Problem: Someone's always missing from the picture, and there's not a flat place to rest the camera. Solution: the Joby Gorillapod Camera Tripod by Kodak.
Not only can it navigate uneven terrain, the Gorillapod can wrap around posts to suspend the camera and allow you to take that perfect shot, for only $22.
There are at least three models. I have the one for a dslr.
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