Traveling with a Tripod

[BecM]

Obviously you have to take turns so that only one person standing is talking while the rest are sitting down listening. I expect the pilot was a former primary school teacher in the 1950s.

[BecM]

Just a FYI. My tripod traveled beautiful in my suitcase and survived the trip with nary a scratch. It however only got used once, making it a completely useless extra.

There is always a fine line between enjoying the moment and sort of missing it trying to capture the perfect photo. I took well over 1000 photo's but as I was never by myself and there was just SO much to do, coffee to be drunk and food to be consumed I did my old 'snap and pray' type photography there just wasn't the time to compose a 'better' shot. If I had been on my own it would have been a different story. So my perfect 'Kodak' shots are all in my head

ETA On the leg from NY to LA we were once again told that standing and congregating on the plane was forbidden over US air space!

[Patagonia]

Well I just went to the US for business so I only carried my camera and one lens...I had a spare weekend so I went to Sequolla National Park and Yosemity National Park, it was the day after of the peak of de-icing of mountains so waterfalls were roaring high, some 100 meters and the biggest almost 900 meters!!!...one of the most amazing parks I´ve been. Short story tripod was MANDATORY!!!! and I still regret not have packed it, never again!!!!

[BecM]

Oh bugger!!!! Shame I couldn't lend it to you, would have been very happy to do so!

PS You know when I go on another trip I'll still take the tripod cause as you have just learnt ..... you never know

[peterb666]

Compromise and buy a lighter, more compact tripod for travelling. Works for me.

[gerry]

There was another thread somewhere about tripod on planes and I can't find it atm, however tripod in the suitcase is usually the preferred option but if space is tight try a simple tripod case, see pictures below, quick and dirty and cheap, all supplies from bloody bunnings...

you can put some high density foam in there and this setup will take a fair amount of beating - that said have you seen some of teh baggage handlers at sydney?

[sakvee]

I traveled all round Europe with a tripod in my suitcase, added a fair bit of weight to my suitcase. Was also a bit heavy carrying it around strapped to my backpack all day but it was well worth it. Also took my gorillapod but hardly used it.