Taking photos on a cruise.

[picpal]

Hi all,
I'm new to this photography stuff. I'm going on a cruise with friends next month and thought of bringing my D90 to try taking some pictures. Any advice from friends here.? What I should take along etc etc...
Thanks in advance.

[Rashkae]

Bring a cleaning cloth, maybe an external flash for the dinner shots. Most importantly, have fun and try not to turn taking photos into the main reason for the trip.

[2evans]

Circular polarizer will be very handy.

Have fun!

[nysheng]

it'll be mostly indoor stuff..low light.. unless the cruise is to a specific location. definitely flash..but i'm not sure if all places allow photography..
be sure to enjoy urself and not just focus on photography.

[woonsin]

Can take more photos anywhere except casino inside that no photography is stricitly allowed

[adamadam]

Don't forget your memory card

[Minerva]

large memory card, CPL, prime lense?

[2evans]

speedo's?

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by picpal Hi all, I'm new to this photography stuff. I'm going on a cruise with friends next month and thought of bringing my D90 to try taking some pictures. Any advice from friends here.? What I should take along etc etc... Thanks in advance.

during my cruise, i had trouble with condensation. i think the air conditioning on the ship indoor area was quite cold, so when i went outdoors my lenses fogged up.

also, you might think of bringing a tripod, but it will not be very useful, my advice is to not bother.

lastly, the sunrises and sunsets from cruise ships can be absolutely beautiful depending on where you sail to. i would really bother to get up for every single one of them.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by nysheng it'll be mostly indoor stuff..low light.. unless the cruise is to a specific location. definitely flash..but i'm not sure if all places allow photography.. be sure to enjoy urself and not just focus on photography.

not really!





these were taken at sea.

[burningacid]

Originally Posted by night86mare not really! these were taken at sea.

amazing sky.... No PP done i suppose?

[picpal]

Thanks for the tips, friends! Much appreciated.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by burningacid amazing sky.... No PP done i suppose?

oh, too much.

but that was done when i was shooting in jpg and using sliders in some funny version of photoshop that came with my canon p&s.

[adamadam]

Cruise is fun
eat like a cow

[shelomoh]

Take a CPL because a lot of Sun shots.
And bring along your lens cleaning cloth as the lens flog up a lot when you take out from the safe.

At night the moon and the scenery is also beautiful but without a tripod, it is very difficult to shoot.

Bring an alarm clock, you do not want to miss the sun rise and sun set.

Bring a neck strap so that the chance of your camera dropping into the deep blue sea gets lesser.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by shelomoh At night the moon and the scenery is also beautiful but without a tripod, it is very difficult to shoot.

the ship is moving, and you are likely to use beyond 50mm to shoot to minimise space in the open sea.

i am not sure if a tripod will be useful. i remember bringing one, and shooting short exposures anyways.

only time i used it was when the ship was anchored.

[harper]

Originally Posted by night86mare during my cruise, i had trouble with condensation. i think the air conditioning on the ship indoor area was quite cold, so when i went outdoors my lenses fogged up. also, you might think of bringing a tripod, but it will not be very useful, my advice is to not bother. lastly, the sunrises and sunsets from cruise ships can be absolutely beautiful depending on where you sail to. i would really bother to get up for every single one of them.

yap, can forget about bringing tripods...

do bring flash along though...

[nysheng]

haha! sorri wk.. i tend to slp in during the morning =)