Pole Mounted Camera

One of the challenges of being the photographer and the model is getting the camera far enough away to capture the angle of view you a shooting for while still being able to control the camera.  Often times is will use a combination of tripod, remotes and timers.  Other times, as readers likely know, I use the low tech solution of keeping my arm stretched out as far as I can without dropping the camera.  This past week I put a little time into fleshing out a pole mount for the camera. 

Version 1.0 has been going pretty well.  Materials list includes; 1/4 – 20 all thread, a piece of scrap dowel and a couple of cinch nuts to keep the mount secure at the camera end.  It is a little whippy, but more than stout enough for the GoPro.  The bend in the first picture is cold set using an old 26″ wheel as a mandrel.  The length works well for the Xtracycle.  I am not sure how to carry it on my other bikes, and now I have a shorter version on the project list as well as a stouter model for the GF1

It has been a busy week.  Plenty of mileage building up, but all in short little bursts.  Some for errands and some just for fun, and some interesting things to see.

Two things in common to glue it all together, great weather and way better than doing it all in a car.