Thanks for showing us. Certainly IBIS and OIS do a lot to favour handheld photography. (Also, you can use those age-old "tools" like using nature - stones, trees, etc. - or a jacket as supports.) So - I leave the tripod at home more often these days. Or in the car. Saves some weight and saves some time (for family, e.g.) because you won't have to set up stuff and have them wait. (Or complain.) Having said that, there are still times - long exposure or waiting for the right light to slip into composition - when a tripod is needed. How about "smoothing out" the ripples on that lake? So - planning ahead becomes more of an issue. It's also a learning issue. Meaning - I won't sell my Gitzo.
Usually when I’m with the family I don’t have it. But if need be those (temporary tripods) work very well. I decided to keep the ripples in as I think they added to the images.
Beautiful images Kirk, and I loved the one Andrew took with the duck. I only use a tripod now when I'm doing long exposures. Sometimes in the winter, if i don't have one, I'll lay my hat on a wall or maybe a picnic table to get a couple of seconds or so. The IBIS and OIS on the XT5 /16-80 combo are amazing.
I did photograph from the same vantage point early one morning few years back when there was a foggy cloud moving in the foreground at the edge of the trees and lake and I used a tripod with a Nikon D810 SLR. Somehow the images from this shoot they looked too bluish and a bit dark on my 27" monitor maybe is the compression of You-tube. I do watch your videos sometimes and I have seen many that are quite nice and colorful. Thanks for posting.
Ok, with all due respect to your photo skills Kirk, I'm going to give today's prize to Andrew! Such a great "Oregon" photograph. As for the tripod question, I always try to pack one when I go on vacation. Fortunately companies like Peak Design make some very lightweight and compact ones so it doesn't take up too much room in the luggage.
Steve - Andy will love your comment! Even though I really like my last image without the reflection but with a fisherman I tend to agree. I like his shot a lot. For this trip we had so much stuff to bring for Andy’s brothers wedding I had no place for my small Benro travel tripod.
I am a newly minted XT5 photographer and last week I used my tripod for the first time (since its purchase a month ago) - taking photos of San Francisco skyline at night. Wanted to keep low ISO 250 and one of the photos required f 8 to keep the bridge in focus. With exposure times 1 s - 8 s would probably be difficult to keep it in focus hand held zooming to 140 mm. My tripod came free using some BestBuy coupon … 😅
Hi Kirk, great photos. I always take my tripod when I’m out and about with my camera, it comes in handy as a walking stick, but I rarely set it up an use it. I am seriously considering mounting a ball head to my good walking stick, and after watching this, I think I will give it a try.
It's interesting that this is a tripod video. I bought a nice Manfrotto tripod about two years ago to use with my X-T3. Turns out I really used it for the first time last week. I was shooting flowers indoors with a friend who also wanted to try some ICM on the flowers. Shutter speeds were 1-2 seconds for the ICM shots and the tripod was indispensable. Kirk, that's a beautiful part of the country!!!
Yes extra light. Even a small travel tripod would have been a problem. Decided against the grad filters as well opting for graduated filter in LR which cut things down a bit
I’ve been there probably 3 times before and never saw Mt. Hood. The conditions were great so I knew I had to take another shot at it. Not really prepared for a landscape shoot but you go with what you got.
Thanks for showing us. Certainly IBIS and OIS do a lot to favour handheld photography. (Also, you can use those age-old "tools" like using nature - stones, trees, etc. - or a jacket as supports.) So - I leave the tripod at home more often these days. Or in the car. Saves some weight and saves some time (for family, e.g.) because you won't have to set up stuff and have them wait. (Or complain.)
Having said that, there are still times - long exposure or waiting for the right light to slip into composition - when a tripod is needed. How about "smoothing out" the ripples on that lake? So - planning ahead becomes more of an issue. It's also a learning issue. Meaning - I won't sell my Gitzo.
Usually when I’m with the family I don’t have it. But if need be those (temporary tripods) work very well. I decided to keep the ripples in as I think they added to the images.
Beautiful images Kirk, and I loved the one Andrew took with the duck. I only use a tripod now when I'm doing long exposures. Sometimes in the winter, if i don't have one, I'll lay my hat on a wall or maybe a picnic table to get a couple of seconds or so. The IBIS and OIS on the XT5 /16-80 combo are amazing.
I agree ! I love the combo. I’ll let Andy know you loved his shot!
I did photograph from the same vantage point early one morning few years back when there was a foggy cloud moving in the foreground at the edge of the trees and lake and I used a tripod with a Nikon D810 SLR. Somehow the images from this shoot they looked too bluish and a bit dark on my 27" monitor maybe is the compression of You-tube. I do watch your videos sometimes and I have seen many that are quite nice and colorful. Thanks for posting.
Ok, with all due respect to your photo skills Kirk, I'm going to give today's prize to Andrew! Such a great "Oregon" photograph. As for the tripod question, I always try to pack one when I go on vacation. Fortunately companies like Peak Design make some very lightweight and compact ones so it doesn't take up too much room in the luggage.
Steve - Andy will love your comment! Even though I really like my last image without the reflection but with a fisherman I tend to agree. I like his shot a lot. For this trip we had so much stuff to bring for Andy’s brothers wedding I had no place for my small Benro travel tripod.
Stunning images. I tried using a tripod, but I don’t have the patience to set it up. Something always goes wrong. At home, it goes flawless.
Haha Mark you are like me lol.
I am a newly minted XT5 photographer and last week I used my tripod for the first time (since its purchase a month ago) - taking photos of San Francisco skyline at night. Wanted to keep low ISO 250 and one of the photos required f 8 to keep the bridge in focus. With exposure times 1 s - 8 s would probably be difficult to keep it in focus hand held zooming to 140 mm. My tripod came free using some BestBuy coupon … 😅
I use my tripod when I know I’ll need it. But other than that I leave it at home.
Hi Kirk, great photos. I always take my tripod when I’m out and about with my camera, it comes in handy as a walking stick, but I rarely set it up an use it. I am seriously considering mounting a ball head to my good walking stick, and after watching this, I think I will give it a try.
You never know it could work out for you.
It's interesting that this is a tripod video. I bought a nice Manfrotto tripod about two years ago to use with my X-T3. Turns out I really used it for the first time last week. I was shooting flowers indoors with a friend who also wanted to try some ICM on the flowers. Shutter speeds were 1-2 seconds for the ICM shots and the tripod was indispensable.
Kirk, that's a beautiful part of the country!!!
It’s a beautiful part of the country. I FINALLY got to see the reflection of Mt Hood.
I'm old fashion, give me a tripod and throw in a grad filter. I realize you were traveling light; nice to know how good the new tech is though.
Yes extra light. Even a small travel tripod would have been a problem. Decided against the grad filters as well opting for graduated filter in LR which cut things down a bit
I was there a couple of years ago, but I never saw a clear reflection/sky. I'm really jealous 😂. Good video!
I’ve been there probably 3 times before and never saw Mt. Hood. The conditions were great so I knew I had to take another shot at it. Not really prepared for a landscape shoot but you go with what you got.
Love yours with the duck sailing through. What lens were you using. Have a tripod but it rarely gets used ! Keep the videos coming.
Haha thanks Tim! I used the XF 16-80