BTMRR question

[eeyorefanatic]

For those of you who have taken photos while on the ride- how hard was it to hold onto the camera. I remember it super jerky but without too many bad drops so Im thinking it might be fun to try.

Any suggestions?

 

[BorisMD]

I did this on my last trip and got some great shots.

I used a Canon Rebel XT, with a 24-70 lens, set a high shutter speed and just aimed it over my shoulder in rapid fire mode and got some pretty good pictures.

Here's my page with the photo's on it.

http://gallery.me.com/borismd#100042

The BTMRR pics are way down on page 3.

Regards,

Boris

 

[Dznefreek]

not hard at all. I have taken pics on SM, and E:E as well. . . . . . . .

 

[MarkBarbieri]

I had no problem with it and I used a full sized camera, not one of those wimpy little gripless DSLRs.

Here are a few of my shots from on the ride:

My shooting advice: Shoot with a wide angle. Don't use the viewfinder; just guess at the aim and take lots of pictures and hope that you get a couple of good ones. Bump your ISO so that you can get a reasonably good shutter speed because you will not be holding the camera steady.

MAKE SURE YOU USE A STRAP! I use a hand strap. A secure wrist or neck strap would also be good. It would be very bad if you dropped your camera while on the coaster.

 

[Gdad]

Don't forget to take a few shots of random strangers over your shoulder.

 

[boBQuincy]

and have fun!

taken with a wimpy little 10D...

 

[ukcatfan]

It is less bumpy at the front of the train. That is why I always wait for the back

 

[Groucho]

BTMRR is a fun ride to take photos on - but definitely hold on tight! Keep the neck strap around your neck or use some sort of wrist strap - something to make sure that if it does pop out of your hand, it's not lost for good!

I always like using fisheyes for these type of on-ride shots.

 

[MarkBarbieri]

On this run, I forgot to get signed model releases from the other passengers. I wanted to post the picture here but didn't want any legal hassles. I solved the problem by carefully photoshopping out everyone on the train. It's amazing what you can do with modern software and a lot of spare time.

 

[eeyorefanatic]

Thanks everyone for the advice. I will definitely try this on BTMRR. I don't think i am brave enough to try it on E:E as i usually have my hands in a death grip around the bar. lol

And I love the fish eye pics. i don't have a fish eye lens yet but will definitely add one to my wish list for Christmas!

 

[extreme8]

This is one of my favorites from BTMRR, a fairly rough section of track so it's not as sharp as I would have liked, but the smile is priceless.

And EE is doable as well