Fred Ziffel

Guess which picture is my favorite??

The First one!!!

My favorite too. She was very patient.

Running and watching the sun rise -- great way to start a day.

That was a beautiful morning. Well worth the early wake up.

My camera has great image stabilization and the only time I really need a tripod is for night shots. I was thinking a tripod on a cruise ship would be a complete waste though since the boat itself is moving. But I would like to hears others opinions.

It's worth taking and using, IMO, even with IS. I carried and used my Benro travel tripod all over the ship and on shore excursions to take long exposures during our TA cruise last November.

Here's a few examples taken from the tripod: