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Re: action shots with a tripod & monopod ?

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From: John Navas (spamfilter0_at_email.domain.hidden)
Date: Sat Apr 03 2004 - 02:40:58 EST

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In <xltbc.7108$zh.5200_at_fed1read07> on Fri, 2 Apr 2004 23:03:52 -0800, "Skip M"
<shadowcatcher_at_cox.net> wrote:

>"John Navas" <spamfilter0_at_navasgroup.com> wrote in message
>news:5Snbc.3505$Fo4.37433_at_typhoon.sonic.net...

>> Depends on the sport. I have routinely used a tripod for motorsports.

>I've never used a tripod for motorsports, too immobile, and I've never felt
>the need for that much stability. Besides, it seems I always find that one
>spot where a great deal of drama takes place, which in turn draws a small
>army of other shooters, or I'm drawn to the crowd because they are in the
>best spot, and a tripod would get tangled up. Imagine if all guys at a race
>track were using tripods. Lord, what a tangle...

We obviously have different styles, and perhaps different equipment as well.
I would often wait patiently for action in a place where I had to use a very
long lens. Since few people had that kind of patience, I was often pretty
much alone. Since this was before IS and today's higher speed films, I had to
use a tripod to get sharp results. Got many incredible shots that way,
including a national magazine cover. 

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John Navas
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