Fotobug - Elusive Image Photography

The final destination Jim made in his recent trip to the northeast United States was Lake Placid, New York and the Adirondacks.  One amazing water fall is a commercial property called High Falls Gorge and Jim indicates it was worth the price of admission.  He also stopped and photographed John Brown's farm, the famous abolitionist.

Don't forget - still time to register for the Black Hills Photo Shootout in South Dakota - last weekend in September!  https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/

Jim recently traveled through Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York and visited several state parks in order to photograph  waterfalls.  This episode features waterfalls in central New York and the finger lakes region including Rochester and Ithaca.  He  also points out suggestions to improve your waterfall captures on cloudy and rainy days!

Don't forget - still time to register for the Black Hills Photo Shootout in South Dakota - last weekend in September!  https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/

The GoPro Hero cameras are fantastic little cameras for capturing sports and are nice and compact for travel.  In addition, they can capture excellent video and still images.  However, there are a number of accessories and add-ons that The Fotobug guys are going to recommend to make the camera even better!  Many are listed in this podcast!

Here are links to the products mentioned on Amazon:

Gravgrip Handle Only

Gravgrip 

Gravgrip Combo

Xtrar GoPro Charger

Snap Magnetic mount

Super Snap Magnetic mount

 

Don't forget - still time to register for the Black Hills Photo Shootout in South Dakota - last weekend in September!  https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/

 

Continuing with the series of parks Jim recently visited in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York - this podcast will feature Ricketts Glenn State Park in Pennsylvania. Ricketts Glen is located in Benton, Pennsylvania and features 22 waterfalls.  There are several hiking trails for a total of 7.2 miles, but the waterfalls can be reached via  a 3 mile trail.  Also, in central Pennsylvania the the Falling Waters house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright which is also worth a visit! 

The Black Hills Photo Shootout registration is now live at https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/ and the pre-workshop at Teddy Roosevelt Nation Park registration is available HERE!

Recently Jim toured the northeast including Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio.  In each location he stopped at several state and local parks to photograph waterfalls.  The first in this series is Hocking Hills State Park located in Logan, Ohio.  There are 7 trails in the park, the longest is 3 miles and shortest are about 1/4 mile.  One trail is even wheelchair accessible.  The park is an incredible landscape including caves and lots of water falls!  

The Black Hills Photo Shootout registration is now live at https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/ and the pre-workshop at Teddy Roosevelt Nation Park registration is available HERE!

Jim and Fred are proud to welcome Michaell Magrutsche to the podcast to discuss photography, art and just why we are interested!  Michaell is originally from Vienna and now lives in California.  He is an artist, filmmaker and photographer.  Please check out his web site at https://michaellm.com/ and from there you can also check out his podcast. 

The Black Hills Photo Shootout website for 2022 is now live - to register go to https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/ 

Jim was one of the early backers of the new Platypod eXtreme and was one of the first to receive it.  Platypod has been busy with the new Ergo and Eliite ball heads and now the improved Platypod eXtreme.  Jim and Fred show off the new ball heads as well as demonstrate the advantages of the newest Platypod.  In addition, they point out a couple things to be aware of when using the Platyballs!

Please check out and subscribe to The Fotobug YouTube Page.

After Jim sent back his damaged GoPro Hero 7 for replacement, he received a Hero 9.  Since Fred already had a Hero 8, we decided it might be nice to do a side by side comparison of the Hero 8, 9 and 10!  So we checked out the image stabilization, the auto white balance as well as the night photo mode.  If you have additional information on any of these cameras, please leave your comments on our YouTube channel!

Audio is as important as video for filmmakers and so microphones are an important tool.  Wireless microphones allow the video maker more flexibility with less restrictive movement. There are several good systems on the market and Jim and Fred check out the Hollyland Lark 150 and offer up some important tips to get the most of out this system.  Please share any tips you might have discovered if you use the Hollyland system.

Please subscribe to The Fotobug YouTube channel for even more important videos!

Skip Cohen is the CMO of Platypod and agreed to come onto The Fotobug to talk about the new Kickstarter project for the Platypod eXtreme.  The eXtreme is the latest version of the Platypod with even more features that make it even easier to use!  The eXtreme is currently available on Kickstarter and will be starting to ship in late May.

Be sure to check out and subscribe to The Fotobug YouTube channel!