Hills

[markh]

My bike. In some hills.
http://www.keysound.com/assets/images/pan2.jpg

And if you want to hear what it sounded like (http://www.keysound.com/files/at3.mp3)...

[Maverick]

Nice panorama, stuff brochures are made off 8)

[icenian]

http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/trs/images/dornoch.jpg

That's not such a pretty picture, but that's my fault, it's a stunning view. South of Bonar Bridge. I don't know the north east coast at all well, but that must be the Dornoch Firth.
(That's not me BTW).

http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/trs/images/fisherfield.jpg

OK there's no AT in it but the hills are pretty! Fisherfield Forest. The ride up the nearby track to Loch na Sealga would be nice, shame it's private.

[Slimie]

Markh,
That doesn't look like Bedfordshire to me, which hills are they?

(Hijack
Maverick, where did you go to get your bike so muddy, as seen on AdvRider? Hijack off)

Cheers

-Simon

[Maverick]

(Hijack
Maverick, where did you go to get your bike so muddy, as seen on AdvRider? Hijack off)

Cheers

-Simon

You obviously have not ventured into the pics section of the site....check this link Salisbury Plains (http://www.xrv.org.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1950)

We are going again the 2nd of October so don't be a stranger :D

Details here Offroad 2nd October (http://www.xrv.org.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1954)

Be there or be square :mrgreen:

[markh]

Markh,
That doesn't look like Bedfordshire to me
Indeed. That's taken on Birker Fell, between Eskdale and Coniston.

[DaveS]

Mark, that pic is bloody awesome.

How did you take that? Special kit or did you stitch the pics together?

[markh]

How did you take that? Special kit or did you stitch the pics together?
Thanks! It was stitched together in Photoshop from four exposures.

[xrv_jim]

Indeed. That's taken on Birker Fell, between Eskdale and Coniston.

I grew up in these parts and I must say it looks like they've resurfaced the road since I was last up there! Looks like just before or past the Devoke Water track.

Great picture Mark. The Lake District can be very photogenic, particularly at this time of year (AT's are photogenic any time of year!) and you've done a great job. I can just imagine tramping over the fells in the background (Scafell just to the right of your screen, Hmmmn!)
- good hiking weather by the looks of it.

[xrv_jim]

http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/trs/images/dornoch.jpg

That's not such a pretty picture, but that's my fault,

...oh, don't blame yourself Ice, but yes the BMW ruins the shot doesn't it :wink:. Do you know the fellow or did he just park up and stand there? Some people will do anything for attention :roll:

[markh]

Looks like just before or past the Devoke Water track.

Yes, that's exactly where it is (the high part just South of there, if I'm reading the map right). It was an absolutely beautiful day- the Bank Holiday Monday, I think. I rode Wrynose and Hardknott in the rain the evening before (after a 250-mile ride-in!), camped in Langdale and then rode them again in the morning, which was grey but starting to brighten up. I came back in the evening after finding somewhere to stay and it was just fantastically bright and clear.

My standard 'loop' is to start from Little Langdale and do both passes East to West, then take the Birker Fell road to Ulpha and come back to Wrynose up the Duddon Valley via Seathwaite before riding Wrynose in the opposite direction. This time I also found the road to Great Langdale just on the Wrynose side of Little Langdale - wow, what a view of the Langdale Pikes as you climb up out of there!

I was so inspired, I rode back home on Tuesday, assembled all my video gear and rode back up the following weekend. I was lucky again with the weather, although sadly that fantastic clarity had gone and things were a bit hazy. But I rode the loop about three or four more times, videotaping with two cameras on a couple of those. Watch this space for a DVD of the trip...

[icenian]

[pic of AT and 1150GS]

That's not such a pretty picture, but that's my fault,

...oh, don't blame yourself Ice, but yes the BMW ruins the shot doesn't it :wink:. Do you know the fellow or did he just park up and stand there? Some people will do anything for attention :roll:

Don't be too harsh, he's an old friend who bought a GS, which was part of what made me buy the AT to find out what the whole "big trailie" thing was about. Having seen the AT he was so embarassed at his colossal error of judgement that he ran off to a skink sanctuary in New Zealand

[xrv_jim]

My standard 'loop' is to start from Little Langdale and do both passes East to West, then take the Birker Fell road to Ulpha and come back to Wrynose up the Duddon Valley via Seathwaite

...Newfield Inn for Lunch?


before riding Wrynose in the opposite direction. This time I also found the road to Great Langdale just on the Wrynose side of Little Langdale - wow, what a view of the Langdale Pikes as you climb up out of there!

