- J-Hook Buckle
- Quick Release Buckle
- 3 Way Pivot Arm
- Vibration Plug
- 1 Flat & 1 Curved Adhesive mount
- 1 Large Thumb Knob
- Leash Tether
Below is each part with a small description of its purpose. The retail cost of this bag is around the £20 mark.
You may be aware that when you buy a GoPro there are many different accessories you can purchase to add to the existing kit. One of these is the 'Spare Part Grab Bag' which includes -
Below is each part with a small description of its purpose. The retail cost of this bag is around the £20 mark.
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I couldn't afford a GoPro Head Mount so I did the next best thing and made my own. I had an old head torch around and so used that along with a GoPro flat adhesive mount, a J-hook and of course, the GoPro. I found after this product was made that you probably want an extra strap from forehead to the back of the head, this is for extra stability and comfort as the GoPro is quite heavy. When making this Head Mount you want to make sure you take care as you will be using a Stanley knife which could slip. You want to be doing this on a damageable surface such as a cutting board because there is the possibility you may cut or scratch the underneath. Below you can see a selection of photos of the final DIY GoPro Head Mount. The all new article page is about bringing good, detailed reviews to the general public and photographers alike. I myself sometimes search the web for a good review and can often not find one or the one I do find doesn't go into enough detail about the product itself. I've set my ambition to change that... Part of this process is your feedback, I want to know when I may have gone off track or you feel I may have missed something out that you want to know about.
You may be glad to know that all the photos on the article reviews pages have been taken by me, in a bedroom, with a make do product photography set up. If for any reason I did need to borrow an image from the internet, the right credit and links would be provided to the person or place I got it from. As part of my documentary series the Story of Nonsuch I made a short parakeet film for the end of the Winter program. I would like to give credit to the BBC for there amazing archives that they put up online, that were one source of reliable and useful information. Below I have just put together a small article about the experience of making this film and the many troubles I came across. I've learnt to check weather forecasts and go on quieter days, but one thing you can't have control over is whether or not the subjects turn up. Many a time they didn't but they did help me get to grips with the importance of manual exposure and production work to a schedule.
On the 27th of April 2013, Sutton held its very first biodiversity fair. It was held at Wallington Boys School and consisted of around ten stalls and a variety of wildlife related talks throughout the afternoon. I found it very interesting and the links below show the speakers organisations and the order in which they appeared. It wasn't as busy as I expected but I'm sure as the publicity grows over the years it will get larger, a few interesting points I took away were about wildlife surveying, the movement of hedgehogs and the importance of recording the species you see - even if they are really common!
Species Recording - Chloe Smith... GIGL Surveying & Recording Small Mammals - Frances Halstead... Surrey Wildlife Trust Hedgehogs in your Garden - Henry Johnson... PTES Helping Herptiles - David Warburton Garden Birds - John Birkett... RSPB Croyden Plants for Bugs Project - Dr. Sarah Al-Beidh... RHS This week I won a hedgehog house from a wildlife photography competition, a first sight it looks like a good sturdy box and well made and it is. It doesn't have many features but I'll explain what it does have in the review below. I would like to say thank you to the Sutton Biodiversity team who ran the fair and competition and hedgehog street who donated this house to the competition prizes.
Biodiversity website - http://suttonnature.wordpress.com Hedgehog street - http://www.hedgehogstreet.org/ NOTE: PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS THROUGH MY CONTACT PAGE AS THEN I GET NOTIFIED STRAIGHT AWAY UNLIKE THE COMMENT SYSTEM WHICH I HAVE TO CHECK MANUALLY The TT520 Speedlite is a relatively cheap alternative to the big brands own products. I purchased this one for a mere £28 and within a few days I felt is not only suited my needs but went beyond. By searching the web I found out this Speedlite can be purchased from many different brands or no brand at all, mine personally came with the well known brand Neewer on the front. The Flash offers a wireless function for off camera work and this is why a flash stand is included in the box with a cheap 'velvet' cover to protect the Flash. The speed of the flashes include 1/128, 1/64, 1/32, 1/16. 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1/1. The flash comes with a in-built diffuser and reflector, plus the flash can be rotated 90 degrees in one direction and 180 in the other. It will also angle upwards from 0 degrees to 90 degrees with a few marks on the body to show you the angle you are positioned at. Please read on to explore more features and the features above in more detail.
The Rode Videomic is a studio quality recording condenser microphone, It costs around £80 setting it on the 'amateur' priced market but offering amazing results. The construction is sturdy and it comes with its own foam wind screen - which helps but you have no chance in high wind without buying the optional extra of the Rode Furry windshield for the Videomic. The Microphone has low circuitry noise and low handling noise due to the suspension. It comes with a one year guarantee but if you register it within a month of purchase you get another 10 Years warranty! I would say this is a really good quality and priced all-round mic for any situation. I personally use it out in the field for my documentary's but if the wind picks up I swap to my audio-technica lavlier mic which does a good job of cutting out wind. I did buy the furry windshield from another company on Amazon but they send me the one for the Rode Videomic Pro (which is smaller) so I sent it back and haven't got round to buying another one.
For the last week I have had the privilege of borrowing a local photographer's 100-400mm lens. Her name is Sarah Goodman and here is her website and facebook page - http://www.penuelphotography.co.uk & http://www.facebook.com/pages/Penuel-the-photography-of-Sara-Goodman/166835363429631.
I've been testing the lens out for later this year when I hope to be filming some nesting birds of prey for my documentary and I thought I would do a review on the lens itself. As always on a canon L lens it has a very good quality image and is well built, there are a few more modes on the lens and interestingly it is one of the few lenses that you don't twist to change the zoom but instead, in a sense push and pull. Below I have covered several topics including size, weight, focusing, stabilizing, test photos and the general features. 2012/2013 was an epic year for Waxwings as they came over to Britain in large numbers, now most of you would either have got your photos early on or now lost interest or forgotten about the excitement of the waxwings .However for me - who has never seen a waxwing - I am unlucky to live in a 'dead' spot for where waxwings are concerned. I got reports from the local wildlife group of waxwings in the area (about 5-10 min bike ride away) although I didn't have any luck. I thought I'd have to wait another year, but that was not to be the case. As you should know it was Mother's day yesterday and my family and I had my grandparents round, for some reason or another I took interest in the birds on the tree outside my house, I thought they were just starlings although deep down I longed for them to be waxwings...
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