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    Finally found a use for a tripod

    Shooting mostly candid street photography as I do, my tripod spends much of it's lonely existence in the trunk of my car. A few years ago as part of a self-assignment on "Useful photographic tricks I've learned over the years" I enlisted the help of a photobud who is a wonderful photographer and a good sport to help me with this shot.
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    Finally found a use for a tripod

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    Re: Finally found a use for a tripod

    Your choice of subject matter stinks...
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    Re: Finally found a use for a tripod

    Well that's candid but not so street...

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    Re: Finally found a use for a tripod

    Having visited many BYOTP (Bring Your Own Toilet Paper) places / countries I did have a bit of a chuckle when I saw this.

    On one long ago trip to some rather out of the way places in Egypt we were dispatched with a trowel to bury the solid waste and matches to burn the used toilet paper.

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    Re: Finally found a use for a tripod

    It would seem that the OP has misinterpreted the term astrophotography.

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    Re: Finally found a use for a tripod

    Excellent example of repurposing redundant equipment.

    In keeping with the "Pack it in; Pack it out" philosophy in hiking; have you extended this to those hard lens cases we all seem to have lurking in a cupboard?

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    Re: Finally found a use for a tripod

    Quote Originally Posted by tbob View Post
    Excellent example of repurposing redundant equipment.

    In keeping with the "Pack it in; Pack it out" philosophy in hiking; have you extended this to those hard lens cases we all seem to have lurking in a cupboard?
    Silly boy!
    But of course. I always carry two. One for the salami and the other for the baguette.
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