I know the road, there's a tarn on the left at the top - it's the only one in the Lakes you walk down to!


I was so inspired, I rode back home on Tuesday, assembled all my video gear and rode back up the following weekend. I was lucky again with the weather, although sadly that fantastic clarity had gone and things were a bit hazy. But I rode the loop about three or four more times, videotaping with two cameras on a couple of those. Watch this space for a DVD of the trip...

I'll be interested to see that. How do you mount you camera's? I want to mount a camera for stills. I looked at RAM mounts but the looked like they'd amplify the vibes. I'm trying to lash up a Heath Robinson contraption that I can mount on the crashbars, pannier rack or the pannier lid itself. Any thoughts? Feel free to PM me.

[Dilbert]

I'm trying to lash up a Heath Robinson contraption that I can mount on the crashbars,

Oi you keep our Heath out of this!
being a Robinson and an engineer does make this an obviuos nickname for me, not sure if it's better or worse than Dilbert! :lol:

[markh]

I know the road, there's a tarn on the left at the top - it's the only one in the Lakes you walk down to!
Ah yes, that'll be the one!

For the camera mounting, the rear-facing was just bungeed on the top of my tailpack with a cushion underneath. It was mainly there to capture the exhaust and ambient sound, although it looks like I got some reasonable passing footage as well. Front-facing was on a tripod that was bungeed/cable-tied onto various bits of the rear rack. Vibration is a problem at some places but by and large the footage looks okay. Auto-focus was an issue with constant changes in lighting, so I set it to manual focus on something in the near to middle-distance along the road. Exposure on auto, but trying to frame more road than sky. Everything zoomed right out to maximise depth of field and minimize shake.

I did consider mounting the cam on my helmet, as I think my head ought to be a sort of natural 'steady-cam'. I didn't try this as I didn't have much time for experiments. I think you can get helmet mounts, so I will look around. I have also seen a 'steadicam junior', which would probably give excellent results (obviously we're talking video now), but I think it would need to be operated by a pillion as it would need an elaborate mount and looks like it could easily get into unwelcome oscillation (it's basically just a big pendulum).

Sound was the biggest problem. My experiments showed that the only way to eliminate wind noise and capture me talking was to have the visor down and a mic up inside near my forehead.

[xrv_jim]

I'm trying to lash up a Heath Robinson contraption that I can mount on the crashbars,

Oi you keep our Heath out of this!
being a Robinson and an engineer does make this an obviuos nickname for me, not sure if it's better or worse than Dilbert! :lol:

:shock: I can see your point.

[xrv_jim]

I know the road, there's a tarn on the left at the top - it's the only one in the Lakes you walk down to!
For the camera mounting, the rear-facing was just bungeed on the top of my tailpack with a cushion underneath. It was mainly there to capture the exhaust and ambient sound, although it looks like I got some reasonable passing footage as well. Front-facing was on a tripod that was bungeed/cable-tied onto various bits of the rear rack. Vibration is a problem at some places but by and large the footage looks okay. Auto-focus was an issue with constant changes in lighting, so I set it to manual focus on something in the near to middle-distance along the road. Exposure on auto, but trying to frame more road than sky. Everything zoomed right out to maximise depth of field and minimize shake.

I did consider mounting the cam on my helmet, as I think my head ought to be a sort of natural 'steady-cam'. I didn't try this as I didn't have much time for experiments. I think you can get helmet mounts, so I will look around. I have also seen a 'steadicam junior', which would probably give excellent results (obviously we're talking video now), but I think it would need to be operated by a pillion as it would need an elaborate mount and looks like it could easily get into unwelcome oscillation (it's basically just a big pendulum).

Sound was the biggest problem. My experiments showed that the only way to eliminate wind noise and capture me talking was to have the visor down and a mic up inside near my forehead.

You might want to check out the company Jason recommends in this thread http://www.xrv.org.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2016 - Loads of video related mounting things here for less money than RAM mounted stuff.