Posts by Marek

Paddling Photography in May and June (2005-2008)

Paddling and photographing in a spring time … A selection of my blog posts in May and June during last four years.

Paddling with Pixel, the Water Corgi

In my recent paddling on the North Platte River around Saratoga in Wyoming I was accompanied in Sea Wind canoe by Pixel, the Water Corgi. Pixel has grown up with our Newfoundland girl, Dax, and is real water dog. We paddled together on my local lakes in northern Colorado and on the South Platte River. The North Platte was his debut on a bigger river with some waves and splashes.

Paddling through Forest and Irrigation Ditches

Lonetree Reservoir southwest of Loveland belongs to my favorite paddling waters in northern Colorado. You can always enjoy a nice view of Rocky Mountains Front Range. It is a great spot to shoot sunsets over mountains: A Peaceful Sunset after […]

Paddling Photography in April (2005-2008)

I am trying to return back to my older articles through “Paddling Photography a Year Ago” series. However, I am running this blog for over 5 years. So, today, I offer a look at selected April posts over the recent 4 years.

Canon EOS 40D Camera on the Bow of a Racing Kayak

I always carry one of my waterproof Pentax Optiocameras attached to a life jacket to document my paddling trips and races. The image quality is fine to display pictures on-line, but it may be not sufficient for commercial applications. Pictures shot with compact digital cameras usually show a lot of digital noise when examining at 100% view.

In November 2007 I started to sell my pictures through microstock agencies. It forced me to carry a DSLR camera for paddling trips. It is a little bit tricky in the case of a low volume racing kayak like my Thunderbolt-X. Most often, I just pack a camera with a tripod and shoot from land. However, I am also trying to shoot from a kayak cockpit or from a decked mounted camera.

Paddling Horsetooth Reservoir in Winter Scenery

It was my first paddling on the Horsetooth Reservoir this year. I launched Sea Wind canoe at North Eltuck Cove from Lory State Park just dragging my boat on snow like sleds. It was similar snow scenery as four years ago when I was shooting Colorado Winter Paddling video clip. Just an easy 6 mile paddling with a long photo session at Quarry Cove.

A Girl Who Loves to Run – Laura’s Story by Chase Jarvis

Chase Jarvis blog is one of several photoblogs I read. I am under influence of his POV (point-of-view) photography. I haven’t tried anything like that with a bike yet, but I started to play with a Bogen – Manfrotto Magic Armand Super Clampon my surfrigger canoe.

Here is Laura’s Story by Chase Jarvis. A video clip about a girl who loves to run. A simple narration combined with video and still pictures. Different and interesting shooting angles.

It would be nice to create something similar about a paddler.

Kayak Video Camera Mast – Sticky Pod Combined with Monopod

A mast for kayak photography and video combining the sticky pod suction cup camera mount with a telescoping 50′ monopod.

Wildwater Racing Kayak on the South Platte River

Here is a little picture gallery featuring Jeremy in his wildwater kayak from the recent paddling on the South Platte River (Sunday, March 15).