> "Harridge, Wayne" wrote:
>
> > there is a photograph of the master standing on a platform
> > attached to the top of his SUV (mandatory SUV content) with his 8x10
> on a
> > tripod. Have any of the SUV owners on the list tried anything like
> this ?
>
> Funny you should ask, Wayne. Today I picked up an 11 x 14 enlargement
> of a
> shot I made recently from the top of my pickup topper. (Ford F150
> extended cab
> - oh, lord, he's one of those!) The subject is the Tarrant County
> courthouse
> shot after sunset. I parked on the sidewalk (no, nobody came by to
> ask me what
>
> I was doing on the sidewalk...), climbed up on top and made a number
> of
> exposures with the 24/2.8. My truck does not have particularly stiff
> suspension and I could feel it rock each time I moved or a gust of
> wind came
> by. Amazingly, for this much enlargement - 11 x 14 from only half of
> the frame
>
> - the print shows no evidence of camera shake; grain, yes, but no
> shake. I
> held my breath for the 30-60 s exposures. I am also pleased by how
> sharp the
> 24 is. Probably a better solution would have been a winder with the
> remote
> cord, allowing me to trip the shutter from the ground, but I didn't
> bring it.
> Incidentally, I found that my tripod needs better rubber feet for this
> use and
> the topper needs some nonskid paint on top. The higher viewpoint made
> all the
> difference in getting this shot.
>
> Gary Edwards
>
>
>
>
>
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