> John Hudson wrote:
>
> > Gregg Iverson wrote:
>
> > >Thanks for the explanation, Richard. Now, how do we line up our
> > >buildings perfectly without drawing diagonal lines on our viewfinders?
> >
> > ......... if in a church do what I did; rest the side of the camera on a
> > stack of prayer books, hold your breath, say a prayer that you are an
> > upright citizen, and hope that the vicar doesn't catch you ..especially
> if
> > s/he is averse to photographers!
>
Richard then suggested:
> Good sugestion and might be the reason why John Gardners photo is
not
> perfectly aligned. Church benches are normaly to the left and
right, but
> not in the center of the church.
> Instead of prayer books one might use a small "desktop" tripod,
like the
> Leica one, the Minolta TR1, the Manfroto 209/210, Hakuba or
Cullman
> Magic. Very small light weight, I carry one, all the time in the
photo
> bag.
> A bean bag might be usefull too, but it´s more dificult to align
the
> camera with it.
Now that you've all finished pulling my photo to pieces ;¬) I can
reveal that it was taken using a tripod (a large Benbo jobby) as you can use
tripods if you stump up two quid for a 'photographic permit' i.e. a sticker
for your lapel.
The only reason it might not be truely vertical is that I must just
be standing slightly off centre in the knave as I am sure I levelled the
tripod head up before shifting the lens. Bear in mind this was my first
outing with the 35mm shift and I must have been overcome with excitement,
hence my mistakes in setting up the picture.
If anyone's interested BTW, I am selling the 35mm shift in order to
raise funds to cover a very expensive purchase on (ahem,blush, blush) ....
a N*kk*r 500mm f/4 AF-S lens.
Contact me off list if interested
John.
07/21/99 14:55:16
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