I’m not a great fan of tripods, as I’ve mentioned before, but I will concede that they are sometimes necessary, especially if you want to do some night time urban panoramas.
I took my new carbon fibre tripod up to Tokyo with me, and it wasn’t too bad carrying it slung over my shoulder all day, such is its low weight.
One night I decided to try a short cut back to the hotel and chanced upon a ‘spaghetti junction’ that I knew would make a good photograph, and so I was able to immediately set up and take a few shots using an IR remote release to operate the shutter.
I think this kind of photography is something I can more deeply into…
Tokyo Night Scene : 20th March
