Covered Bridge (Housatonic) Slalom Vid
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:32 pm
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:43 pm
That is a really neat perspective! Watching it, i wished we could see more - you do miss the onside strokes and you look like the headless paddler - but, I guess it is because the camera is mounted so close to the center of the boat, it doesn't move as much so it *doesn't* have that seasickness inducing feel that some "headcam" footage does have.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:41 pm
Whassa name of that crazy offside stroke that links a forward stroke, a draw and a skullin' kinda thing. Looks like spreadin' peanut butter and just as smooth!
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:21 pm
I'm going to try a few different perspectives. I put the camera on the offside to get a better view to the front of the boat. It's almost to the end of a 13ft boat so it's not possible to move it any further back without making an extension platform (which I might try too).
That offside forward/skull/draw is what I described a few months ago to someone who wanted to move the boat to the offside while keeping the boat heading downstream (fast).
It's called a fosdraw. (I just made that up.
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That offside forward/skull/draw is what I described a few months ago to someone who wanted to move the boat to the offside while keeping the boat heading downstream (fast).
It's called a fosdraw. (I just made that up.
)Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:39 pm
Hey Bob, that's NEAT 
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!Videos
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:13 pm
Bob,
That's very cool. I like your other videos too!
That's very cool. I like your other videos too!
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:02 am
I didn't realize it was all the way back - makes sense, though. If you could get a fish eye lens? A *great* instructional tool!
"Fosdraw" - I like it. Now I know what to call it when someone asks "what the heck are you doing?"...
"Fosdraw" - I like it. Now I know what to call it when someone asks "what the heck are you doing?"...
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:26 am
Hey Bob
Nice strokin. How did the videos from the Fiddlehead Slalom trun out?
Nice strokin. How did the videos from the Fiddlehead Slalom trun out?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:10 am
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:24 pm
All right! Looks a little wet.
Thanks
Thanks
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 12:50 am
Ray,
Wet? And who's to blame for that?
Wet? And who's to blame for that?
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 10:36 pm
Hey Bob,
Where on the Housatonic is that?
Where on the Housatonic is that?
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 11:39 pm
The race goes right under the covered bridge in West Cornwall.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 12:28 am
That was awsome. How is it set up? ie What type of camera/case/attached/etc. very cool.
Andy
Andy
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 12:00 pm
The Helmet Hero Camera comes with a bunch of attachments, including a flat mounting plate. I simply duck-tape the plate down to the rear deck. It records up to 50 minutes of video on a 2Gb SD card.
There are a couple of variations too. Unfortunately, the main site
GoProCamera seems to be down right now.
There are a couple of variations too. Unfortunately, the main site
GoProCamera seems to be down right now.