90 degrees, still water, and muggy....
I slipped my kayak into the lake at 8am this 4th of July morning and headed for the wild, wooded side of Hidden lake. Bluet Damselflies were dancing about in great numbers, covering exposed logs and the erect waterlily seed pods. The tricky part of photographing anything from a floating kayak, is that even though you may have your camera secured and still, the kayak seems still but is slowly drifting along, even on smooth as glass water. Giving the camera a little boost in film speed and shutter speed is warranted. Make sure your focusing grid and point of focus is really on your chosen subject, then increase the shutter speed or film speed. I moved it up to 1/250th of a second and that took care of the tendency to blur any motion.
Now if only there was a breeze!
A kayak is a fantastic and quiet way to see water life not possible any other way, and fun to photograph too. But one must not be in a hurried state of mind while paddling. Most of humanity has no idea what this means! Their peace time is eating and then watching TV! Ugh!
ReplyDeleteWhat a way to ride the waters, with on particular agenda or schedule to keep while there alone in the worlds beside your kayak. Its really a wonderful things to experience, knowing few do likewise.