Update: Last weekend
It was one of those weekends where I'm wasn't too sure how it was going to go but that turned out to be a great experience.
Sunday, Michelle and I went to Susi and Bruce's wedding, and I got the opportunity to really try out my video camera. I built a stabilizer for it and captured some terrific footage - especially the bit where Val flew in the rings. The stabilizer becomes quite heavy after long periods of time* and by night's end (and the rest of the weekend) the muscles of my back were sore and tight.
Still, I had a blast with the thing, not to mention that the event itself was a lot of fun.
For those of you that are wondering, I am working on editing the bits together, and if Bruce and Susi approve, there will be a "public use" version of the DVD made available on my website at mapsedgemedia.com, and possibly on YouTube as well. I'll announce that here when it becomes available.
Monday, we took Chet, Tim, Sherry, and Jenny (Jenny of Oz) on a driving tour of KC, after going to lunch at Fritz's. I haven't laughed so much so hard for a long time, and I'm sad I don't live closer to Potbelly's for Thursday night get-togethers.
* A camera stabilizer is a pole about three feet long with a camera at one end, a handle in the center, and a weight at the other end. The purpose is to greatly lower the center of gravity to well below the camera, transforming the small shakes of a hand-held camera into far larger (and less noticeable) movements, thus smoothing the recorded image. It requires some finesse - and a great deal of upper-body stamina - to use.
p.s. The new icon comes from some terrific pictures taken by![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
5rings.
Sunday, Michelle and I went to Susi and Bruce's wedding, and I got the opportunity to really try out my video camera. I built a stabilizer for it and captured some terrific footage - especially the bit where Val flew in the rings. The stabilizer becomes quite heavy after long periods of time* and by night's end (and the rest of the weekend) the muscles of my back were sore and tight.
Still, I had a blast with the thing, not to mention that the event itself was a lot of fun.
For those of you that are wondering, I am working on editing the bits together, and if Bruce and Susi approve, there will be a "public use" version of the DVD made available on my website at mapsedgemedia.com, and possibly on YouTube as well. I'll announce that here when it becomes available.
Monday, we took Chet, Tim, Sherry, and Jenny (Jenny of Oz) on a driving tour of KC, after going to lunch at Fritz's. I haven't laughed so much so hard for a long time, and I'm sad I don't live closer to Potbelly's for Thursday night get-togethers.
* A camera stabilizer is a pole about three feet long with a camera at one end, a handle in the center, and a weight at the other end. The purpose is to greatly lower the center of gravity to well below the camera, transforming the small shakes of a hand-held camera into far larger (and less noticeable) movements, thus smoothing the recorded image. It requires some finesse - and a great deal of upper-body stamina - to use.
p.s. The new icon comes from some terrific pictures taken by
5rings.