Re: [Paddlewise] White skies, a friendly sea, and me

Melissa Reese wrote:

> This past Summer, I was paddling with the whales in a nearby bay, and
> as I was just sitting in one spot on the water, a HUGE flock of
> sandpipers *flew right through me!* Both the visual and audio was
> absolutely beautiful and astounding. Ironically, I did have in my
> pocket a little digital video camera that I'd borrowed from a friend
> that day. Naturally, I didn't even think about it until this amazing
> experience was over. :-)
> 
> If I were to properly capture video of that sublime event, the camera
> would have had to be head mounted, idiotproof, fully
> automatic-everything, and it would have to respond to brain waves to
> know just when, what, and where to shoot; because I, at the time, was
> in a state of involuntary motionless awe. :-)

What a terrific moment!  I certainly have missed wonderful moments because 
I was obsessing about photographing them.

BTW, some of the folks on West Coast Paddler (out of Victoria) have full-on 
video setups on-deck (inside waterproof housings), which provide some 
interesting footage at times. Running the video constantly allows them to 
capture stuff I would miss.  Too much technology for the likes of me, but 
fun to look at.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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