I've posted three videos that were taken this summer during my trip from Whittier to Seward, Alaska. This was the first trip on which I had used the monopod / camera mount I built for my sea kayak. This was a proof of concept essentially, and for me it demonstrated the value I had hoped to get out of using a boat-mounted monopod.

In the past, I had found that it was pretty difficult to take video of some of the more interesting moments in sea kayaking. When the going starts to get threatening, few people in their right mind are willing to let go of their paddle to hold a camera. This is what drove my desire to get the camera mount installed on the kayak.

The three videos I posted are some of the more interesting ones from the trip. As mentioned in other posts, my lessons learned from this proof of concept were that the monopod as built did not threaten my ability to paddle aggressively or brace effectively. In hindsight, I could have used it in more threatening situations comfortably. Also, video takes a lot of memory, which is why I would recommend using a waterproof camera like the Optio W30 which can make use of high capacity SDHC cards.

My approach to video will probably similar to my approach to photos - take a bunch, and a few will be good. Hopefully in 2008 I'll be able to take a lot of video, piece scenes of each together and have something really good to show for it.