nathan_moody

I use the tripod collar all of the time in the field. As a nature photographer I hike or

backpack to my subjects, so I prefer to use as light a tripod as I can get away with to

lighten my pack weight; given my light tripod and my 350D body, I've found that the

tripod collar on the 70-200 f/4L to be invaluable. The weight of the collar is less than a

tripod of beefy-enough stature to obviate the need for a collar.

Clearly other circumstances often don't at all warrant a collar for a lens of this size. Just

wanted to share a circumstance where I found it pretty useful.

Howdy, all! I'm heading to Seattle on business and will have an extra

day to kill, which I'd like to spent shooting. I'm wondering if anyone

has some ideas for either urban or nature locations to work within an

hour's drive of city center?

Seattle's amazing collection of opportunities makes it hard to figure

out where to even start investigating options. I'm a nature shooter by

default, but urban shooting's good exercise when the opportunity

arises. A day isn't much time, but it's better than no time at all!

Thanks, all, for any suggestions you might have.