35-52 selfie with Eva
This week's challenge in 52 weeks for dogs was a selfie with your dog. Definitely outside my normal as this will officially be my first picture of me on Flickr. We have wonderful family photos, but I rarely exist in them so my wife occasionally grabs the camera to show that I am indeed part of the fun too.
The question was what to do. Good thing I just received the GoPro suction cup mount that I had ordered in the mail and we were heading up to the cabin on the weekend. The only issue is that the anticipated weather was crummy, with thunderstorms expected most of Saturday. Fortunately the thunder storms never arrived and the skies cleared up just enough to give us some directional light, so I knew it was time to try this photo. The suction cup mount was pre-tested and waiting on the paddleboard. Unfortunately it did not work on the better board which has a textured surface for better grip - something that Eva really prefers. The weather was cool at 15c, but when I get an idea in my head I will more often than not follow through on it.
So the set-up went like this. I had the suction cup mount and pivot arm holding the camera on the front of the board. The camera was set to 'burst mode' altered to fire 30 frames in 2 seconds (default is 30 frames in 1 sec). Camera wifi control was on and I recruited my wife to click the shutter via iPhone app which let her preview the scene and take the pictures while standing on the end of the dock. My parents were visiting and my father came down to the dock, I suspect at least partly to document this idiocy on his camera. The first few passes did not allow for my head to be seen while standing as I had the camera angled too low, so I needed to adjust it. Not an easy task with a dog on a paddle board who had already slipped off once being unaccustomed to the smooth surface and reluctance for both of us to tumble into the water which was quite frigid for this time of year. After the camera was adjusted we made several more passes with Eva falling off a total of three times. By the time it was done she needed a towel off and blow dry as the water was cold. We then left the grandparents in charge while my wife and I did a short paddle board together, something we rarely get to do because of young children.
I chose this photo of me adjusting the camera as our 52 week submission as I think it most closely fit the 'selfie' assignment. That and the distorted arm length from the GoPro wide angle adds its own little bit of fun. I had trouble deciding which photo to submit (sheer volume made the choice difficult). A close alternate is linked here flic.kr/p/oZHP68 showing my wife and father on the dock at the edge of the frame. More alternates were shared on my photo stream as an iPhone pic of my laptop screen.
Of the 750 shots taken during this exercise, this one of me adjusting the camera was picked for the 52 week session as it had the most 'selfie' quality to it.
35-52 selfie with Eva
This week's challenge in 52 weeks for dogs was a selfie with your dog. Definitely outside my normal as this will officially be my first picture of me on Flickr. We have wonderful family photos, but I rarely exist in them so my wife occasionally grabs the camera to show that I am indeed part of the fun too.
The question was what to do. Good thing I just received the GoPro suction cup mount that I had ordered in the mail and we were heading up to the cabin on the weekend. The only issue is that the anticipated weather was crummy, with thunderstorms expected most of Saturday. Fortunately the thunder storms never arrived and the skies cleared up just enough to give us some directional light, so I knew it was time to try this photo. The suction cup mount was pre-tested and waiting on the paddleboard. Unfortunately it did not work on the better board which has a textured surface for better grip - something that Eva really prefers. The weather was cool at 15c, but when I get an idea in my head I will more often than not follow through on it.
So the set-up went like this. I had the suction cup mount and pivot arm holding the camera on the front of the board. The camera was set to 'burst mode' altered to fire 30 frames in 2 seconds (default is 30 frames in 1 sec). Camera wifi control was on and I recruited my wife to click the shutter via iPhone app which let her preview the scene and take the pictures while standing on the end of the dock. My parents were visiting and my father came down to the dock, I suspect at least partly to document this idiocy on his camera. The first few passes did not allow for my head to be seen while standing as I had the camera angled too low, so I needed to adjust it. Not an easy task with a dog on a paddle board who had already slipped off once being unaccustomed to the smooth surface and reluctance for both of us to tumble into the water which was quite frigid for this time of year. After the camera was adjusted we made several more passes with Eva falling off a total of three times. By the time it was done she needed a towel off and blow dry as the water was cold. We then left the grandparents in charge while my wife and I did a short paddle board together, something we rarely get to do because of young children.
I chose this photo of me adjusting the camera as our 52 week submission as I think it most closely fit the 'selfie' assignment. That and the distorted arm length from the GoPro wide angle adds its own little bit of fun. I had trouble deciding which photo to submit (sheer volume made the choice difficult). A close alternate is linked here flic.kr/p/oZHP68 showing my wife and father on the dock at the edge of the frame. More alternates were shared on my photo stream as an iPhone pic of my laptop screen.
Of the 750 shots taken during this exercise, this one of me adjusting the camera was picked for the 52 week session as it had the most 'selfie' quality to it.