01 | PLATYPOD EXTREME AND PLATYBALL ELITE CAPTURES WITH GILMAR SMITH
"That's a wrap! Finishing up 2022 and starting 2023 with new lighting goals! I’m having a blast experimenting with continuous light after being so used to working with strobes. It’s been fun and refreshing trying something new. Lit with @aputure.lighting and @amaran.lighting Shot with my trusty @nikonusa Z7 on my @platypodtripods Platypod eXtreme and the Platyball Elite."
To View the Full Post, Click Here02 | BASILICA IN VERTORAMA USING THE PLATYBALL BY BOB COATES
Vertorama, a shortened version of vertical panorama, doesn't necessarily have to be a tall thin photo. Even a single additional blended photo with another is a vertical panorama which gives you a different field of view and more pixels with which to work and support your scene.
"In this image of St Mary’s Basilica in Phoenix, I placed the camera in the horizontal orientation and made four overlapping captures. Why horizontal? Just as we use the vertical orientation in a landscape panorama it’s to get a larger field of view. My overlap is about fifty percent when making an image like this because of the wide angle lens. I want to give my panorama blending software as much room as possible. If using a longer lens for a subject that is further away from the camera a smaller overlap of 20-30 percent would be OK as there would be less distortion."
03 | USING THE PLATYBALL ERGO FOR A QUICK CAPTURE WITH JOHN LITTLE
"I was headed out of the park to go home and have some lunch when this beautiful red-tail hawk landed on the tree next to the road right in front of me. I got out of the car, told the red-tail "We had to stop meeting like this, other photographers may become suspicious" and the red-tail gave me such a great pose (against the dark clouds) and I couldn't resist snapping this shot!"
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OVERSTOCK SALE!
Platyball Elite and Ergo
To head off the supply chain crisis of 2022, we ordered huge quantities of Platyball. Our warehouse is overstocked and we must move inventory.
We have allocated limited quantities of Platyball Elite and Ergo, for a spectacular deal. Once our inventory goals are met, the price will return to the MSRP without notice.
Receive a $100 instant rebate on each purchase of an Elite, or a $80 instant rebate on each Ergo…a remarkable deal*. PLUS – in addition to the Platyball Arca-compatible disc (silver version) you will receive a Platypod disc (black version) and FREE shipping within the US.
Offer is available immediately and ends when the overstock is depleted.
Here's an opportunity to pick up the ball head that "turned the world upside down," at an amazing price!
*Quantities limited to two of each model per customer.
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Platypod Users OFFICIAL Facebook Group
Have you joined our Platypod Users OFFICIAL Facebook Group yet? If not, you’re truly missing out on some fantastic tips, tricks and content from your fellow artists! We’d like to encourage you to join (and share with a friend) to see how we recommend you use your Platypod gear and how we use our Platypod Ecosystem of products.
Within our page, you’ll find a lot of inspiration and may even try a few new shots that you may not have considered trying previously. We hope some of this inspiration will make you want to share your final capture, BTS shot, your URL where viewers can see more of your work and a little bit of copy describing your setup with the rest of the members of the group.
Especially if there is a final capture that you want to share, please tag Gilmar Smith and/or myself (Eryka Bagwell) for a chance to be featured on our blog, newsletter and/or social media pages. This will reach many other artists in the field and will help broaden your exposure as well.
Click here to join. We’re looking forward to seeing you (and your work) there!
FREE SHIPPING
FREE Shipping on all orders over $150 in the US.
It's automatically set as soon as you enter your address in the Platypod cart.
NOTE: The free shipping on US orders over $150 is through USPS. They’ve been pretty consistent over the last few months. However, the USPS repeatedly makes it into the news because of intermittent delays and their backlog. If you have a deadline on when you need your order, please order early. You can always choose another carrier and upgrade to faster shipping before checkout.
FREE SHIPPING
FREE Shipping on all orders over $150 in the US.
It's automatically set as soon as you enter your address in the Platypod cart.
NOTE: The free shipping on US orders over $150 is through USPS. They’ve been pretty consistent over the last few months. However, the USPS repeatedly makes it into the news because of intermittent delays and their backlog. If you have a deadline on when you need your order, please order early. You can always choose another carrier and upgrade to faster shipping before checkout.