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Plans to go the park today had to be changed because after a short baking lesson (for Fitzand at the childcare), we were all too tired to go out. So we slacked at home, had some fun playing and then I looked outside and saw what great weather it was for photography! Oh no! I didn’t wanna leave home for some photos and so decided to whip out my GRD III for some time lapse photography from my window. Well … this is the 1st time I’m trying to do so and the ‘interval shooting’ option made it all a piece of cake. Place the camera at the window and made damn sure it won’t fall off … then it was off for more fun with Fitzand before going back to collect the camera.

It took about 40 minutes to shoot these 140 photos and then another 30 minutes trying to figure out how to make a time lapse video outta it. Here it is … a 4 seconds video that took 40 minutes to shoot. 😛

Just the other day, I borrowed a VistaQuest VQ1015 R2 keychain camera from Cindy when I was at ThirtySix. I did thought of getting one some time ago but wasn’t sure if I will like it because I heard it has that lag like the FDC01. Grrrr! Though I was told that it ain’t that bad (the lag), I still ain’t too used to holding the camera up and wait a few seconds for the shot to be taken. Hahaha! Yeah … old fellas like me ain’t too patient sometimes. 😛 I quite like the fact that it uses normal AAA batteries and SD card though. Hmm … This camera has been loaded with the ‘hacked’ firmware and thus it can shoot in black & white and sepia mode … but I haven’t time to try them out.

I only managed one test shot before the camera was ‘KIDnapped’. 😀

Fitzand saw the little camera in my hand and immediately asked for it. Yeah I was worried he’ll drop it and then I’ll be forced to buy it from Cindy! Luckily he’s pretty good at handling these and soon he was walking all around the morning market taking some snapshots. Too bad the lag spoiled many shots because he’ll move away right after pressing the shutter button and the subject he was photographing will definitely be way gone by then. Hahaha! Anyway … a few turned out okay and this next one is my favourite …

As for the next one (below), he stood at this stall for quite a while and thus you can still see the subject (the kettles) in the frame. The stall owner was amused when he saw Fitzand trying very hard to ‘concentrate’ at his photography.

I’m not sure if Fitzand loves this camera because he usually wants those that makes a ‘clack’ or ‘beep’ (the one of the VistaQuest is too soft!) … so I’ll try test him again tomorrow. I might consider getting him one if he likes it and hopefully keep his hands off my other cams (unless I pass them to him).

Since it is already almost dinner time … guess I’ll wake up earlier tomorrow and go take some photos in the park with Fitzand. I did spin a few (long) frames with my Spinner today though. 😀 Sometimes I wonder if I’ll drop dead if I don’t get to touch a camera for a weekend.