night time board walk

Photo by chrisgarrett.

Working all hours is not my idea of a good time so it is good to give the eyes and brain a rest with a brisk walk. While initially I wasn’t sure about going out in the cold, dark and wet I am glad I did, especially since I brought my camera along.

Now really I could have done with more preparation. Ideally I would have had the foresight to take along a tripod. Never the less I did manage to get a couple of shots that please me, and that’s the main thing right?

I found the torch function on my mobile phone especially useful for checking settings on the camera and also for finding safe passage through the trees. Best not to stumble when carrying hundreds of pounds worth of camera and lenses.

Due to my lack of tripod I had to improvise, first setting the ISO to the cameras highest setting and further on using tree stumps and fence posts as make-do tripods. Using my IR remote I was able to trigger the shutter without any shake, allowing for longer exposures.

Although at this point I was using longer exposures I still left the camera in high ISO because I was not sure if the weather was going to cause problems if I left the camera unprotected for too long. Neither the Canon 350D or my lens are weather sealed.

It was surprisingly fun, I am sure I will have another go when I get chance, this time with a tripod. I just have to free myself from the computer first.

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