How often do you use your tripod?
My old style Manfrotto monopod has a much better swing.crystal wrote: All the time, I use it to beat off the people chasing me down for trespassing onto their property to get the shot.
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My old style Manfrotto monopod has a much better swing.crystal wrote: All the time, I use it to beat off the people chasing me down for trespassing onto their property to get the shot.
That's nuthin... I converted a Louisville Slugger into a monopod! It even floats!
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Well said!ilh2009ky wrote: I use my tripod on 95% of all the photos I take. The only exceptions are photos out of the airplane window and a few parties that I shoot. As mentioned above, using a tripod, especially for nature and travel photos, enables you to get very sharp images. I shoot aperture priority about 75% of the time, I use f/22 and f/20 a lot to get large depth of field, and I use low ISOs (100 and 200). Thus, I have to use a tripod. Also, using a tripod makes one a better photographer. It forces discipline when composing and thinking about a shot. If you learn discipline while using a tripod, it's a lot easier to maintain your discipline when you are not using a tripod.
... there are many styles of photography. Some where detail is most important (i.e landscapes and macro) and others where "the moment" is the important thing about the image.
I don't think Cartier-Bresson used a tripod at all (or very often), and is considered by many to be the best photographer who has lived.
Matthew
PS I totally agree that it can help slow you down when learning and make you more aware of what is in your frame. Nothing beats a large format camera (w/sticks) in that sense.
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