Hi folks ,
just a ordinary Buff portrait for you guys .
Not for me a ordinary one , because i tried with this shot (and others ) a different solution for lens support in the car . Normally i used a window bracket with my Gitzo Fluid Head attached , or a Bean Bag .
This time i used a Camera Strap attached to the lens foot (on one end) and the other end was attached to the Roof Rack . So basically the cam/lens combo was hanging in the window frame of the car ,even while driving at low speed . After stopping the cam was straight usable without moving the cam from the passenger seat to the mount .
It worked quiet nicely , most of the times . I could go as low as 1/100 sec with the 500 and received fairly sharp images , should work very nice when approaching kind of skittish subjects . Have not tried on birds , yet.
EOS 1D MK IV
EF 500 IS L
Swinging cam strap as support
Hi Andreas, excellent perspective and innovation (swing cam strap) just wondering, wouldn't the cam and lens bang around the window of the vehicle??? Nice comp, colours look accurate and very cool POV!
Well, your lens support worked, although I would not dare try!!!
Hello Andreas...I see you are having fun, and I just love seeing your new posts - not only they are well processed (nice colours and detail here my friend, and I like that patch of blue sky at the top) but I know some of them were taken while you were visiting us and that makes them very special!
Thanks my dear Darling ........ oh Andre what did i say .
Much appreciate your kind comment . BTW how do you see that i am having fun ? Is bigger sister watching me online ? maybe i should turn of my webcam .
Sanjeev yes the camera/lens is moving freely , so you need to hold on while driving , if you do so the combo is not bouncing against the car door . As far as the road is not too bumpy or you get run over by a Rhino or Elephant it is fairly safe to operate that way , but i would suggest only use it on short distances and not on long ones .
I just know you're having fun, Andreas:) You must be in the "post Kalahari stage" if I may call it that...Fun because you've got quite a lot of images to choose from, and maybe some late nights too...
Talking about late nights - after much searching and thanks to my friend Mr Google I found a fix for my problem files, only it took me a few days ...err...nights, to sort out all of them. I am ready to roll...But first, some browsing on my beloved BPN Wildlife! Just to warm up a bit...
Hope you have a great rest of the week, we have been so busy lately I am not sure what day of the week is today (Wednesday or Thursday I guess?). Great consolation though, we are off to the Kalahari in three months' time:)
Hey Andreas! Nicely framed with the buffalo coming diagonally from top RHS. Harsh light well handled.
Interesting to read about your support system. I have seen folks use a similar setup in hides like Giant's Castle too. Now if I had a roof rack, I could have given this a shot in KTP next month...
Very well processed (as usual) and great low angle, Andreas. I always have a hard time getting good unique images of buffs. I could see some people pointing out the sticks "growing" out of the buffs nose and back of head, but to me that just adds to the environment / story; easy to remove these though if you feel that would help the image. Very creative idea for a camera support system; will be interesting to see how this works long term and with birds! Great idea!
Hi Andreas - I think your support system would make me nervous that it would all fall. How do you attach it to the roof rack? As for the image, it works very well. I really like the comp. Excellent details and pov. Is that some CA near the urc where the buff's hair meets the sky?
Hi Andreas, interesting bit of kit, will put it on Santa's Xmas list.
Comp works nicely and I like the layering of colours in the BKG, as it reflects both colours and vegetation. Good detail, perhaps bordering on a fraction too sharp for me, but I like the form and depth you captured in the subject, gives a nice structure.
Thanks all for your kind comments , much appreciated .
Rachel no need to be afraid .............. rock steady attached to both (lens & rack ) . BTW the idea doing so came from Andre , and Andre got it from somewhere else .
Steve you can also use this by attaching the strap to the upper door frame (still possible to close the window ), plus you can attach a quick release to the lens plate for quick attach/detach .
Mark the OOF sticks do not bother me that much in this case .
Steve i also thought after ( so i am with you ) uploading , sharpness is a wee bit to strong for my taste .
Glad the strap idea worked, it came from Mark Drysdale. I modified the idea by having two hooks attached to both ends, that way it is fast to hook on roof rack. Beanbag underneath as
safety precaution....
Cape Buff portrait
. So basically the cam/lens combo was hanging in the window frame of the car ,even while driving at low speed . After stopping the cam was straight usable without moving the cam from the passenger seat to the mount .
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