Superwoman Photographer

Submitted by Syv Ritch on 18. January 2012 - 6:46

This woman photographer is amazing! She must be from the planet Krypton.

Amazing Woman PhotographerThis woman photographer is amazing! She must be from the planet Krypton. She's an older person and carries a 1DMk4 with a 500mm f/4. She makes her photos *HAND-HELD*. That's 17Lbs/8Kg at the end of the extended arm. That day, the light was not the greatest, low contrast and very cloudy. Either she's super-woman or she uses ISO 12800 or more. Just holding such a big and heavy rig at the end of the arm is hard enough for me. That's why I use a tripod or at least my monopod, usually set at 2½ feet tall. I wear a knee pad and I kneel down, like Tim Tebow but I was doing it long before he started to play football, so I'm closer to the ground.The way she holds the lens from the tripod collar, she can't even tuck her arm underneath.snowy-owls-20111231-0867.jpg — ©2011 Syv Ritch -- foto-biz.com: http://www.foto-biz.com/usageterms

This lady photographer is amazing! She must be from the planet Krypton   click on image for gallery

She's an older person and carries a Canon 1DMk4 with a 500mm f/4. She makes her photos HAND-HELD. That's 17Lbs/8Kg at the end of the extended arm. That day, the light was not the greatest, low contrast and very cloudy.

Either she's superwoman or she uses ISO 12800 or more. Just holding such a big and heavy rig at the end of the arm is hard enough for me. That's why I use mostly my monopod that is usually set at 2½ feet tall. I wear a knee pad and I kneel down, just like Tim Tebow but I was doing it long before he started to play football, so I'm closer to the ground. The “big” tele rest 80% of the time on the monopod, the other 20% of the time it's on the tripod.

The way she holds the lens from the tripod collar, she isn't even tucking her arm underneath.

And now the the sexist stereotype. I have noticed that the vast majority of the people that hand-hold “big lenses” are female:

I'm not saying that the majority of the female photographers hand-hold their big lenses, but the vast majority of the people that hand-hold “big lenses” are female.

Female photographer hand holding a Sigma 50-500This fFemale photographer is hand holding a Sigma 50-500 at 500. The light is not too bad, but how many photographs are sharp enough?snowy-owls-20120114-2199.jpg — ©2011 Syv Ritch -- foto-biz.com: http://www.foto-biz.com/usageterms

This female photographer is hand holding a Sigma 50-500 at 500mm   click on image for gallery

Female photographer hand holding a Sigma 50-500This female photographer is hand holding a Sigma 50-500 at 500. At least the realizes that she needs some support. Notice how good the dog is. He waits patiently, while she takes photos of the snowy owls.snowy-owls-20120114-1959.jpg — ©2011 Syv Ritch -- foto-biz.com: http://www.foto-biz.com/usageterms

This lady photographer is also hand holding a Sigma 50-500 at 500mm   click on image for gallery

  • At least this lady sits and braces herself
  • Notice how well the dog behaves, in spite of looking bored to death. What does a dog has to put up with?