10.18
It’s been a very long time since I posted anything now, and one important reason for that is this:
Most of the pictures I take nowadays are with the Canon IXUS 100 IS (or “PowerShot SD780 IS DIGITAL ELPH” in the US), which is small enough to fit in the back pocket of my cycling jacket. The pictures are so-so, but the important thing is to document the cycling, not to take impressive or technically advanced photographs. So, I end up with things like this:
I do have some cycling related photo ideas, though.. One example: Use my Manfrotto Magic Arm to attach the D300 to the bike, aiming backwards towards a rider following me, and use a long(ish) shutter speed to blur the background. I saw a very good blog post about this a while ago, but can’t find it now. I did find Alex Minkin’s setup with both camera and softbox, though.
And I might make a handle bar camera mount for the IXUS, making it very easy to snap pictures during a ride.
Do you have any cycling related photo tips/ideas/etc?
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thanks for the link, that setup was horribly impractical and only used once at low speed just for some action-y shots of the rider.
however, the magic arm that the camera is attached to is a great piece of equipment. its a little on the heavy side, and expensive as well, but i have no problem trusting my even more expensive camera on it while moving. it may be overkill for a smaller point and shoot, but you can move it into some impressive positions to get great angles.
I suspected it was horribly impractical.. I have two magic arms, and I really have to use them more.