Hello friends,
It's been a while, but I'll make this short. Got a new job, with a long drive/ride so I barely have time in the evenings to do much, hence, no videos yet. So I'm very happy, and I have more money to do things and more money for the bike, yay! Sadly, right now I don't have health insurance (until September 1st) so not really much riding going on.
Sad news though, a few hours before I moved back to my hometown, I had gone out around town to grab some lunch. The place I parked was a small parking lot, and it was crowded so I parked off on some gravel. While I was eating, someone apparently backed into my bike, knocked it over, and drove off (hit and run!). My bike now suffers from a scarred and dented right side, and also has a cracked center cowling. WTF!
As far as the Catskills video and Skyline Drive video..that's put on pause until I have some real time to sit down and play around with the new editor. I ditched Movie Maker in favor of Lightworks, however, this new editor has a pretty big learning curve comparatively. So sadly, as much as I'd like to bring you these awesome videos, it will have to wait until I have more time!
Everything else is going well, and I'm safe and healthy. But sadly my bike is parked in the garage (at least it has a home indoors now!), and I'm itching to ride. Bah, humbug...
And I totally forgot, I was creating a "how to install" video for the SENA SMH-10R as well. So three videos on pause..!
Ride safely everyone!
- Pandabear
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Short Artsy-ish Preview
Hey Friends,
Here's a little preview of my weekend ride. There's a lot more to edit, and sadly I missed the best capture ever (let's just say I wasn't the only bear around town) as my camera battery died. Get ready for a sweet post!
- Pandabear
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Lots to do!
Well friends,
Sadly I have to say that I've given up trying to create the Chicago video from my trip months ago. I worked on it several times and the last time I nearly had it done. But I realized that while it was an AMAZING trip, chalked full of memories and experiences, the ride footage wasn't that great (all highways..endless miles going straight), and it just didn't amount to a very interesting video. There was some interesting on-foot action, but I've decided that will be a personal video.
Never fear! There will be much more to come. Tomorrow I am doing a longer ride (but still short for me =P ) of about 200 miles up to the mountains of New York. This time I will be going alone, and while I am a tiny bit nervous about this, I know that I am a competent enough rider to make the trip. And the following weekend I am going with a few friends to Skyline Drive, in Virginia, to hit all the snaking roads through Shenandoah Valley!
My goals for this ride will be to obviously get there safely, but more so, to get some better, more interesting footage. Hopefully instead of letting the bike and road tell the story, I will try to capture some of my emotions as well.
I will have to do another product review soon. I recently purchased a Sena SMH10R bluetooth headset for my helmet, and I realize now, it's definitely something that is worth the money. I won't go into it too much here, but it can take/make calls, play music from your phone or other bluetooth devices, allow you to listen to GPS directions, and best yet, pair with other Sena headsets so you can conference call with your buddies while riding!
I started recording video of how to install the system, so when I get back, hopefully I can get that started. I'll do some additional testing this weekend - specifically how it sounds with ear plugs in at highway speeds.
Finally, the upcoming weeks will be pretty busy. Not sure how involved I will be with video editing and blogging. I will be moving again soon, so there's lots to do!
Wish me luck, and have a great weekend!
- Pandabear
Sadly I have to say that I've given up trying to create the Chicago video from my trip months ago. I worked on it several times and the last time I nearly had it done. But I realized that while it was an AMAZING trip, chalked full of memories and experiences, the ride footage wasn't that great (all highways..endless miles going straight), and it just didn't amount to a very interesting video. There was some interesting on-foot action, but I've decided that will be a personal video.
Never fear! There will be much more to come. Tomorrow I am doing a longer ride (but still short for me =P ) of about 200 miles up to the mountains of New York. This time I will be going alone, and while I am a tiny bit nervous about this, I know that I am a competent enough rider to make the trip. And the following weekend I am going with a few friends to Skyline Drive, in Virginia, to hit all the snaking roads through Shenandoah Valley!
My goals for this ride will be to obviously get there safely, but more so, to get some better, more interesting footage. Hopefully instead of letting the bike and road tell the story, I will try to capture some of my emotions as well.
I will have to do another product review soon. I recently purchased a Sena SMH10R bluetooth headset for my helmet, and I realize now, it's definitely something that is worth the money. I won't go into it too much here, but it can take/make calls, play music from your phone or other bluetooth devices, allow you to listen to GPS directions, and best yet, pair with other Sena headsets so you can conference call with your buddies while riding!
I started recording video of how to install the system, so when I get back, hopefully I can get that started. I'll do some additional testing this weekend - specifically how it sounds with ear plugs in at highway speeds.
Finally, the upcoming weeks will be pretty busy. Not sure how involved I will be with video editing and blogging. I will be moving again soon, so there's lots to do!
Wish me luck, and have a great weekend!
- Pandabear
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