tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post8659966156007692232..comments2024-01-16T21:38:14.352-10:00Comments on A Pacific View: A tripod has other uses tooTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-68043026451165234712009-05-21T12:31:36.770-10:002009-05-21T12:31:36.770-10:00Tripods can often be useful for things like this. ...Tripods can often be useful for things like this. I was vising one of the west side petroglyph sites and was not getting the shots I wanted. Mounting the camera to the tripod and holding the camera high over the artwork let me get photos straight down without walking on the rocks.<br /><br />I setup to take 5 frames with 5 second delay between, resulting in a lot of bad shots and two or three good ones. The G9 can be set to take several frames in sequence with a programmable delay.Andrew Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404795276468632488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-71550256229828877612009-05-18T22:04:00.000-10:002009-05-18T22:04:00.000-10:00Keera - I'll have to look that up. Thanks!
John -...Keera - I'll have to look that up. Thanks!<br /><br />John - good to hear from you again and I'm sorry for causing such great offense ;) I hope you're recovering from your injury by the way. I miss seeing your hiking photos and hope we'll all be able to see some more in the very near future!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-12133118599968944542009-05-18T13:50:00.000-10:002009-05-18T13:50:00.000-10:00It's a gardenia, and should smell quite lovely.
A...It's a gardenia, and should smell quite lovely.<br /><br />As it happens, I am horribly offended by your lack of appreciation of the noble 'ohia, but I expect I'll get over it.John Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637351629319676659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-41696847907008039672009-05-18T05:31:00.000-10:002009-05-18T05:31:00.000-10:00I'd say you and your tripod were successful!
I th...I'd say you and your tripod were successful!<br /><br />I thought the 'Ohi'a (pardon my spelling; I know those are apostrophes) looked like the bottle brush flower/tree, and found out it is a relative: They are all members of the myrtle family.Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-6866291888445772132009-05-17T22:14:00.000-10:002009-05-17T22:14:00.000-10:00Thanks, Brad! I'm sure someone has told me that in...Thanks, Brad! I'm sure someone has told me that in the past, and I'm sure I'll forget and be asking again in a few month's time ;)<br /><br />Odd name, wonder what the origin is. Sounds like Latin for yard work...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-70679057732796001412009-05-17T21:31:00.000-10:002009-05-17T21:31:00.000-10:00I believe that's a gardenia.I believe that's a gardenia.Bradhttp://canspice.orgnoreply@blogger.com