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Marlene
I am looking for a good trail magazine. I know of some out there but they are mainly about gear and advertisement. Maybe one that reviews and talks about different trails around the world. Even the not so popular and kind of out there ones, something adventurous. Any information would be helpful.
Answer
The main backpacking magazine is Backpacker. Each monthly issue has a main focus in addition to regular trail reports, training suggestions and stories from hikers. They do have a big gear review issue each spring, but other issues focus on things like the best National Parks, survival skills or a focus on a specific region. The current issue (March 09) is a review of the best hikes around the world. While I have found the main articles and trail reviews to be pretty good, the magazine has also become somewhat formulaic in the last few years and their gear reviewers have never seen a piece of equipment they weren't thrilled about.
Outside magazine is another one that is pretty popular with hikers and backpackers. Outside covers all sorts of outside recreations including running, biking, skiing, boating and extreme sports. They frequently have hiking and backpacking articles as well as more generic articles that apply to multiple activities (ie: basic training tips, etc).
If you are mostly interested in looking for recommendations on finding specific trails, than I would recommend the large Falcon Publishing series of trail guide books which cover most states as well as books focused on specific parks or regions. The books give good descriptions of trails, key mile points, descriptions of camp spots and often a rating system for finding hikes based on certain criteria. Most popular hiking areas will also have additional trail guides published by local authors. You may want to consider doing a search on the Amazon website for the areas you are interested in hiking.
If you want to get a good cross section of hike reviews and trail guides without having to buy a lot of books, then you may want to consider getting a subscription to Trails.com which has most of the Falcon books (and trail guides from other books) online where you can view and even download single trails from a variety of the books without having to view or buy the whole book each time.
And lastly, if you are interested in reviews of hikes from around the world, than you might want to check out the book "Classic Hikes of the World" by Peter Potterfield. Potterfield provides detailed descriptions and photos of 23 the world's best hikes.
The main backpacking magazine is Backpacker. Each monthly issue has a main focus in addition to regular trail reports, training suggestions and stories from hikers. They do have a big gear review issue each spring, but other issues focus on things like the best National Parks, survival skills or a focus on a specific region. The current issue (March 09) is a review of the best hikes around the world. While I have found the main articles and trail reviews to be pretty good, the magazine has also become somewhat formulaic in the last few years and their gear reviewers have never seen a piece of equipment they weren't thrilled about.
Outside magazine is another one that is pretty popular with hikers and backpackers. Outside covers all sorts of outside recreations including running, biking, skiing, boating and extreme sports. They frequently have hiking and backpacking articles as well as more generic articles that apply to multiple activities (ie: basic training tips, etc).
If you are mostly interested in looking for recommendations on finding specific trails, than I would recommend the large Falcon Publishing series of trail guide books which cover most states as well as books focused on specific parks or regions. The books give good descriptions of trails, key mile points, descriptions of camp spots and often a rating system for finding hikes based on certain criteria. Most popular hiking areas will also have additional trail guides published by local authors. You may want to consider doing a search on the Amazon website for the areas you are interested in hiking.
If you want to get a good cross section of hike reviews and trail guides without having to buy a lot of books, then you may want to consider getting a subscription to Trails.com which has most of the Falcon books (and trail guides from other books) online where you can view and even download single trails from a variety of the books without having to view or buy the whole book each time.
And lastly, if you are interested in reviews of hikes from around the world, than you might want to check out the book "Classic Hikes of the World" by Peter Potterfield. Potterfield provides detailed descriptions and photos of 23 the world's best hikes.
How to avoid camera tripod moving when shutter is triggering?
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When doing long time exposure photos on high focal lengths, the simple shutter triggering is moving the tripod. How shall I avoid this?
Hey guys, thanks for answers - problem is the internal movement of shutter and as it seems the mirror, is sufficient to blur the image at the beginning an and of exposure, especially when the tripod is raised to it's top height, but also to the lower position.
Hey guys, thanks for answers - problem is the internal movement of shutter, and as it seems the mirror, is sufficient to blur the image at the beginning an end of exposure, especially when the tripod is raised to it's top height, but also to the lower position at a lesser extent. Camera is Nikon D90 18-105 VR lens. Just bought it, my first DSLR indeed.
Answer
Many tripods have a hook between the legs which allows to but some weight on it to keep it more steady. You can e.g. use a container of water in backpack etc.
Use a cable release (or similar remote release) - not touching the camera when releasing the shutter is also helpful to avoid movement.
Also using a different kind of camera could be helpful - leaf shutters produce less shake than focal plane shutters but I have to agree there are very little leaf shutter cameras that allow to change lenses which are available at an affordable price.
Also a camera with a lock-up mirror can be helpful. With those the mirror goes up before the shutter opens thus reducing shake. This feature is often found also with not so expensive cameras.
You might also look at sites about astro-photographry - it's a common problem with them and you should be able to find a lot of helpful tips and tricks there.
