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me, I quickly learned that despite
the versatility, accessories, and the
"hands-off" nature of the camera,
GoPros also have a number of
limitations. Through trial and error
over the last couple of years, this is
how we've attempted to overcome
those limitations and come up with
a system that works for us.
Mounting and
Placement of
Cameras
It didn't take long to figure
out that filming from the blind
produced less than desirable
footage with poor fields of view
and bad lighting. To make our
footage worth watching, we needed
to figure out a way to elevate the
camera or get it into the decoys
and away from the blind. We found
our solution in GoPro's Sportsman
Mount. On one end, the Sportsman
Mount fastens to the back of the
GoPro hard case. On its other end,
this case is equipped with a c-clamp
that you can tighten around nearly
anything. In order to get a better
field of view and better lighting,
we started attaching our GoPros to
varying lengths of electrical conduit
that we stick into the ground or
into the water. It allows us to place
multiple cameras anywhere that we
want to maximize the chance of
filming something worth watching.
GoPros Outside
the Blind
Not surprisingly, that solution led
to another problem – the camera is
very ineffective if nobody is within
arm's reach of the record button.
And since running out of the blind
to hit record isn't a very good
option, we needed another solution.
Luckily, GoPro makes a camera
remote that connects wirelessly
to the camera (using the camera's
internal wireless capability) that
allows us to hit record without ever
leaving the blind.
The remote is capable of
connecting to and controlling
multiple GoPros simultaneously.
However, the connectivity range
The last task before Jadlowski enters the blind for the morning is making final
adjustments to his GoPro cameras.
PHOTOS
BY
JEFF
KURRUS
