Dang! Stupid, totally cr***y tripod of mine!

[LaFoto]

When I tried to get "wind in the bushes" photos this morning using long exposures along with a small aperture to get motion blur in the wind swept trees, I first only took horizontal pics with the tripod (see here ), and then I thought the bush might be better framed vertically ... but my tripod is totally and utterly "uncooperative" like that! It MOVES. The camera moves downward. And at exposures of 1 second and more, it becomes ever so visible.

I still kind of like these total bloopers in their "impressionist painting" variety ... and the green bushes look like they are on fire in one of the three pics here:

But grrr --- seems like I never invest enough into my tripods, they are all too cr***y and weak to support the 300mm lens well :cry: ...

 

[Arch]

woha... thats some movement your getting there!

Some tripods benefit from being weighted by hanging a bag or something from the center pole.... could be worth a try.... but as i remember from our little meet-up your tripod was very light compared to mine anyway, which is great for those long walks... but you might want a more solid one for windy days.

 

[Don Simon]

I like the effect... does look like the tree's on fire! You should have told us this was the result of extensive Photoshop work

 

[morydd]

Or that you were going for a Monet feel.

 

[LilCujo]

you know, I think it looks neat..almost like an oil painting...