# Night Time Shooting **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/night-time-shooting/263423 **Category:** Shift518 Automotive **Created:** [April 16, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/night-time-shooting/263423 "2012-04-16T21:30:53Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya) #### Post date: [April 17, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/night-time-shooting/263423/5 "2012-04-17T06:14:22Z")
> [@BBQ PIX FROM DUNNVILLE (ongoing)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bbq-pix-from-dunnville-ongoing/49134/103): > > if im using a tripod in the wind, i usually hang my gear bag off it to weigh it down. > > it helps a bit. > [@Went out for a few bagz of milk...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/went-out-for-a-few-bagz-of-milk/49189/4): > > I really like the one of the towers and there’s a couple others that came out pretty good. > > Like rtrac mentioned all you need to stabilize the tripod is some weight hanging. Gear bag works but I usually carry a few 2.5lb weights on a rope so I can still access all my gear and pack up and move to the next windy spot easily. > > Just curious while we’re talking stability… Are you firing the shutter remotely and using mirror lock up as well? Never thought of that. My bag is huge so couldn’t really use that, but I’ll have to try the weights on a string thing. As for the shutter…no, send on 2 seconds so I can hit the button and stabilize the camera as much as possible. I’m pretty steady handed normally, so I’m sure I prevented a lot of the camera shake. And no, I’m not specifically using mirror lockup…although I do believe that when you use live view mode (the screen), it does basically lock it up…so I guess I was using it lol. > [@K20power"](#): > > Really nice pictures, I’d say which ones I like best but it’s. Hard on my phone when not numbered lol I numbered them for ya lol. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/night-time-shooting/263423)._