[iceman (Mike)]

Went out to do some sunrise/early dawn photography on my way to work this morning.

Just looking through the shots now in RawShooterEssentials.. some of them look pretty good, so I'm happy. Hopefully will post some later on.

But what's frustrating me, is no matter how hard I try, and even when I think it looks level through the viewfinder, around 50% of my shots are on an angle, which means rotating and cropping later on, which in most cases I'd prefer to avoid.

I'm using a 350D, which does have the 7 focus points through the viewfinder, and I try and get it level using those.. but my tripod is a fairly cheap one so it feels more difficult than it probably should to get it level.

What am I missing? Is it just more care, patience and practise?

Would a better tripod with a ball head make it easier?

Thanks for any suggestions.