4meandthem
Half Baked
One of my other interests is Vintage HO slot cars and collectable slot cars from the 60's and 70's.
What's yours? Got any pics?
What's yours? Got any pics?
Photography - An expensive hobby that I have indulged in... just because. You could buy a new car with all that I have invested into it! And I guess I'm sort-a-good at it, or at least understanding what a good photo should look like. I keep getting invitations to judge photo contests at the local, county, district and state levels. But I'd rather take photos than judge them. Street photography is my favorite style - unobtrusively capturing people doing things that show part of their character or nature. For me, I've seen enough flowers, streams and waterfalls to last a lifetime. In my opinion, people provide an infinite number of interesting visual opportunities when capturing a moment during which they are just being themselves or openly expressing something we can all identify with.
Flying - until I got sick and had to permanently give up my medical certificate. Now, I occasionally ride along with a fellow pilot and play navigator.
Watercolor Painting - Just for fun and it's another way for expressing myself creatively... not that I'm any good at it, but I try.
Do you find a cable shutter release beneficial for tripod mounted still photography?I have many interesets, but I am not sure how many of them I would call a hobby. I love to camp and hike and do outdoors stuff, but I would not really call that a hobby. I suppose other than cooking, Photography would be my next biggest hobby. Like Selkie, I have sunk enough $ into my photography gear that I could have bought a vacation house with all the money. It is something I love to do. I think I have a very good eye for composition. I am basically self taught so I do not know all the technical aspects, but as with cooking, you do not always need to know why something works to know that it does work and how to use it to get the outcome you want.
Tinlizzie and Vanilla Bean, here are a couple of examples... not great but I like them.
Here's a neighbor boy in my front yard.
To me, the interest isn't just the bull rider, but the guys watching him.
I took this one just for the variety of colors.
This one speaks for itself.
Not only beneficial, but I would almost say necessary. There are times when it is not needed, but those times are the exception. The other option is using the self timer feature if you do not have a cable. I know some of the newer DSLRs have a 2 second self timer feature for this very reason. I am not sure if many/any point and shoots have a 2 second timer. The quickest I have seen on a p&s is 10 seconds I think. I shutter release cable is generally pretty inexpensive so if you are shelling out for a good tripod (and a good one is a must. This is not an area you want to skimp on) then you might as well drop another $10-$20 for a cable.Do you find a cable shutter release beneficial for tripod mounted still photography?