I personally like this photo because of the "mysteriousness" it carries in the image. The text "Corridor of Goons" and the bokeh the image has along with the color tone gives it this mood that I like and feel is fitting for the subject seen in the photo.Like the other photos in this blog, this was taken at Disneyland. To be more exact, this is inside the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough. With my 50mm f/1.8 lens at hand, I shot this image at full opening of f/1.8 using a shutter of 1/13. That is quite slow, but teamed up with an ISO of 1600 and a nearby wall, I was able to stabilize myself fairly well to be able to take this image.
The use of walls, floors, poles, and anything around me is something I am big on. I find tripods to be helpful, but because they're so bulky, and the fact that I am a hobbyist and not getting any income from these photos, I don't feel the need or want to carry a tripod with me to get steady shots. Instead, I get creative and I suggest that you do too, and find things that can be used as a tripod. Within Disneyland, I know that there is plenty to use. However, if you are taking a telephoto image at a slow shutter, say the 1/13th I used in this photo, or even something around 1/30th or 1/40th, would result in blur, so in that case, you may way to use a tripod. There are some exceptions to my rule of being anti-tripod and telephoto lenses are one of those exceptions.
It's something I haven't had to worry about yet as I don't own a long telephoto (longest I have is a 105mm) so I can't give many tips on that. You are free to try my methodology of environmental tripods, but I won't guarantee them to work. If you find a nice and easy way to stabilize a telephoto without a tripod, post it in the comment box so you can share it with others reading this :) Thanks.
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