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billy bucher |
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| lennyg3 |
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| jasonvkop |
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Posts: 613 Location: Michigan | I basically have the same system you do with a digital camera and a tripod. I use the tripod which has three movable legs so I just wrap it around my steering wheel and then sit on the back of my boat for the picture. Really quick, easy, and inexpensive. It may look funny, but practice taking pictures of just yourself to see what set-up/distance/angle work the best for you and the camera. I program the camera for the 10 second timer, grab the fish, start the timer, then just wait for the picture. I use a gopro when it is raining out and it works well too, but I don't like the wide-angle lens as it makes everything look smaller. Attached is the tripod I use and an example of a picture when I'm fishing alone.
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| Ben Olsen |
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| Nershi |
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| Esox Madness |
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| I take about 90% of my pics solo and frankly I can typ take better/crispier pics than most of the people I go fishing will take. Something about co-anglers seem to always capture crap angles and pics in general lol... Anyway I carry a small lightweight tripod in the boat at all times that can extent up to 30" high if i want. I've found out getting the RIGHT camera is the key! I've had most brands of pocket point and shoot cameras out there and they all have a self-timing function HOWEVER Canon seems to be the best at this by far. You can set up custom timers not only in the delayed timing but in how many shots you want, up to 10 pics. I set mine up for 30sec delay with a 10 shot delay burst. I start the camera (Canons give off a red light indicating the timer is going), grab the fish out of the bag, bump it, hold it up and can capture 10 pics/angles/ect and back she goes all well under 60 sec. Takes some getting use to and figuring out the angle/position of your tripod ect. Put it on the highest resolution setting and make sure you are far enough away from the camera/tripod so you don't chop anything out. No need to try to super impose the fish by holding it 24" from the lens. Better off far away and cropping image later. Tripods on the rear deck and I kneel on the front deck, simple as that Pretty sure all Canon PowerShots have this multe shot delayed function while most other brands only allow (1) delayed timed pic. Out of the 10 pics, typ a couple will turn out perfect. This setup is actually quicker and more convenient than someone who can't or doesn't know how to fully operate a simple point and shoot camera. These are all sefies  Attachments ---------------- IMG_3420.jpg (46KB - 369 downloads) IMG_3437-001_hdr_mode_1.jpg (147KB - 370 downloads) IMG_3452-001_hdr_mode_1.jpg (147KB - 347 downloads) IMG_4576 - Copy-001.jpg (184KB - 351 downloads) | |||
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| Masqui-ninja |
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| Wood_Duck |
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