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Uploaded: August 12, 2012
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 800, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 192.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Dale Hardin August 12, 2012
Been here and done that Peter. Great capture. Were you in the same gear to get the shot?Ever since our jount to the gardens in the rain at Salem, Oregon, I've wanted to rig a clip on my tripot to hold an umbrella and you've motivated me to get on with it. Could have used it on the sunny beach of Oceanside this week also. #1480102
Jeff E Jensen August 12, 2012
Yeah, I have a friend that has rigged a mount for his tripod. He spends a ton of time shooting wildlife and it has come in handy more than once. #10273665Stephen Shoff August 12, 2012
I notice that he's shooting a movie. My rain sleeve wouldn't work if it had to handle things like muffled microphones. #10273683Aimee C. Eisaman August 13, 2012
Well now that is dedication all right! :~) Nice shot of something we don't see everyday. What is that fuzzy thing on top of the camera. Is that a mic or a cozy to keep the flash warm? lol #10273949Peter W. Marks August 13, 2012
I know that really you know what the 'fuzzy thing' is Aimee but there might be some in the wider BP world that perhaps don't. So for them, the furry thing is a 'windscreen' that reduces or eliminates the noise on a video caused by the wind striking the video recorder microphone.Peter W. Marks August 13, 2012
For any one interested, here is a link to someone's utube video clip. It had stopped raining and I am somewhere among the folks standing near the yellow ambulance.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0UruL6yvZo&feature=related #10274084
Debbie E. Payne August 13, 2012
Shooting in the rain can be interesting. A few autumns back, I went to visit my son who was, at the time, at the University of Vermont. It rained a lot of the time and my son WAS my tripod clip. He just held it over me the old fashioned way. How would one go about rigging a clip to a tripod? Curious minds want to know. #10274184Teresa H. Hunt August 13, 2012
Hummm . . . looks like Oregon in the winter or spring or fall :)He's one brave guy.
I sure would be interested in the umbrella clip for my tripod as well. It rains enough in Oregon that an umbrella clipped to my tripod would be incredibly useful! Or maybe I should just get one of those umbrella hats :) #10274210
Aimee C. Eisaman August 13, 2012
Teresa...I can just see you now with the rainbow umbrella hat on your head! lol #10274261Peter W. Marks August 13, 2012
Well my fine friends, as half of you are seemingly more interested in the umbrella than my image I might as well go the whole hog and tell you where you can purchase one. lolhttp://www.gadgetinfinity.com/umbrella-holder-clamp-for-tripod.html
Just be careful if you do use one that a sudden breeze doesn't deposit your camera and expensive lens on the ground. #10274314
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