C36 wrote:Fish bowl. Waited for the sun to burn through and the tide to flood. Afternoon glass-off (a real one) and afternoon light made looking through the clear water a treat. Whales spouting (from afar), schools of fish, crabs, seals and lots of other ocean creatures from atop my SUP! Smooth glassy waves and flat ocean made for lots of rides and a sweet session! Fun in the sun at Long Beach!
Slappy wrote:With all this SUP you've been doing lately you need to get a GoPro to strap to your paddle.
Check out this Melbourne guy's videos he does, it's such a good setup for making surf vids having the paddle to attach to.
Slappy: Awesome long rides in the video, and likely some stuff that is of interest to others too (like the kneeling stance), but WAY too much YELLOW for my liking (I have a high school friend who LOVES yellow and he would likely really enjoy this one).
As for GoPro, I would like to experiment with one when I have a little more money and time. From what I have seen, those that use them spend a healthy amount of time on: set-up (which often goes wrong), battery issues (which often are dead when the 'good stuff' happens), software learning curve (I have heard its not too bad) and editing hours of footage (I barely have enough time to do course edit of photos). The wide angle also seems to have a tendency to flatten wave height making good wave days look like Squamish.
I also try and enjoy my time on the water as time for me and try and savour the moments for what they are. Using his paddle as a GoPro mount also strikes me a touch 'selfie-stickish' (and my photography really is about capturing the feel of the day, not about me).
But some of M's shots from his clew view and stuff Ulu captured in Tofino made me curious for sure.
Its not the first time its been suggested. Maybe I should start a crowd sourcing page? Or if there is anyone out there that has spare silver or black that they are willing to loan me for a bit, please let me know. Happy to give one a try and share the results.
