More Time To Enjoy The Trip

I had a dream last night that while inspecting my bike before the upcoming trip to Maryland, I found a nail in my rear tubeless tire. For some reason, my vehicles are attracted to nails. I lost count how many nails keep getting in my Jeep Grand Cherokee tires. I hate to deal with flat tires. 

Yesterday, I spent a few hours charging the batteries of my cameras, the Nikon D7000 DSLR, the GoPro Hero 9, and making sure my camera and personal stuff fits in my bike tail bag. 

I am leaving my tripod and laptop at home for the first time. Less heavy stuff to carry, and less time spending hours in front of the computer editing photographs. That action alone should give me more time to enjoy the trip.

A Tangled Confusing Mess of Camera Mounts & Accessories

I didn't realize how incredibly easy for photography and videography mounts and adapters to accumulate over time, leaving people like me with a tangled, confusing mess. 

I have so many mounts that I lost count. I think that eventually I am going to need an extra room in my apartment to use as storage just for my Nikon DSLR and GoPro action cameras adapters. My main problem is that when I travel, I usually carry more mounts and adapters than I need. For that reason, lately I've been leaving my tripod at home, and carrying instead my miniature Platypod tripod. 

I just finished inspecting my gear, and for this coming weekend I am planning to bring two cameras, and only a handful of accessories. Including my clothes, they should all fit in my motorcycle tail bag, without any issues. We'll see. 

Riding My Motorcycle In The City Late At Night

Sometime this week, I am going to record a GoPro video riding my Kawasaki Ninja ZX14 in downtown Philadelphia late at night. I am planning to capture the illuminated blurred city lights, and Philly skyline at night. This coming week will be perfect to ride my bike since temperatures are expected to be in the low 80's for the first time this year. I am looking forward to it. 

Platypods Behind the Scenes

The more I experiment with the Platypod eXtreme, the better the images look. As I mentioned a couple of days ago, Platypod is becoming a great addition to my photography arsenal. They can be used with DSLR's, GoPro action cameras, and smartphones.

Platypods are excellent photography tools because they are compact, versatile, and stable alternatives to traditional tripods, especially in situations where tripods are impractical, such as in tight spaces or areas where they are not allowed.  Since Platypod offers unlimited creativity, I am looking forward as to what the future holds during this phase to get new and unique shots.

Telesin Windshield Clamp Mount for GoPro Action Camera

The other day I purchased a Telesin mount for my GoPro camera, to be installed on my motorcycle windshield. I should be able to test this mount on the road as soon as the rain stop in my area. If I can record at least three different perspectives using three cameras on the same trip, I'll consider it a success. 

New Camera Mount For My Jeep Cherokee

More camera gear to add to my gadgets collection. The latest is a universal car headrest mount to use inside my Jeep Grand Cherokee with my cell phone or GoPro action camera.

The goal is to take pictures from my car interior while driving, to capture the car steering wheel, dashboard or instrument panel, and other vehicle light trails and city lights at night.

This new camera gear should keep me occupied in a couple of weeks when I travel to Puerto Rico to attend the 50th anniversary of my high school graduation on Saturday June 8th.

The top picture was "borrowed" from the internet, used for demonstration purposes only.

Armed Mutiny

With the new addition of the GoPro Hero 12, their fan base is so upset about some of the changes and updates, it sounds like some people are ready for an armed mutiny.

Of course I am exaggerating their reaction, but in my opinion it is too much ado about nothing.

I don't understand what is the big deal. I am still using my GoPro Hero 4, introduced in the market in 2014. (I own two Hero 4 Black and one Hero 4 Silver). The Hero 4 camera does everything I need without any issues. Why buy a new action camera when the old version still produces flawless work?