Comments on: Heading on a Trip to the Wilderness? What to bring?

By: Stacie H.

Stacie H. — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:55:28 +0000

The worst lighting – my house at night – when my daughter was blowing out her birthday candles! The pictures were not pretty. SO SAD! I was using a Nikon D60…and I was at a 1600 ISO.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:54:10 +0000

Oops forgot to add, that was with a D80, so yea, it didn’t handle the high ISO well.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:46:16 +0000

My 2nd wedding ever was in an old church with stained glass windows.

Oh, stained glass windows, I bet that was pretty, you say. Yea, pretty RED! The windows casted such a red tint over everything the brides dress looked deep pink to the naked eye. Lovely.

Ok, so that wouldn’t have been so bad, you think, just take them outside. Yea that’s what I wanted too. But nooooo, the bride insisted that every single picture be taken inside the santuary.

The kicker, I wasn’t allowed to use a flash, for anything, not even the posed pictures. I didn’t get started with posed pictures until 5:30PM (yes PM, you read that right) on an Ohio December night, so it was already dark (except for the street lights bringing in that awful red color).

So, lets recap, no flash, red cast, candle lighting, refusal to go outdoors, and an ISO that saw nothing lower than 800 and that was only at the reception. It was fun. (note the sarcasm)

By: Tamara Stiles

Tamara Stiles — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:57:33 +0000

Sorry I commented in the wrong section!!

By: Tamara Stiles

Tamara Stiles — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:54:49 +0000

In an abandoned building downtown! I was using a Canon Rebel XTI and my ISO was 1600.

By: Margie

Margie — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:16:28 +0000

Daniel wrote: Where are you going exactly?
Daniel, I’m going on a 2-week cruise-tour (one week cruise and one week land tour, through Anchorage, Denali National Park and Fairbanks). Nothing like the wilderness excursion you’re taking, but it’s truly the trip of a lifetime for me…I’ve wanted to visit Alaska since I read about it in geography class in grade school…ummm a little over 45 years now. I intend to take advantage of the day excursions at each port, like taking a helicopter that lands on a glacier and hiking through the wilderness. I’m very happy to see that the gear you are taking on your trip is very similar to what I have planned, except I’m a Canon girl. I’m glad I’m on the right track! Looking forward to your future posts!

By: Summer Adams

Summer Adams — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:10:44 +0000

Great info. I can’t wait to see the pics and hear about the experience.

By: Penny

Penny — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:01:33 +0000

Thank you. Fantastic post. I’m a D300 user. Don’t know if you plan to cover this, but would love to hear about your decisions on exposure while taking photos on the trip (how you get it in camera), and your method to get perfect focus. Jodi, thanks for having Daniel…wonderful.

By: Kansas A

Kansas A — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:51:35 +0000

Thanks Daniel for answering my questions. Solar power! I didn’t even think of that, what a great idea. On my Canon T1i I have “format” on my menu for quick access because I think formatting the cards in the camera is much better than doing it on the computer. I look forward to your next post

By: Beth B

Beth B — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:37:19 +0000

OOPS! Just realized this was written by a guest! Guess I’d better pay better attention! LOL!