The Candy Bowl Cam

Last night I tried something out for the first time. I put my GoPro into the candy bowl to see the faces on some of those who came to the house. I got this idea from my friend Andy Jessop. You can find some of his work here. The look of joy while the kids picked out their candy is hard to beat. I liked this photo the best as both parties seemed to really be enjoying themselves. This is a concept that I would like to try again next year with a little light on the subjects. It worked really well while I had the light on my side. When the sky turned dark though it did not work as well, and I had some grainy images.

The Setup

I tried two things at once here. I had the GoPro set up to record video, but at the same time it was making a photo every five seconds. I is not the most scientific way to do it, but it cuts down on the editing. Next year I might have it record every 1/2 second or second. This is a setup that I think might work well in an Easter basket or on a Christmas present. I am sure that those will show up during the appropriate season.

Another Thank You

Now that October is behind us I can look back at what was a great month on this little blog. I had more hits than I have had in what I call the modern era. Last April I changed the format a bit so that you could view multiple posts at once. I felt that it was a better design to give a reader a chance to see a bit more with less clicking. Right away I noticed that my hits went down because of that change. Last month was the best month since that change, and the fifth best overall. I keep this going because of the support of you, and I wanted to thank you for that.