Atlantic City Boardwalk

The Atlantic City Boardwalk was the place to be today. Bright sunshine, cool temps, and lots of blue sky overhead. There was a charity walk going on, but the boardwalk was plenty wide for everyone. I stayed out of the casinos and took in the fresh air and fun. Here’s a timelapse video showing a good part of the walk from the Taj Mahal down to Bally’s. Don’t miss the pizza and sausage at the shop in the middle of the tape.

The only thing that could have made this day better was a flight in a small airplane. That’s on for tomorrow. By the way, the video you watched was made from still images captured by the little GoPro camera I reviewed a few days ago.

GoPro Video Review

The GoPro video camera has proved to be an excellent device for recording action footage. I bought it with relatively low expectations, but it has done a great job. Here’s my video review:

If you decide to use the GoPro to record your adventures, be sure to get the extra mounts. You’ll want to move it around on the vehicle, helmet, or craft of your choice and those adapters will come in handy. Other than that, you’re good to go.

Published in: on October 22, 2011 at 7:48 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Silence of… (video book review)

Here’s a brief video book review of Silence of the Grave, by Arnaldur Indridason. This is the second book in the series featuring Inspector Erlendur, who is a brooding, detached man working to solve crimes and hold on to his estranged family.

I’m going to read the next book in this series and report on it when complete.

Passenger View, video

The weather was just about perfect for flying yesterday, clear skies, light winds, and an airplane available. I mounted a small video camera on the right seat, for a view of the flight. The following video takes a look to the side and slightly forward from a Cessna 172 during take-off, a short cruise, and landing. Take a look:

More flying videos are on the way, weather and funds permitting. Next time I’ll position the camera straight ahead. Hopefully, it will be another smooth day or else the footage gets jostled about a bit too much. Either way, can’t get enough of this kind of footage. The little GoPro camera is not the most sophisticated, but it does the job. I wish I had three of them.

Published in: on October 19, 2011 at 11:40 am  Leave a Comment  
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