Paddle Workout with a Camera Mounted on a Kayak Deck

Mon - October 29, 2007

	October 21, 2007. Afternoon on the Beaver Pond in Arapaho Bend Natural Area near Fort Collins. There were still some gold fall colors, but it was really windy and cold. It was the first time this fall when I was forced to use gloves and a paddling jacket. Nevertheless, I had fun in my Thunderbolt-x kayak.
	These three pictures are actually frames (originally 640x480 pixels) extracted from a video I was shooting with Pentax Optio W10 camera. The camera was mounted on a kayak bow with a sticky pod or rather with a mount I improvised using three suction cups from the original sticky pod.
	If you are thinking about shooting video or pictures (in interval or time lapse mode) from a camera mounted on a deck or side of your kayak or surfski you may be interested in my review of the sticky pod and different suction cup camera mounts I am using. Of course, you need some sort of a compact waterproof camera too. It is not only for fun, but also a tool to evaluate your paddling technique.
Related posts in Paddling with Camera blog: How to Mount a Camera on a Kayak Deck with Suction Cups from Sticky Pod Sticky Pod Review - A Suction Cup Camera Mount for Kayak Photography More on the Sticky Pod and Two Suction Cup GPS Mount How to Make a Simple Camera Mount for a Kayak Deck - Video Mast Sticky Pod Camera Mounts Technorati tags: kayak surfski paddling workout waterproof camera suction cup camera mount video

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