At 14:39 20/08/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Thanks for the useful write-up of photography in gloomy churches. I have a
>trick I got from my grandfather, who was an avid photographer. He made a
>"legless tripod." It's a length of dog chain, with a piece at the end that
>can screw into the bottom of the camera (where cases tend to attach) (with
>a bolt fixed in place to make sure you can't drive it in too far). Stick
>one end in the camera, stand on the other end, pull up so the chain's
>tight, and take the picture. I've gotten excellent clear shots at a 15th
>of a second. And my "tripod" fits in my pocket.
It is of course necessary to remove the dog first.
Bill.
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