Proteus Gowanus
2012 December 15_balloon_photography_grassroots mappers_IMG_3813
Techy note: The $250 Canon s100 camera used for the balloon photography has GPS capabilities. However we found that the GPS satellite connection drained battery power too fast for longer excursions over water (eg +/- 45 minutes).
We disabled the GPS capabilities in favor of longer flight times (1.5 hours) so that we didn't have to go through the precarious operation of lowering a bouncy red balloon while on Gowanus Dredger's canoes. GPS locations for the 15 December S100 photos are being added manually.
2012 December 15_balloon_photography_grassroots mappers_IMG_3813
Techy note: The $250 Canon s100 camera used for the balloon photography has GPS capabilities. However we found that the GPS satellite connection drained battery power too fast for longer excursions over water (eg +/- 45 minutes).
We disabled the GPS capabilities in favor of longer flight times (1.5 hours) so that we didn't have to go through the precarious operation of lowering a bouncy red balloon while on Gowanus Dredger's canoes. GPS locations for the 15 December S100 photos are being added manually.