Tracking my Jet Ski Ride with the Bad Elf GPS Pro

Over the holiday weekend I went for a ride on my sister's jet ski. The image below shows the track log from it. I stored the GPS Pro in the storage compartment of the jet ski and it never loss satellite lock. You can click on the image to view a larger version of it.

Nikon D3100

Yes that is what you think it is. I now own a Nikon DSLR. Someone may want to check hell and see if it's still hot because I am sure there have been times in the past when I've said that I would only own when hell had frozen over.

I bought this camera for one specific purpose: Timelapse photography. Yes I could use my Olympus E-M5 camera and I actually created one using it but considering that for a 12 second timelapse video played back at 30 FPS using a shooting interval of 2 seconds takes 720 shots to create, I would prefer to not put so many shutter actuations on the camera.

I will also admit that there are some features that a DSLR provides that will make timelapse much easier for me. For example having a Manual Focus (MF) / Auto Focus (AF) switch on the lens is very handy. Using this I can use AF to set the initial focus and then switch the lens to MF and the focus will not change for the series. Before buying this camera I looked on Craigslist for used Canon gear and everything I could find was outside of my budget. This camera body and lens combo was on sale for $499 so I decided to take $500.00 from the money I had been saving for a lens for the E-M5 and buy this camera setup. I'll eventually get that lens for the E-M5 especially since it was recently released and it's very hard to find anyone that has it in stock.

LensProToGo 52 Week Photo Project - Week 35 Submission

My submission for Week 35 themed Looking Out

My sister's dog, Sebastian, or Sabby as we call him, looking out over his domain. He often sits and looks out the window searching for squirrels or rabbits to wander into his domain. Funny thing about this photo is it is one I created using the Instagram application. I like it better than the other shots I had taken trying to capture the moment.

Bad Elf 2.0.12 Software Update

Previously I had written about the Bad Elf GPS Pro and some issues I had with it. Today an update for the Bad Elf GPS Pro showed up in iTunes and now I'm doing the happy dance. This release fixes the bug where the dates in the GPX and KML files was not in the proper format. With his update I can now use the GPS Pro to provide enhanced GPS data to my iPhone and iPad and can now use the recorded track logs for geo-tagging my pictures. I can now list my old GPS tracker on eBay! Since my first post I have continued my dialog with the Bad Elf Staff and have helped test beta updates for the software. I'm using the device and software daily and have submitted a number of bug reports and enhancement requests. If you're a Bad Elf GPS user and have any suggestions please pass them along and I will pass them along to the Bad Elf support staff for consideration. Be sure to update your software and if the software shows there's a firmware update then update that as well.

Lost Cat

I saw this ad while Donna and I were walking around downtown Charleston this past weekend. I thought it was pretty funny and also pretty sad at the same time. You can click on the image to view a larger version of it.

LensProToGo 52 Week Photo Project - Week 34 Submission

My submission for week 34 themed vegetables.

Using this little tool makes it so easy to remove the corn from the cob. I've seen people use these with their hands on either side and pushing straight down. I found it's better to use one hand and twist the corn to remove the kernels.

LensProToGo 52 Week Photo Project - Week 33 Submission

My Submission for week 33 themed Red.

Probably the easiest theme for me: Red. Love me some Georgia Bulldogs! I am SO ready for football to start. No matter the temperature I'm ready. I have my coffee cup and snuggie for when it's cold. Shorts and plastic cup for cold beverages when it's hot.