EDIT:
Just googled your camera: To avoid shaking from the mirror you can use the exposure delay mode. You find the setting in the custom menu under shooting/display d10. Have a look here:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/nikon/d90-slr/nikon-d90-slr-review-16.html
This delays the time the shutter is opening by about 1 sec. after the mirror goes up. This will help to prevent shake from the mirror and reduce blur. Shake from the shutter cannot be avoided to a certain extent. (What is called mirror lock-up with the D90 is only used to flip up the mirror so you can access the sensor for cleaning).
Anyway I believe that the mirror causes more shake than the shutter.
Some longer lenses also have a tripod mount so that you can mount the camera with the lens tripod mount instead of the camera mount which gives better balance or allows the use of a second tripod but I fear your lens just is not long enough to have it.
The more moveable parts a tripod has the more shake is likely - especially with the center extension that you can move up and down. So try to get the required height with the three legs and keep the center extension as short as possible. Tighten all screws carefully.
If you don't have a remote release you can also use the self timer to avoid man made shake.
Also take care on which ground you position the tripod. E.g. a bridge with traffic passing over it will swing to a certain extent. Also buildings can vibrate if heavy traffic is passing by. Higher buildings also show certain movement due to various reason. While we might not feel it the camera on the tripod does.
Try to borrow a different tripod which is steadier to see if it helps.
EDIT 2:
An old "trick" just came to my mind. It works easiest with really long exposure times and the "B" setting. I would like to call it the "Black T-Shirt Shutter". The idea is the following: You set up the camera as usual and hold a black T-shirt in front of the lens so that no light can pass. THen you release the shutter - the shutter is now open but the sensor does not get any light. After a second or two when the camera is steady again you lift the T-shirt. After the required exposure time you put the shirt back and close the shutter. The shirt must be light enough not to move the camera when holding it in front of the lens but thick enough to block light. Don't press the shirt agains the lens - just hold it in front of it (as if hanging it from a cloth hanger) so that it just touches the lens and bulges a little. Works best at night of course. Does not work with automatic exposure and autofocus I think. So manual settings are required. No idea if your camera allows that.
Many tripods have a hook between the legs which allows to but some weight on it to keep it more steady. You can e.g. use a container of water in backpack etc.
Use a cable release (or similar remote release) - not touching the camera when releasing the shutter is also helpful to avoid movement.
Also using a different kind of camera could be helpful - leaf shutters produce less shake than focal plane shutters but I have to agree there are very little leaf shutter cameras that allow to change lenses which are available at an affordable price.
Also a camera with a lock-up mirror can be helpful. With those the mirror goes up before the shutter opens thus reducing shake. This feature is often found also with not so expensive cameras.
You might also look at sites about astro-photographry - it's a common problem with them and you should be able to find a lot of helpful tips and tricks there.
EDIT:
Just googled your camera: To avoid shaking from the mirror you can use the exposure delay mode. You find the setting in the custom menu under shooting/display d10. Have a look here:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/nikon/d90-slr/nikon-d90-slr-review-16.html
This delays the time the shutter is opening by about 1 sec. after the mirror goes up. This will help to prevent shake from the mirror and reduce blur. Shake from the shutter cannot be avoided to a certain extent. (What is called mirror lock-up with the D90 is only used to flip up the mirror so you can access the sensor for cleaning).
Anyway I believe that the mirror causes more shake than the shutter.
Some longer lenses also have a tripod mount so that you can mount the camera with the lens tripod mount instead of the camera mount which gives better balance or allows the use of a second tripod but I fear your lens just is not long enough to have it.
The more moveable parts a tripod has the more shake is likely - especially with the center extension that you can move up and down. So try to get the required height with the three legs and keep the center extension as short as possible. Tighten all screws carefully.
If you don't have a remote release you can also use the self timer to avoid man made shake.
Also take care on which ground you position the tripod. E.g. a bridge with traffic passing over it will swing to a certain extent. Also buildings can vibrate if heavy traffic is passing by. Higher buildings also show certain movement due to various reason. While we might not feel it the camera on the tripod does.
Try to borrow a different tripod which is steadier to see if it helps.
EDIT 2:
An old "trick" just came to my mind. It works easiest with really long exposure times and the "B" setting. I would like to call it the "Black T-Shirt Shutter". The idea is the following: You set up the camera as usual and hold a black T-shirt in front of the lens so that no light can pass. THen you release the shutter - the shutter is now open but the sensor does not get any light. After a second or two when the camera is steady again you lift the T-shirt. After the required exposure time you put the shirt back and close the shutter. The shirt must be light enough not to move the camera when holding it in front of the lens but thick enough to block light. Don't press the shirt agains the lens - just hold it in front of it (as if hanging it from a cloth hanger) so that it just touches the lens and bulges a little. Works best at night of course. Does not work with automatic exposure and autofocus I think. So manual settings are required. No idea if your camera allows that.
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