Lesson1: Always carry a tripod!

[AJQS]

Or you'll end up in a situation like this: Beautiful scene and light, requiring high ISO and hand holding because the tripod was at home. A potentially great shot ruined.


Dream House by R. Alan Jones ~ www.quarryscapes.co.uk, on Flickr

:bang:

 

[tomh1982]

Unlucky Richard. I think all of us will learn that lesson at some point. I certainly have!

 

[Jayst84]

EXIF on your Flickr says 1/1000 at f/9 and 1250 ISO at 110mm. If that's accurate, then you should have been able to shoot at 200 ISO or lower pretty easily unless you were in a hurricane at the time, or I'm missing something?

 

[LongLensPhotography]

EXIF on your Flickr says 1/1000 at f/9 and 1250 ISO at 110mm. If that's accurate, then you should have been able to shoot at 200 ISO or lower pretty easily unless you were in a hurricane at the time, or I'm missing something?

Absolutely, but back to the point, this is a simple scene and I have used my backpack as a beanbag a few times to support the camera.

 

[SFTPhotography]

I think you've pulled off bumping the ISO

 

[Berliner]

The high ISO is not only invisible at the size shown, it was also not needed.

A tripod can be nice to have (if you really need it), but it can also be a hindrance.

 

[AJQS]

EXIF on your Flickr says 1/1000 at f/9 and 1250 ISO at 110mm. If that's accurate, then you should have been able to shoot at 200 ISO or lower pretty easily unless you were in a hurricane at the time, or I'm missing something?

Yes, I don't have your level of stability

 

[buckas]

Nice shot - always used to put the camera on a rock with 2 sec self timer, prop the lens end up with your phone/another small rock

 

[TheTimeChamber]

I have been in the same situation so many times - I spent the other night wandering london at sundown, without a tripod and a roll of velvia :shock:

Nice shot though, I like the parallel lines in the cloud and ridge

 

[Jayst84]

Fair enough. Everyone has different limits.

Nice shot - always used to put the camera on a rock with 2 sec self timer, prop the lens end up with your phone/another small rock

Yea, a jumper, hand laid flat on a rock to level the lens, etc can work wonders in a pinch.

 

[seaodyssey]

Always carry the QR Plate for the tripod as well.

 

[simonkit]

Still a nice shot, worth thinking about a monopod too if you don't fancy carrying the tripod around all the time

Simon

 

[mik0m]

yes a nice shot.. still have to ask if info above is correct why 1/1000 though?

 

[TomB]

Still a nice scene Alan.

Given the focal length, you probably could have reduced the aperture by a stop and the shutter speed by two stops though, which would have got you down to around ISO 320.