I would try raising the sides of the dark cloth up, so you can see a little of the world, but most of the light is blocked, hopefully enough to compose and focus. Or wear a hooded windbreaker, and just pull the hood up over the top of the camera.
I would try raising the sides of the dark cloth up, so you can see a little of the world, but most of the light is blocked, hopefully enough to compose and focus. Or wear a hooded windbreaker, and just pull the hood up over the top of the camera.
Use some kind of harness and tether to keep you steady.
I just installed a Web-Cam on the roof of a 17 story building last week, right on the edge of a roof with no parapet. I am not afraid of heights and it is the first time I have used workplace approved fall arrest gear and it made me feel a lot better. Well, at least I felt better knowing the Fire Department had the gear to do a "high angle rescue" 200 feet about ground. (Yea, yea, I know this isn't LF related!)
Even a simple rope tied around a tree and around your waist short enough to keep you from getting to the edge is better than nothing.
The same thing happens to me. I'm fine until I go under the dark cloth...if the camera is pointing over the edge so that I'm looking into the gorge on the ground glass, wow...very dizzy. The only thing I've found that helps is to keep one hand on the tripod and look away frequently.
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