Comments on: Highlights from My Pre-Olympic Photo Wheel

By: Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » The Paralympics, The Lesser Games

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:41:32 +0000

[...] Highlights from My Pre-Olympic Photo Wheel [...]

By: Glenda

Glenda — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:34:00 +0000

Thanks Ute, great idea! …and, I actually have a Gorillapod mounted to my scooter and was using it. But, with my cerebral palsy, I press the button too hard and the whole camera still moves. It takes much concentration to control my arm enough to lightly hit the button. Night time photography with the slower shutter magnifies the camera movement, although the results were kind of cool! The ultimate solution is a DSLR camera with a removed control. One day!

By: Glenda

Glenda — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:24:57 +0000

How exciting, Kathy! Now I have some names to cheer for!

By: Glenda

Glenda — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:23:25 +0000

Yes Loree, the building wrapped in the Canadian flag is cool! So bold! I wish they could leave it up.

By: Ute-S

Ute-S — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:17:10 +0000

I like your photos! They show me a bit of a part of the world I cannot visit because of distance.
Regarding your last photo: Professional photographers would use a tripod for slower shutter speed. While a traditional large tripod might be difficult to handle while sitting in a wheelchair, have a look for “Gorillapod”. It’s a light-weight 6-inch-tripod with bendable legs. Maybe you can clutch that to the armrest of your scooter, so that there’s no need to hold the camera. (This is no advertisement. I’ve seen it in an online shop and plan to buy one myself.)

By: Kathy Drewien

Kathy Drewien — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:35:11 +0000

Your photos brought to mind the excitement we felt when Atlanta was host to the Olympic games in 1996. My friend who lives in Vancouver, Alan Mah, has even more excitement. His children are competing in the gymnastic events.

By: Loree

Loree — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:16:11 +0000

Thanks for sharing the photos Glenda! Cool to see. My fave was the flag wrapped on the building, very cool and quite the undertaking to put up I bet.