Greg Mulvaney

Sunset Belmont bay

Greg Mulvaney — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:06:20 +0000

Nice sunset after all the rain we have had. Handheld iPhone shot processed in camera +

Backyard challenge

Greg Mulvaney — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:13:57 +0000

Find a backyard, give yourself 10 minutes to take photos and another 10 minutes to edit and see what you can come up with. Here is my attempt.

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“Speed” -from Google

Greg Mulvaney — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:53:23 +0000

“Speed

In the amount of time it takes you to read this page, roughly 382 Android phones will be activated; more than 250,000 words will be written on Blogger; and 48 hours of video will be uploaded to YouTube……”

Great quote from Googles quarterly magazine. Makes it hard to comprehend the size of the digital world.

Hobart

Greg Mulvaney — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:52:46 +0000

To finish of on my Hobart visit, a few of the city.

New Years Fireworks with an iPhone 4S handheld

Greg Mulvaney — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:19:26 +0000

iPhone can’t take photos in low light – false

Greg Mulvaney — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:20:01 +0000

Lots of people are claiming the iPhone is no good in low light. I tested the 4S handheld taking fireworks photos in Hobart on New Years Eve. Seemed to me like it worked very good. Pixel peeping will show grain and digital noise, considering it was hand held I think the iPhone did a remarkable job to have a record of the fireworks.

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We made it!! Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Greg Mulvaney — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:19:26 +0000

The Bucket List just got an item ticked, we came 59th on Line Honours. The goal for me was to finish so i’m extremely happy. Even thinking of doing again. The iphone came thru with the goods, enclosed in the lifeproof case.

Edited video of the trip south is coming soon. Below is what was captured, edited and sent from the iphone 1 hour into the race (it took us 4 1/2 days to reach Hobart). The iPhone proved itself to be a solid capture device, more than capable of editing photos and video, transmit device thru the wordpress app and using Google earth a good way to track the other yachts.

Tasmania

Greg Mulvaney — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:52:02 +0000

Closing on the finish of the Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race, too check out more see the boats website www.menace24.com

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race with an iPhone

Greg Mulvaney — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:28:33 +0000

Starting Dec 26, I will be sailing in the 67th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The plan to is capture, edit and upload images and videos from an iPhone 4S in a Lifeproof iPhone Case. The images and video will appear on the Menace Website. At some stages we will be out of normal mobile phone range of the iPhone, so we have a bigger aerial connected to the boat, a modem to create a wi-fi access point to enable us to transit for longer. Heading across Bass Straight we will have no coverage but once we get near the Tasmanian coast I should be able to send more images. Using only the iPhone will create a few challenges but its all part of the fun.

Disclaimer 1 – I will also be using a GoPro camera but these images will be used later.

Disclaimer 2 – This is a personal challenge, I have received no money from Rolex, Apple, Lifeproof or Gopro (If they want to pay, please contact me),

iPhone Tripod mount for under $5

Greg Mulvaney — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:00:28 +0000

Here is a very simple way to make an iPhone tripod mount for under $10. Suitable for the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S with or without a case. (it would even suit a GoPro HD)

Using a girls “claw grip” hair product from your local supermarket (about $4)

Depending on the size of the clip to how much you need to modify. I needed to cut off all “fingers” of the clip except for the outer 4, 2 top and 2 bottom. This allowed the iphone to slide inside the clip and be held by the tension of the spring.

The photo above shows the most of the claws have been removed, next a quick clean up with sandpaper to take away any sharp edges.

Next was to cut a small piece of aluminium 50mm x 15mm (about 2 inches x 1/2 inch). 2 small holes were drilled, one to suit a “pop rivet” and the other for clearance for the tripod screw. Attach aluminium to clip with pop rivet and then using a 1/4″ x 20 nut attach to tripod of your choice. Shown here attached to the Joby gorillapod .

The spring tension holds the iPhone firmly, in a case or bare. It also makes removing the iPhone extremely quick.

All up took about 10 minutes to attach for a very simple, quick iPhone tripod mount, suitable for any model iphone, attached to the gorillapod makes a very nimble approach. Now off to test it out, photos and video coming next…