Where are some places I can mount my Gopro on my Hobie 18. I would like to try and mount it to the bridal wires like in this video at .40 seconds.
PVC pipe probably filled with spray foam to kill wobble. Mount it like a Spin pole. or this:
Edited by presto13031 on Jul 01, 2014 - 08:59 AM.
http://www.thebeachcats.com/forums/viewtopic/topic/13147/start/0
Damon, I have mastered the search function LOL
Edited by pknapp66 on Jul 01, 2014 - 04:52 PM.
pknapp66 wrote: http://www.thebeachcats.com/forums/viewtopic/topic/13147/start/0
Damon, I have mastered the search function LOL
Awesome, I'll have to have you give a seminar. đŸ˜€
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QMqZcwbk9W8
In this video John has the camera mounted to a stick taped/lashed to the spin pole, stuck to the inside of one of the bows, outside of one of the sterns, atop a hull just aft of the bridle wires, atop the hull just aft of the rear beam. He's a strong believer in editing out everything boring, and limiting each clip to about seven seconds max, mixing up the various angles/shots to keep it interesting. I'm hoping to develop a simple gimbal arrangement for the camera that would allow the camera to stay aligned with the horizon as the boat heels, I think it would give a better feel for hull flying.
Dave
presto13031 wrote: PVC pipe probably filled with spray foam to kill wobble. Mount it like a Spin pole. or this:
Edited by presto13031 on Jul 01, 2014 - 08:59 AM.
Good idea, but I suggest aluminium or carbon piping instead, those materials
are less prone to wobbling.
I use my padle as an extender behind the boom, which can be seen in this vid
.
André
Dave farmer's point about keeping clips short is a good one. We use a painters extension handle for a lot of shots. We just hold it at different angles. Here is an example:
The suction mount for gopro works well on the hulls for some wet action shots. I find the pole mounted to the bows videos very boring to watch. The best vids are the ones taken from other boats. I understand it is not always possible, but they are great to watch. We have mounted the suction to the daggerboard above the deck. It works well.
I just made this one by bobbing in a kayak.
Unfortunately there was a smudge on my lens but it still came out ok. This was just some small lake sailing but I had the rare opportunity to video my daughter and her grandfather. I converted most of it to slow motion, the clips were short as was the video. I think people's attention span is one to two minutes. Pete
I agree with Pete that the best shots of hull flying action are taken from other boats, although his shots from the camera on a stick look great as well. The Gopro is amazingly forgiving for vibration and giggling. Yeah, keep it short, much more rewarding than wading thru a 4 minute shot from one angle.
Dave
here is a pretty good single angle shot -