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The Peak Design Travel Tripod as delivered
Tripods have been around since the beginning of photography.  I always wonder why they have three legs and not four.  For the most part, tripods have changed very little in the last 50+ years.  Simply, all they are is three tubular legs made of some sort of metal.  The legs through any number of different locking mechanisms extend out, lengthening the tripod.  Some tripods have center columns that allow for extra height. 
In the beginning, you would screw your camera onto the tripod and typically use three handles to control the tilt, rotation, and sideway motion of the camera position.  This eventually morphed int...

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Photography is my passion and has been for 45 plus years. My career in photography has allowed me to travel the world, meet some of the most interesting people on the planet and see things I could never have dreamed of. My goal is to share the passion of pictures taking through photographs and teaching with as many people as I can hoping it brings them as much joy and happiness as it has me. I do this through Rockhopper Workshops and other projects as well as teaching at my Gallery in Indianapolis.
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