Savvy gecko...

...is where I got my Soloshot 2 from, they are now using a couple of my videos on the website...

http://www.savvygecko.com.au/soloshot2-camera-bundle

http://www.savvygecko.com.au/soloshot2-base-tag

Screen shot

New widget...

Look up there, I have added a widget from Vimeo so you can watch the kite buggy action with one click!

screen shot

"it's all video, video, video..."

I do love my kite buggying and a flip side to that is like making and editing my kite buggy videos-

Mark Crook on Vimeo

I was having a look at all my kit this morning...

"We had the chance but we were scared. We walked away. WE LIVED OUR LIVES IN FEAR!"

boarding...

I went mountainboarding this arvo, as we drove past Lake Walyungup this morning and large parts of it are underwater!

I did 6.26kms with a new top speed of 30kph, used my new 3-way mount to shoot some video. Was going to try out the chesty but left it at home.

Some screen shots as I can't post the movie on vimeo until Wednesday!

GoPro, UGC...

User Generated Content.

A couple of weeks ago I was approached by somebody from GoPro, having watched my video Sideways on Vimeo, they wanted to see if they could add my video to the GoPro Channel!

I thought about it for all of about 3 seconds and said yes please, had a minor worry that it maybe dodgy, but after receiving an email from GoPro I knew all was above board.

Licence agreement signed, 18GB of raw video uploaded to GoPro's wiredrive (which took over 24 hours!) and now its wait and see if they will use it...

I do get some mounts for sharing my video with them and if they add my video to their channel then I get a GoPro HDHero3+, so fingers crossed.

GoPro gooseneck

GoPro suction cup

(images courtesy of GoPro.com)

New Banner...

I have once again updated my banner using the banner fans website and a screen shot from my latest video...

Movie making...

I love making videos of my and my mates escapades in the buggy...

https://vimeo.com/baldiviskitebuggy

And also enjoy the process of editing the videos using iMovie, choosing the sound tracks and trying to do something different with the footage. I am gradually getting enough stuff together for another epic!

I think the GoPro is great and provides some superb footage and when I get my access I should be able to get some more aerial footage with my kite line mount. But I am getting bored of the wobbly helmet cam shots - unless something dramatic happens (OBE) it all looks the same...

The video I am most pleased with is my Time Shifts video...

time shifts from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

...and for this I used the GoPro mounted on a mini tripod and played around with speeding up, slowing down and reversing some of the clips. I much prefer the perspective of watching the buggy go past, either at a distance or the extreme close-ups as it makes the whole thing much more watchable.

I have been reading/watching some of the Vimeo video school for hints and ideas...

I am going to try and do more of this sort of video, with small bits of helmet, buggy and line mount. This is where the GoPro is limited, with no screen, no zoom. I could upgrade and go for one of the latest GoPro's with WiFi so that I can view it on my iPhone or iPad but think I am going to invest my Christmas money (and for the first time in years I haven't already spent it!) in a HD digital video camera...

For this I am looking at getting a Samsung HMX-F90BP it offers 52x optical zoom (52x! How close to the action can I get!), great battery life, HD and it is small and easy to use. And it is probably half the price of a GoPro! I think I can use this on the tripod or in the buggy (one handed on the bar!) - and am also hoping that I maybe able to get my wife and kids involved in getting some video of me, while I should be able to get some good video of the other buggiers on the lake.

I am also hoping to drop in on the Extreme Kites Kingston meet in January.

So watch out in the new-year for some epic new movies...

Vimeo...

Updated for iOS7 and looks great on the iPad...

The best thing is you can have up-to your 10 most recent videos that can be watched off line...

https://vimeo.com/baldiviskitebuggy

iOS 7...

Downloaded to the iPhone and iPad, it will take a few days to get used to the look - does that mean I'm getting old!?

But my first impressions are favourable, appears pretty slick and you should get the new vimeo app...

YouTube to Vimeo

I have moved some of my older videos from YouTube to my Vimeo page (link over there on the right)...

Or click on this link - Mark Crook Vimeo

GoPro kite line mount - part II

After my first flight with the line mount and having to edit and crop the picture, I have now got the camera mounted at 90 degrees.

Before...

After...

This means the image only needs rotating and I don't lose any of the quality...

Just crusin' - GoPro kite line mount

Kite Buggying Australia on Vimeo

I have joined the Vimeo group Kite Buggying Australia and added a couple of my videos. There are some classy videos to watch when the weather isn't co-operating.

The link is over there on the right...

Vimeo - a couple of my early vids...

These are on YouTube, but I have also uploaded them to Vimeo.

Filmed by my two daughters using a couple of Panasonic digital cameras...

Kite Buggy Session at Lake Walyungup from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

My second was filmed by me with a Panasonic digital camera, some of the shots were with the camera resting on a tyre...

Baldivis Kite Buggying from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

Vimeo

I have signed up for Vimeo and will give it a try putting some of my videos on there, here is the first one (it's also on YouTube!)...

https://vimeo.com/baldiviskitebuggy

HQ Toxic 3m - first flight from Mark Crook on Vimeo.