around a tripod with you. I've gone hiking a fair few times and while I could've brought a tripod, not doing so made my life a lot easier. You're sacrificing a bit of quality for mobility. Of course, I'm just a hobbyist...

 

[DiskoJoe]

HDR can be done without a tripod, but you need to have a very high FPS rate and shutter speed. I have done them with my 7D in the daylight. Ideally though, the best fix, as everyone has stated, is to get a tripod. However, you can use items in your environment as a stand in. Leaning the camera on a fence, or the roof of a car, or against a sign post or whatever, could help you steady the shot a bit more.

or you could fake it with only one shot if you want to cut corners.

 

[Overread36]

Well if you're not a professional no one is going to be paying you at all

In the end its like all things, you have to consider the situation at hand and what you want against what is practical. Sometimes you won't have a tripod with you or the option to take one - so in those case you have to make the best of what you do have - use a tree and lean on something when shooting; rest the camera up on a stable ground surface; use a beanbag on the ground/fence for support etc.....

In general most photos you see are not the result of perfection, but the result of what was best at the time that the photographer had. Also remember that whilst we can all strive for the best technical photos, technicalities are not all their is and sometimes even a lower technical photo can be by far and away superior because of its content and composition.

Considering that shooting with digital is mostly free, I'd say go for the shots as best you can you lose nothing save those moments that you took the shot in and you just might get a great shot out of it.

 

[photo guy]

Use a tripod when shooting the photos. That would help a lot.

 

[helenhall]

Also, I heard that using a cable release helps as well to really get minimal shake!