The aurora borealis (AKA Northern Lights) is high on the bucket list for many travelers and photographers. It’s no surprise so many people want to see this incredible natural light show. Once you’ve seen it, the captivating feeling leaves you wanting more. But what gear is the best for shooting the northern lights? You’d need a wide, fast lens. Wide for framing and fast for getting lots of light in. Unless a miracle happens, you’d usually shoot long exposures for the aurora lights. While this works for photos, how would you film the northern lights? Long exposure is no longer an option. Well, I’ve come up with the ultimate solution.[Read More…]
3 Legged Thing’s unfortunately named “Morally Toxic” brand has released new camera bags
The tripod company 3 Legged Thing has started up a new company making bags and it’s called “Morally Toxic” – which seems a rather odd and unfortunate choice of name to me. According to company founder, Danny Lenihan, the name comes from mixing two ideas “Morally” from its apparent ethical production methods and “Toxic” because it wants to break from the “dull” and “corporate-looking” aesthetic of more traditional bags.
Personally, I’m not sure I know anybody who’d walk around proudly bearing a tag that labels them as “morally toxic” – I think I’ve blocked most of the people who would fall under that particular umbrella. But still, let’s take a look at the bags.
Interview with 3 Legged Thing. They are killing Brian… but bringing Albert to life
There is no nice way of saying it. 3 Legged Thing is killing Brian. But we have some good news, a new tripod series is coming out: Equinox.
We caught up with 3 Legged Thing Founder and CEO Danny Lenihan at the UK Photography show and had a chat about their new range of tripods.
The perfect timelapse kit giveaway (+ Trigger + tripod)
UPDATE: this giveaway has ended, see the winner at the end of the post, thanks Triggertrap and 3LT for the awesome prizes.
Timelapses are awesome and so is high speed photography. if only there was a device that can do them both….
Oh wait… Triggertrap connects your camera to your smartphone and uses all the phone’s sensors to make timelapses, star trails, bursting balloons, breaking eggs, night to day sequences, water splashes and so much more. If only there was some place nifty to put your camera while shooting all this awesomeness. Oh wait, we are also giving away a 3 Legged Thing Evo 3 Brian tripod. so you really will be getting a full kit for just about any advanced tech shooting. The complete package is after the jump, but retail value is about $500, depending on your camera.
No Sandbags? No Problem, Just Bury Your Tripod
Here is an interesting problem to have. What would you do if you wanna shoot in the middle of the desert, but don’t have any sand bags available? Photographer and Light painter Eric Pare (previously) had just this problem when he was shooting in the Sahara Desert in Morocco. Yes, that thing made out of sand. Having no access to sandbag in the middle of the desert, Eric simply buried his 3LT Keith tripod in the sand. Kinda like having the entire desert as one huge sand bag. The results are totally worth it:
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