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| Tredomen,Wales, U.K. Taking a break at the crossroads |
The second photography related problem to solve was how to deal with the camera while on a rental bicycle. Of course I could put the camera in the small bag and put that in the day pack to ride. But every time I wanted to snap a picture, I would have to stop, remove the day pack, unload the camera, take the shot, then load it all back up again.
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| Lens tucked into hip belt of daypack. |
Recall, the challenge was keeping the camera accessible. It would be much more convenient to have the camera secured to my person in such a way that I could stop, un-secure, shoot, securre.
My solution to this dilemma was to cross carry the camera under a jacket, supported in place by the hip belt (added on post-purchase) of the day pack, tucking the lens into the belt to hold it still while riding. Again, far from an ideal solution and one that required constant checking and adjusting as peddling the bike caused it to jiggle out gradually. Plus, it’s probably not real good for the lens.
In the year or so leading up to this trip (and for cycling at home as well) I had searched for a type of camera body harness that would work in this capacity. Nothing was quite right. I want something that will fasten the camera to my torso while allowing me to use the camera’s strap when I unhook it. I am almost to the point of making something myself to work in this capacity.
