Distracted Driving

[Robert Apple]

Driving home I decided to do an RG and picked up the camera and set it atop the steering wheel,  A few shots turned out, though I damn neared hit two deer that decided to try a suicide manuver.

[LightandShadow]

Well, I can’t resist saying the obvious: that sort of distracted driving can have lethal consequences for the driver too.

Good images but at least stop and even if you can’t spend time to get out.

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Steve, and yes , Its  a bir of a challenge and a tad dangerous. Especially being a Landscape photographer where I live, I’m  always thinking theres a nice shot a shot and looking away from the road in front of me, and adding a camera to the equation……

[LightandShadow]

I understand that. It seems that so many of the landscapes I see find me behind the wheel of a car without any reasonable place to park my sedan to see if I can get the image.

[Retired Grunt]

Awesome photos brother! The key is a 24mm prime lens. Camera and lens set to manual. I set manual shutter speed to 1/1000 for sunny days, 1/500-640 for cloudy days, auto ISO, f/8 and then manually focus to 6 feet. Once ready, I get in the car and drive. Zone focusing like this is the key.

Then, keep your focus on driving and as you look around normally, if something is interesting, keep the attention on the driving and aim the camera in the direction you want and “hip shoot.” Since the camera is now a point and shoot, 6 feet to infinity is in focus, just take the shot.

As I say, hit or miss LOL.

If the camera has a high pixil count, cropping can be done to fix composure as best as possible.

I don’t see any of the photos until I get home.

[LightandShadow]

I’m curious about your higher shutter speed for bright conditions than less bright (cloudy ones).

[Retired Grunt]

To keep the ISO below 1600. This old camera has a CCD sensor and the noise is too extreme for even BW, if higher.

[Robert Apple]

Thanks RG ( @retiredgrunt ) , Im actually using an older Nikon Coolpix AW100 16.0MP point and shoot with 5x optical zoom stacked with 4 x digital , it’s waterproof too, and bright orange , so when you drop it in the middle of a creek you can still see it. And yes, I have fully tested those functions

[Retired Grunt]

Hooah, sounds like a nice little camera for adventures. For me, the zonefocus is a must. Times I used autofocus, I lost some shots I’d of loved but since the hipshot technique is general aiming, I have focused shots of parts in the cab of whatever vehicle I was in, or perfect drops on a window. At least the abstract effect of the waterdrops is cool.

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

1,3, and 4 are outstanding. but 4 is so original in terms of composition for a landscape that it takes the cake for me. Extremely well done.

[Robert Apple]

Thanks Rob, It was a interesting experiment.

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