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Location: Eau Claire, WI | For years I have spent allot my season fishing alone and have struggled with different methods on how to take photo's if I wanted one. Last season a friend of mine showed me an item made by Nikon. It is called a "Window Tripod" and is made to clamp on to the side window of a vehicle.
I purchased one this past winter and the other nite while fishing with my daughter had the opportunity to use it for the first time. Here's how it worked...
Once I removed the hooks from the fish I let the fish relax in my Frabil Big Game.
I clamped the device to the windshield on my console. Had my daughter get ready, focused the camera on her and set the timer. I then reached into the net, grabbed the fish and while walking to the front deck of the boat I pressed the shutter release on the camera. The camera "clicked" and I put the fish back in the water for the release.
This worked pretty well. Not sure but I think on a tiller boat the device could be clamped to the back of a seat and used that way.
Just make sure to pre-focus your camera and set the lens on wide angle, and set the timer "prior to taking the fish out of the water". All in all I think the fish was out of the water a total of maybe 15 seconds as the timer on the camera releases in 10-seconds.
Again, it's called a "window tripod" and is made by Nikon. $26 at any camera shop that sells Nikon products. Possibly even available at a sporting goods store that sells Nikon binocs and scopes.
Here's the pic...
Edited: Sorry the file is larger than 200kb so I can't upload it. Trust me it turned out nice. |
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Location: champaign, illinois | I've been working on a solution for my tiller boat. Last winter while the boat and I were cozy in the heated garage I fashioned a mount using a second hand tripod base and piece of wooden dowel that fits in my rod holder mounts (Scotty. Don't even start a Plastic vs. Down Easters... :-))
I had the wife look thru viewfinder with me holding a Miller High Life blowup walleye sign which is 40"xbig enuff and I now know where in the bow or stern I have to stand to fill the picture frame (I should have had her take pics cause it would be a hoot to show them here but didn't).
The camera stays on the mount so all I have to do is get it out, poke it in the holder and shoot! Haven't had to yet because I haven't fished alone except once when I got skunked anyway...
Jay
Lake Shelbyville Muskie Club
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Illinios Muskie Tournament Trail www.illmuskie.com |
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| Mark, feel free to email me the picture at evil0neATchartermiDOTnet I can resize and post it for you. Or someone else here can probably do the same. |
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| I offer $100.00 to anyone dumb enough to go w/ me...once I have the photos I need, I yell shark...when they look over the side of the boat, I push them in and take off so I don't have to pay them; word travels fast, so don't try this too often, especially in a small village! I used to throw the fish high up in the air, grab the camera and snap a photo, much like shooting skeet, but the pictures tend to blur somewhat... |
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Location: North East PA , 20 mins from Chautauqua | I normally use my trolling motor footpad as a base for my camera . I unhook the musky then put the net handle in the downeast rod holder so he can't swim off with my net . Then I turn the camera on grab the footpad and reverse it so it's like a ramp torwards you, set the timmer set it back down on the pad and sit on the back casting deck with your fish . It works very well , I normally set the pad in front of my front seat post so it 's in the same place every time . |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Sounds like some other creative ideas out there...Good info
Sponge, I will personally come fish with you so I can see this method first hand...LOL x 100...:)
I'll try to crop the photo to get the file size down. It wasn't that it was that nice of a fish, a 36"er, but it was my daughters first legal muskie and it was on a topwater bait, very exciting strike and fight. She didn't want to hold it so it was an opportunity for a great father/daughter picture.
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | I think I have the file size down enough to upload it... See if it works.
(Copy of Aprils 36 June 03.jpg)
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| Nice Fish. |
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Location: KY | Nice fish. Nice picture too.
I took my first solo picture this weekend. Some hints: Make sure you don’t slime the lens setting up the camera. Make sure you take your sunglasses off, especially if they are not the latest style. Measure the fish in the net to minimize time out of the water. Practice ahead of time!
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Use a flash too. It's amazing how much detail your pictures miss (even in daylight) when you don't use it. It also fixes most backlight issues like the "dark face under the ball cap" syndrome.
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Location: Bagley,MN 56621 | Nice fish Mark, good one for the first!!
good info, have a tripod but no camera yet, still working on setting up the Ranger for solo shots, up until last nite fish pics werent an issue, but it's a whole new season now hehe.
p.s. there is NO way she came from your loins!!! hahaahah |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | How about film speed? Last year I was using 100 speed and the pictures I took by myself were a bit blurry. I was told I should be using 400 speed. Will this make the difference? |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Definately use 400 Film, it has enough speed for some action and movement as well as much better light gathering qualities than 100. 100 film needs a lot of light and little or no movement. 400 is a little grainy but is probably the best all-around choice for auto's. I do astrophotograpy and I use 800 or 1000 speed to pick up light better. 800 would be a good choice for NASCAR or Hockey. |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Another thought... Fuji film seems to capture the colors of the outdoors better than Kodak. And, ditto on the 400 speed film. |
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Edited by Sponge 4/30/2007 6:50 AM
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| Great topic, I too set up a system last winter to take solo photos since I do fish alone quite often. I use a Swiveleze boat seat pedestal(without the seat attached) put it in the back seat pedestal mount and I found a camera mount that has a velcro strap to wrap around the pedestal. I preset the camera every time I go out, sometimes rechecking the view after arriving at the spot to make sure the camera wasnt bumped. Works great. |
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Location: Madison, WI | I took two self portraits last year, both using my front pedestal seat as a camera stand. On the the first one, I was standing and got a great photo of the fish but cut off my head. On the second, I sat down on my back deck to ensure that my head was in the photo. I'm not sure which one was worse ;-).
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