daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
For today’s portion of the drive home, I got out the GoPro Hero9 Black to record a “TimeWarp” video. I was treated to a little bit of rain and a good variety of clouds which made the drive a little bit more interesting. Please enjoy the video!
Today I am in the middle of a road trip from our home in Texas to my parents’ house in California. The trip will take two days of driving, but instead of staying at a hotel, I decided to save money and either find a free campsite or stay at a Walmart parking lot (yes, this is a thing!). The rest stop just east of Deming, New Mexico popped up in the map and the reviews were pretty good. I figured I’d check it out and, sure enough, it was pretty nice! I parked by one of the picnic tables and made it my home for the evening.
I think there were about 4 other groups doing the same thing, either in their RVs or passenger cars, and I felt very safe. I’m used to camping so this was pretty similar, although I just laid out my sleeping pad and sleeping bag in the back of my car instead of pitching my tent.
I’d say that this is not for everyone, but I’m simply on a long drive to get from point A to point B and not sightseeing. I honestly just wanted to get some sleep before continuing the drive. That being said, I did get to catch a wonderful sunset, and I was able to have dinner (a sandwich I made at home) while video chatting with family. So, it was a pretty good night. 😄
I love days like this where the clouds put on a nice show.
Please enjoy this short cloudlapse that I shot with my Fujifilm X-E4. My first attempt with the new camera! 😀
The weather was nice this evening, and I thought I might get a chance to see a nice sunset, so I hopped on the bicycle and headed down to my go-to sunset spot. Tonight’s show did not disappoint! And I’m enjoying shooting with the Fujifilm X-E4 and 27 mm f/28 lens very much. The photo above was actually about 5 overlapping images, stitched together in Adobe Photoshop.
On the way back from Houston, I stopped by Banana Leaf to pick up some Malaysian food and also got some Mochinuts. Everything was delicious!
I also set the GoPro on the dash and recorded a “TimeWarp” video of the drive home. The clouds look way better in the video than they did in real-life. I have the GoPro set to use its own color-profile, and I like the results very much!
I hope you had a great day! またね～
I love when the skies have plenty of interesting clouds, and it looked pretty bleak all day, but as the afternoon was turning into evening, the clouds starting breaking up revealing a bit of sunlight. So I grabbed my camera, hopped on my bicycle, and went for a ride. I’m very happy with how the photos turned out today, and the video is a fun way for me to relive the ride.
I hope you had a nice day! またね～
