pictures of a lone traveller

[ghorian]

Edit 8-18-2008: Just a few days ago, I stumbled upon CHDK, which makes taking snaps of yourself a lot more flexible and easy. See my post further down this thread: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...905#post202779


I was asked a couple of times how I make photos of myself in motion.



It needs a suitable camera. Recent models of the Canon Powershot series (in my case, a Powershot S3 IS) have a nifty feature: A 30 second timer, combined with a burst of 10 shots.

Here's how:

Use a tripod. Use a stopwatch. Start the camera timer and the stopwatch at the same time. Jump on the bike, go 100 meters, turn around, and go back towards the camera. Make sure you get into the camera's view after exactly 30 seconds. The camera then goes click, click, click, for 10 shots.

It needs some practice, and it's really only advisable in very low traffic situations. But it's feasible.