Stabilising a tripod in the wind (telephoto landscape)
Hi Folks,
On Friday and Saturday there will be a good chance to shoot the full moon setting behind a Dartmoor Tor. I have been waiting for this opportunity for 18 months now, but due to poor weather, the moon setting in the wrong direction, or simpy being unavailable, I havent had a chance previously. I specifically purchased a 400mm 5.6 and 1.4II just to get this shot!
The forecast for Friday and Saturday is excellent and I am very hopeful of getting the shot I want. However there is forecast to be some breeze and I know this setup is highly sensitive to vibration. I was hoping for adivce on how to stabilise my tripod….
I use a G2228 with BH40 (there is no chance of an upgrade ATM!)
Methods I would use are:
- Live view and shutter release
- Don\'t extend the last section of the legs or the center column
- Retract the lens hood
- Remove the camera strap
- Give the tripod a wide base
- Force the legs into the soft ground
- Weigh down the tripod with a bag hanging from the center column
- Use my body as a wind break
Questions are:
Does anyone have any experience of weighing a tripod down for stability? In my breif test the vibration wasn’t much improved because the bag acted as a pendulum!
Does anyone have any good ideas of how to effectively create a wind break? I\'m expecting 15-20mph winds
Does anyone know what shutter speed could be used to make vibration a non-issue? (I doubt this could help but I thought I would ask)
Does anyone else have any other stabilisation/vibration reduction methods that they think will work? I am open to all suggestions!
PS I do realise that my tripod setup is inadequate for the setup but I will have to make do!
Dec 07, 2011 at 03:24 AM
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