Re: [APML] Skill and Joy

[Robert Reeves <reeves10@swbell.net>]

> >You can take beautiful star trail shots with a $50 broken SLR and a rock
> >for a "tripod".  Really.
>
> You can even skip the rock if you are photographing on the side of a hill
or
> are willing to restrict yourself to photos of the zenith. :-)
>
> Ulrich

I'll second that.  I built a tracking platform to carry eight cameras in
search of good meteor photos, but my best meteor shot to date was with a
Nikon laying flat on its back on the asphalt.

Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
USA                                     29.484  98.440  200 meters


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