maximpactphotography

Apparently full support does not (at least yet) include tethered capture for my camera. No word yet as to how much longer the wait might be… so I’ll use Camera Control Pro2 from Nikon and head east to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway tomorrow with my film crew to resume winter preparations- for the third segment of ETERNAL GRANITE. Temperatures expected in the 20’s F with significant wind, perfect for snow shelter demos and shaking out the crew’s gear for the High Sierra after Xmas.

It would be nice if winter came in late October or November the way it did here in the 1980’s…

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We shot and camped for several days, adding the the footage for the upcoming ETERNAL GRANITE documentary. Visiting Emerald and Heather Lakes in particular was great, with the unsettled weather and remote feeling.

During a timelapse in cold at altitude over about 90 minutes, I was impressed with the endurance of the D600 and its battery. You can view the timelapse at my Facebook site, and see many more still images at Joann Loo’s FB site as well.

I feel confident taking it into full winter in December in the eastern Sierra, when we shoot the final third of this project.

This combination of items has permitted simple, accurate geotagging of both stills and video to Google Maps while online. I must add that the altitude measurements have proven less accurate than the location coordinates, in my experience.

I really like that the GP-1 is so small, compact and light and derives power from cameras- no additional batteries or chargers, and of course the camera can be run on AC-DC converter. Startup for satellite acquisition varies with conditions, but I’ve been satisfied overall on this front.The ports for USB and MC-DC2 wired remote are reliable and I very often use the latter, especially since it allows remote video ON/OFF. With the supplied attachment to the camera strap, this frees the hot shoe of the camera for a microphone or flash, monitor,etc. Am I glad that I kept the 4-pin cable connector for the GPS unit when I sold my D90 or what?

The tight integration between LR4 and Google Maps makes it easy to even retrospectively geotag images and video.

So what?

For me, geotagging is becoming a standard feature for inclusion in my workflow for documentaries, slideshows, and location scouting. I can directly show the audience where the action (or lack of) is taking place. It’s much simpler to organize shots by location at times for editing.