If you were going to be fighting against some serious wind, what would you do for stability?
Think about it like this: you're in Antarctica, where the average wind speed is 30 MPH, shooting for over a month.
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cosworth I'm comfortable with my masculinity  10,939 posts Likes: 21 Joined Jul 2005 Location: Duncan, BC, Canada More info | Feb 08, 2008 09:30 | #2 Weight the center, extend legs as wide as possible. Stand in front if the wind and shoot with a remote after composing and metering. people will always try to stop you doing the right thing if it is unconventional
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1]  More info | Feb 08, 2008 10:49 | #3 Spike feet so that the tripod doesn't slide across the ice. And tripod with legs that spread out low to the ground, to resist the wind. And weight. You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support-  15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | Feb 08, 2008 11:01 | #4 Yep, Id combine all that has been said so far: [Gear List | Flickr
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1] More info | Feb 08, 2008 11:04 | #5 Might also grab the tripod during the shot, to dampen wind-induced vibrations! You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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edrader "I am not the final word"  More info | Feb 08, 2008 11:10 | #6 Poindexter wrote in post #4876505  If you were going to be fighting against some serious wind, what would you do for stability? Think about it like this: you're in Antarctica, where the average wind speed is 30 MPH, shooting for over a month. image stabilization http://instagram.com/edraderphotography/
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Feb 08, 2008 12:08 | #8 Sand Bag will help keep the legs on the ground if you have access to them and getting them to the location isn't to difficult. 70D, 24-70EF 2.8L USM, 70-300EF USM IS, 24-105 f/4L USM
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1] More info | Feb 08, 2008 14:16 | #9 Poindexter wrote in post #4877339 Funny Ed  Thanks for the suggestions guys. I guess I wasn't very clear in my original question - how about some tripod recommendations and/or accessories? Bogen 3036...big and heavy, with spike feet You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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edrader "I am not the final word" More info | Feb 08, 2008 14:41 | #10 Poindexter wrote in post #4877339 Funny Ed Thanks for the suggestions guys. I guess I wasn't very clear in my original question - how about some tripod recommendations and/or accessories? hey, i'm serious http://instagram.com/edraderphotography/
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edrader "I am not the final word" More info | Feb 08, 2008 14:42 | #11 tjrenegade wrote in post #4877523 Sand Bag will help keep the legs on the ground if you have access to them and getting them to the location isn't to difficult. you better bring your own sand. or maybe use an ice bag http://instagram.com/edraderphotography/
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1] More info | Feb 08, 2008 14:43 | #12 I wonder if the IS stablizers would even spin up in those temperatures, especially after being in the humid warmth of Quonet huts and sleeping bodies all night! You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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Feb 08, 2008 14:48 | #13 We use sand bags routinly in TV production they hold down 12x12 silks from blowing away I think they can stabalize a tripod well enough. You can fill them with anything heavy thats available....Ice may work... 70D, 24-70EF 2.8L USM, 70-300EF USM IS, 24-105 f/4L USM
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KirkHMB Senior Member 677 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2007 Location: SF Bay Area More info | Feb 08, 2008 14:49 | #14 Best accessory - weight, on the ground. Don't let it hang, it'll start to swing in the wind. Tripod, any that you can still carry shooting club VB and club soccer, hoping to get back to landscape work soon.
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Diesel_Dog Senior Member  497 posts Joined Dec 2007 Location: Dawson Creek, BC More info | Maybe pack some tent pegs and some rope? Dillon
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