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Fisheye Lens
My cat is forever trying to figure out how to break into the fishtank. I always wondered if it somehow terrorizes the fish. One day, remembering we have a waterproof case for the Flip Camera, I thought it might be fun to drop it in the tank and film the situation from the perspective of…
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Planning to replace your iPod screen yourself? Think Again!
OK I admit, I probably should have known better. But just in case there are folks out there getting ready to make the same mistake, you may want to read on. Call it an effort of video vigilantism if you want – I just want to get this out there to help keep down the…
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Two Video Contests
When you love animals as much as we do in our family, it’s hard to get upset with folks sponsoring a video contest to support the ASPCA. And I didn’t really need the half of the prize that would have gone to me – an iPad (the other half was a $500 donation to our…
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Video Contest for Pets
I submitted a quick entry to GoodNewsforPets.com’s 10th Anniversary Holiday video/photo contest. They ask for a minute / 5 MB (max) describing a holiday moment with a pet, with emphasis on the human-animal bond. The interesting twist in this contest is that you can submit either a video, or a photo with a 100-400 words…
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Unmanned Cameras
Seems like the big thing these days is home videography is to put cameras on inanimate – or animate objects where they don’t usually go. I’ve come across a number of interesting examples recently. The first I’ll share uses one of those new “Go Pro HD” cameras you see advertised everywhere these days (I want…