Christmas has past and while Santa may have brought some
presents I am not sure he did not help himself to a chunk of cash before
breaking some roof tiles and disappearing for another year. My dreams of a
go-pro will just have to remain dreams. So as a stop gap I have an old-ish
compact camera and after visiting the supermarket I find a sandwich box just a
little larger than the camera. Despite saying that it is art tight on the label,
looking at the seal I am not sure it would hold a fart, I take the seal out and
use some of the dregs out of a tub of silicone to make a new one which works a
lot better. For the front where the lens should look out I drill a hole and cut
some Perspex to cover it and then stick it into place with some bathroom
sealant, before adding some tiny screws for repairing glasses; just in case it
wants to move. I mount it on a ball head with some tape and more Perspex and
then mount the ball head from a tripod on a 4ft piece of 4” skirting and with a
little bit of fishing rod and some string I have a lure filming rig. It works
ok but I need to make some adjustments.
I am pulling my rig with a lure attached in a park pond,
when a drunk emerges from the bushes and asks me what I think I am doing, for a
moment I realize neither of us are on firm ground to go criticizing the others
activities.
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