Not much sleep, but was able to get some work done and put my favorite toy back together.
Happy friday, and DO NOT forget mother’s day, Have fun and play outside!!
Author: Rob
From the Ashes
Back from Waterford and almost good as new,
now to find a little time for touch-up and assembly!
Lunch Break
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
Sunday Market Ride
Standard fare with incredible warm weather, out to Oxnard along the coast to get the veggies, then back home into the wind. You cannot ask for a nicer ride.
The green and the flowers are going stong, although it is fleeting here in Southern California. Some neighborhood ice plant on the way home.
