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usonian

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4. Fabulous! There's hardly anything that a 1/4-20 bolt can't fix!!

Reply to MichaelSoE (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2022, 04:00 PM

Oct 2022

I remember a tripod whose shaft had an adapter on the BOTTOM for low level photos.

I like yours better. Try weighting the pan. Better than drilling through an expensive frying pan, and easier. Especially those cast iron ones, or stainless, for that matter.

I had a problem with tall flowers. Couldn’t rig up a tent, so I drove a rod into the ground, and very loosely held the flower with a twist-tie. Naturally, the slightest breeze would shake them up.

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Very cool! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2022 #1

Good job, you solved a tough problem. Nice picture Walleye Oct 2022 #2

Really. No more lying on my belly to get the shot. :) MichaelSoE Oct 2022 #3

Fabulous! There's hardly anything that a 1/4-20 bolt can't fix!! usonian Oct 2022 #4

Great idea. I hadn't thought about merely dropping a few rocks into the pan for added stability. MichaelSoE Oct 2022 #5

Simple is Beautiful! usonian Oct 2022 #6

I have a similar rig for shooting ground level birds AndyS Oct 2022 #7

And the nice thing about ball heads is you can use your tripod if room allows MichaelSoE Oct 2022 #8