 Linda Loman |
Digital photos from a moving cruise ship or train I will be on a cruise to Alaska the end of this month. I have a Canon A95, and am wondering how to take the best shots from a moving cruise ship or train. Thanks for your help!
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Peter K. Burian |
Suggestions: 1. Set the camera to ISO 400 when the ship or train is moving. This will produce fast shutter speeds to prevent blur from the motion. 2. On the train, get into the last car. Then, you can shoot from the back observation deck, the best spot. 3. Try not to shoot into the sun. Move around the ship to find a good shooting location, on the highest available deck. Have a great trip! I sure did. Regards, Peter Burian
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Peter K. Burian |
One mistake: The train trip was in Skagway, not Ketchikan. Peter
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- Bob Cournoyer Contact Bob Cournoyer Bob Cournoyer's Gallery  |
Hey, I'm leaving on a cruise (ncl star) this coming weekend...:-) I thot a couple things I'd read said shoot from the lowest deck....did I remember wrong? Bob
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Peter K. Burian |
Bob: Well, you can try both and see which effect you prefer. Depends on what you are shooting from the ship. For glaciers in Glacier Bay, I prefer the effect you get shooting from higher up -- so you can see what the full glacier looks like. Most ships stop for at least 30 minutes at the glacier, so you'll have time to try shooting from different decks -- preferably those that are least crowded at the time. Peter http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/gallery.php?memberID=69365
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Linda Loman |
Peter, Thanks so much for your help! As you can tell, I am very much an amateur photographer :) I am in the process of reading & studying my owner's manual, but it's hard to remember what settings to use for what situation. I have about 3 weeks to try to learn as much as possible! We are going on the Carnival Spirit northbound, leaving from Vancouver. First time Alaska visit--we are very excited! Thanks again for your help!
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Peter K. Burian |
View the Alaska Pictures at: http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGall2.php?catID=172 (A broad variety of images by various BetterPhoto members.) Peter
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Christy L. Densmore |
Linda, I am taking the north bound Carnival from Vancouver. Ours is leaving 8/10 and on the spirit, are you on that same one?
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Andy |
Linda, don't forget to bring the owner's manaul with you. Also get to know how to do exposure compensation. It may come in handy for you because you are taking photos of glaciers. You don't want to get "grey" snow.
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Linda Loman |
Hi Christy! We are on the Spirit northbound from Vancouver on 7/27/05. We are so excited--bet you are, too! Have a great cruise! Linda
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Christy L. Densmore |
Yes, we are excited. Darn it, just missed you on that cruise. Let me know some tricks which you get back. This will be my first time on a cruise in Alaska. By the way, if you didn't know, Carnival has a photo contest. I didn't know until I got the frequent cruiser magazine. The prize is a free cruise, so go for it.
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