Personally I am lousy at keeping my hands steady so I either wimp out and use a fast shutter speed and fast ISO or don’t keep the shot (I vary rarely have my tripod handy, I can’t stand lugging it around and I feel daft when I use it). This is something I need to work on so I do like to see tips on taking steady handheld shots.
In this Rock Steady Without a Tripod Article they recommend tips I have read before in forums but it is good to have a reference you can refer to and refresh the old grey cells. The main thing though is to practice, and what I learned on our recent Canada trip; keep warm!
The other thing of course is there are alternatives to tripods! Monopods, micro tripods (the sort that come on webcams with the bendy feet) and beanbags immediately spring to mind, plus there are bits of wall, rocks, tree branches you might even be able to use a clamp.
How do you keep steady Any other tips?
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A general rule of thumb is to guard against camera shake when your shutter speed (in fractions of a second) is slower than your focal length in millimeters. For example, at 60 mm, be careful of camera shake at 1/60 second or slower; or at 120 mm, 1/120 second or slower.
Neat tip! Thanks Christopher :O)