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Jan 12, 2014 20:11:35 #

Here ya go Bob.. Justa few of mine. So many ask me about why the trike kit? Well, I was hurt in a blast on the job, and I'm slowly losing my left leg. Have had my back cut open twice.... Sucks but not much I can do about it.... So is life.

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Jan 12, 2014 19:49:03 #

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Motorcycle with camera gear?

BobEssner wrote:

The brand/model of the tank bag is Chicane Baja an... (show quote)

Wow... Great looking bike you have there Bob, and talk about being loaded, You was loaded for bear (sorta speak) But when your out on the road for as long as you was, you need to take along everything your gonna need. I'll share a photo of my set up with ya, back when I rode back home to the Mojave Desert in so ca. I kept it kinda light, but yet had everything I needed. Anyway, Here are the photo's I took for you today. I set things up as if I was wanting to shoot photos using a tripod. The set up works really well. If I was to ad anything else, I'd ad one more arm
a 4" would work great, but what I have now works fine.

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Jan 11, 2014 21:31:56 #

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Motorcycle with camera gear?

BobEssner wrote:

GoodolBoy1 - I would love to see some picks of you... (show quote)

Thanks for sharing those photo's, I really like the bag you have, and that setup is great as well. I will set things up on my GW and take a few photo's for ya. I see you already the RAM ball mount mounted to your bike for your Garmin. At that point all you'll need is a couple of longer arms, and you'll have what I have. I use the 1" ball mount on my bike. I love the way RAM came up with the mounting set up. I have two on the left side of the bike, One holds my Garmin, and the other holds my water bottle. I have only one on the right, and that one holds my D3100 and my little midland 720p HD action cam. So as for being set up, I think I'm doing good. Though I'm going to order a three suction cup RAM cam mount. It'll work great on the trunk, or even the saddlebag.... By the way, where did you purchase your tank bag ?

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Jan 11, 2014 13:28:12 #

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Cam Mounts For Motorcycle

ebrunner wrote:

Do you use a GoPro. If you do, do you find that these mounts are superior to what GoPro offers?

I cant give an honest answer because I'm not a go pro user yet. I have been looking into the go pro, but there are other action cams out there and it's really hard to decide. I'm watching videos, and reading what other users are saying, and I'll get the one that has the best score. So far, Go Pro is in the lead. I have looked at the mounting brackets for the Go Pro and like what I see. As far as RAM Mounts go, I like them because they are made very well. And they have a mount for just about anything. I'm going to purchase the three suction cup mount and will use it as a tripod on my motorcycle when parked. I can ad my ram arms that I already have.

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Jan 11, 2014 11:51:08 #

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Cam Mounts For Motorcycle

I want to share this link with those that may have an interest in mounting a cam to your motorcycle or car or what ever... I hope it's ok to post this ? I want to ad that I'm in NO way making any money from the link. I have nothing to do with RAM other than being a very happy owner of their mounting brackets. This photo 0n the right, shows a bit of my mount. I'll post a better one later. Also you can find video clips on you tube showing the use of the mount. I'm about to place an order for a three suction cup mount so I can use it as a tripod on my motorcycle. I'd like to say, If all you have to say about this product is on the neg side, please don't respond at all. Thanks

http://www.rammount.com/Products/CameraMounts/LargeCameraMountKits/tabid/4701/Default.aspx#

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Jan 11, 2014 10:07:42 #

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Motorcycle with camera gear?

( I was thinking of mounting a tripod head with a quick mount in some fashion so I could take the camera out of the bag with the kick stand down and bike turned off and clip the camera in the mount to take the picture.)

I you have any interest, I would be willing to take a couple of photo's what I have and use on my GW. IMO, it works great while bike is sitting still and side or center stand. What make this so neat is, When I'm using it, I just loosen the mount by hand and lay it over. Way faster than messing around with a tripod. If interested, Let me know. Now you have me thinking about getting a tank bag to hold my cam for easy access. Right now I have a back pack that is made for cam gear. It's great if you want to go out hiking and take along your cam gear. It even has a special mount on the side for a tripod... Anyway, let me know if you want to see the mounting that I have.

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Jan 10, 2014 22:23:22 #

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Motorcycle with camera gear?

Well then, I'd say just buy a real good, well padded case that will hold cam body and lenses. The GW doesnt ride rough, and I dont see where packing your cam gear in the trunk or ever saddlebag would hurt anything. When I took my trip I packed my cam and lenses in my saddlebag and they was fine.

Just want to ad, There are some lower cost point and shoot cams that take some great photo's. They are not all that cheap...

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Jan 10, 2014 12:01:54 #

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Motorcycle with camera gear?

Howdy,
I seen the word Motorcycle then seen GW and I had to share this. Last june of 2013 I rode my GoldWing 1800 out the Mojave Desert in So. Ca. where I was born and raised to visit family. I to have and use the RAM mounts on my GW. I have the mounting set up so I can mount my video cam and take video while moving. I also have the helmet mount. The photo's here was taken with a simple Kodak point and shoot. I held the cam in my hand and took them while riding south on I-40. I did have my Nikon D3100 along with me, but I wouldnt risk damaging it in a situation like this. Anyway, Just wanted to share this...

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Jan 6, 2014 15:12:04 #

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Just a few photo's I've taken

Thanks Elliern, I'm looking forward to learning more. I think it's best to learn from the old timers (sorta speak) because they have more Knowledge from past experience. I hope one day to be able to see a subject and just shoot it without having to give it a great deal of thought... Does that sound right? What I trying to say is, Have all the right camera settings memorized and be able to set them real quick so I can a get a good shot....

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Jan 6, 2014 15:00:28 #

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Just a few photo's I've taken

Thanks... Very kind of you. As I go along, I'll share what I think is a good photo :D

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Jan 5, 2014 22:05:25 #

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Moon Shots

Hello Everyone,
I want to share a photo I took tonight of the moon. I held the cam in my hands, and this is what I came up with. Settings was set at:
f/11, ISO 200, 1/250 This is the first that I have taken with this lens 55-300. Can anyone give me any pointers regarding settings I should use in order to get some good shots of the moon ?

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Jan 4, 2014 19:31:02 #

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Just a few photo's I've taken

Thanks John, I like to get down on the ground and get as close as I can.. I need to start learning how to use the the aperture settings. The photo of the mushroom may have looked better had I of used a lower f-number. At least the background would have been faded out more... Any suggestions ?

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Jan 4, 2014 19:17:27 #

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Just a few photo's I've taken

Thanks RicknJude for the kind words. I hope to get better as I go.. I like taking photos like this. I'm in hopes of getting more and better shots next summer. I like it when the Keebler Elves start building their homes.... LOL Here's a few more shots. I think I need to come up with some kind of a back drop to block out things houses and such....