A serious photographer - the future?

[pnodrog]

On a beach in Tasmania.



To be fair I will show a wide shot that explains it a bit more.

[Manfred M]

Getting down looks relatively easy, but the getting up part is what I worry about!

[Geoff F]

I find one of the great advantages of using a tripod is as an aid to standing up again.

Is that a beer bottle in the background?

[pnodrog]

Getting down looks relatively easy, but the getting up part is what I worry about!

He may be like me and not think about mobility until after the shot is taken. On many occasions I have discovered that it was a huge mistake.

[pnodrog]

I find one of the great advantages of using a tripod is as an aid to standing up again.

Is that a beer bottle in the background?

I'm a big fan of tripods especially clambering around on slippery rocks.

Yes, in Australia any male between the ages of 17 to 76 must take beer to the beach. They would be surprised to learn that in some countries that is not the case. Due to my age it is optional...

[pnodrog]

best photographer in the world

Maybe the best in his world...

[rpcrowe]

In my drinking days, I considered Pearl Lager from Perth. Australia as the absolute best beer in the world.

The local Aussies told me that Pearl was not exported because "It didn't travel well!" That may well have been the case. I never found Pearl Lager anyplace except Western Australia.

The two iterations of San Miguel Beer (Hong Kong and the Philippines) were always number two on my list! But. the exported San Miguel was not quite up to the local stuff.

The worst beer in the world was in Vietnam: Bierre 33 and Bierre Larue.

[pnodrog]

In my drinking days, I considered Pearl Lager from Perth. Australia as the absolute best beer in the world.

The local Aussies told me that Pearl was not exported because "It didn't travel well!" That may well have been the case. I never found Pearl Lager anyplace except Western Australia.

The two iterations of San Miguel Beer (Hong Kong and the Philippines) were always number two on my list! But. the exported San Miguel was not quite up to the local stuff.

The worst beer in the world was in Vietnam: Bierre 33 and Bierre Larue.

A connoisseur. I didn't know you are allowed beer in California - just assumed it had to be wine or orange juice....

[rpcrowe]

San Diego, California has the largest number of micro-beweries of any city.

Unfortunately (or very fortunately) I don't sample them.

[ajohnw]

Getting down looks relatively easy, but the getting up part is what I worry about!

I recently went down on my knees for a shot and found it harder to get up than last time I did this. Maybe one knee down next time.

I make a point every night of standing on each leg in turn unsupported and reaching way down to remove my trousers. For some reason balance seems a little tricker for ~ the last month but I'll persist.

A few years ago my brother 9 years younger was proud of achieving 10 squats, Seems he did have problems doing one. I tried and 10, no problem at all. Not sure what would happen now. Maybe time to find out.

[pnodrog]

I recently went down on my knees for a shot and found it harder to get up than last time I did this. Maybe one knee down next time.

I make a point every night of standing on each leg in turn unsupported and reaching way down to remove my trousers. For some reason balance seems a little tricker for ~ the last month but I'll persist.

A few years ago my brother 9 years younger was proud of achieving 10 squats, Seems he did have problems doing one. I tried and 10, no problem at all. Not sure what would happen now. Maybe time to find out.

It's a strong argument for going mirrorless with an articulated screen...

[DanK]

It's a strong argument for going mirrorless with an articulated screen...

I agree. I recently switched to a mirrorless camera with a fully articulating screen, and it’s sometimes a big advantage for someone my age. Coupled with superb AF, it allows me to do candids of kids from a low height, among other things.


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[Manfred M]

In my youth I tried to understand all the folks I knew with Rolleiflex and Hasselblad cameras and the waist level viewfinders and could not understand why they used them. One photographer I know well always shot his portraits sitting on a chair in a studio with a waist-level finder Hasselblad.

As I get older, I understand why they would do so a lot better now... Articulating view screens do a decent job here and that may be a feature I look for in my next camera.