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[TromboneAl]

Oh man, Dave that was great! Wow. +1 on what Sarah said.

Is there somewhere we can see your other videos?

 

[powerplay]

GoPro wide angle High definition sport cam.
http://www.goprocamera.com/products/?area=2

Uses an SD card, Li battery and waterproof housing. Continuous filming or interval pic's. Mounted with big sticky base on a board, helmet or other mounts for bike, etc. Big housing buttons for us older "blind" guys but you have to start and stop it from the camera. Super wide anlge lense makes in ideal for onboard sports stuff.


Here is a video I made with my daughter this summer. Helmet cam shots are with the Gopro but I am complete rookie at formats, editing and just about everything else so probably not a good demo at all, but fun makin it. Might be choppy if ya don't have the bandwith (needs to cache). Cheers!

Summer 2010 on Vimeo

Great video and you have a beautiful daughter. Thanks for sharing and I bet you had a great time making your video.

 

[Purron]

Love the video TargaDave!! It made me happy watching you two have fun

 

[Moemg]

Targa Dave , That was a great video & your daughter is very cute !

 

[Bestwifeever]

Enjoyin my ole guy beach bum status this last summer (of course these days my daughter would much rather hang out with her friends than ride with Dad!)

Dang, someone's been working out!!!!

 

[kcowan]

Hey targadave, it was fun seeing the bird's eye view. I watch lots of kite surfers at our friend's condo in PV. Interestingly, the condo is called Kite because the beach there is such a fantastic venue for kiteboarding. Some of those gus will ride right up onto the beach.

Of course the ocean surf adds to the challenge.

 

[TargaDave]

Thanks all. I think it works a little better on Youtube than Vimeo. Plus a tweek more editing though still a long way to go. Oh yeah, this is my semi-ER job. I net about $70/hour teaching this and then I do the same thing with my time off!

YouTube - targadave's Channel

 

[Purron]

Where was this filmed? Looks like OBX to me. Love that place.

 

[califdreamer]

Wow, that was fantastic Dave! Really enjoyed watching!

 

[simple girl]

Thanks all. I think it works a little better on Youtube than Vimeo. Plus a tweek more editing though still a long way to go. Oh yeah, this is my semi-ER job. I net about $70/hour teaching this and then I do the same thing with my time off!

YouTube - targadave's Channel

Fantastic! Ahhh...dreamin' of a life like yours someday!

 

[Nords]

Dang, someone's been working out!!!!

Eh, all surfers look like that!

 

[TargaDave]

What happens when the kite takes off higher than you want to go? How much control do you have? I hope there is some kind of release.

Lots of control but the difference between in-control and out-of-control is lots of practice. Safety release on gear but not a substitute for judgement and skill

Is there somewhere we can see your other videos?

It's my only current kiteboardin video. Guess Hannah and I will have to work on a new one next year

Where was this filmed? Looks like OBX to me. Love that place.

Correct, down in Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo area. Sort of a kiteboarding mecca. We luv livin on the OBX but it's not for everyone

 

[Dreamer]

Very cool! I loved watching that and you do have a beautiful daughter. It was so nice watching a father and daughter having so much fun.

 

[TromboneAl]

It's my only current kiteboardin video.

Didn't you post one a few years ago? It had some good music, the camera seemed to be in the middle of the water, you did a lot of jumps, and there were no whitecaps.

Here:

 

[TargaDave]

Didn't you post one a few years ago? It had some good music, the camera seemed to be in the middle of the water, you did a lot of jumps, and there were no whitecaps.

Cool! Didn't even know that vid still existed. That's Lakes Bay which is just off the causeway to Atlantic City, NJ. I think around 2006 before I sold the biz. A bunch of us aging windsurfers learned how to kite there in the "early kiteboarding days", 2000-2001. With employees and VC's I didn't get much kitin time in back then!

 

[REWahoo]

Would you buy a used car from either of these guys?

 

[73ss454]

Who are those guys, they look very trustworthy to me.

Hold your mouse over the picture and the mystery is solved.

 

[FinanceDude]

Would you buy a used car from either of these guys?

Which one is you, and which one is 73454SS??

 

[haha]

Which one is you, and which one is 73454SS??

I'm gonna guess- 73 is the one with the shades and the sky blue shirt. The other guy wouldn't have lasted 30 minutes on a car lot.

Ha

 

[73ss454]

I'm the good looking guy. (heh)

 

[REWahoo]

I'm the good looking guy. (heh)

...and I'm the one in the middle.

 

[Moemg]

My guess it's a Texan who is visiting a Florida forum member who sells cars .

 

[73ss454]

Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner. Mo, sold cars not sells cars.

 

[Sarah in SC]

Nah, that cannot be a picture of ReWahoo--this is him here!

 

[Nords]

Nah, that cannot be a picture of ReWahoo--this is him here!

Yeah, but who's the long-haired geezer carrying his pod?