July 17th Entry: Canadian Uploads
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It probably would have made more sense to upload the Canada Day 2018 videos during the same week they were uploaded, but whatever. It's not like I have anyone gunning me down or constantly asking "Where da videos at?!" So we're good! 🍁🤣😂🍁
Canada Day 2018 Fireworks - Canada 151
Canada Day 2018 - Canada 151 - Lakeview Park Nighttime
Canada 150 Fireworks On Lake Ontario (Canada Day 2017)
Canada 150 Pixel Drawing (Canada Day 2017)
2016 Canada Day Fireworks
2015 Summer fireworks
"Where is Canada Day 2014 and earlier?" Good question. Canada Day 2014 was intended to be recorded, but I did not even up going out that year. For 2013 and earlier, they were never filmed.
It probably would have made more sense to upload the Canada Day 2018 videos during the same week they were uploaded, but whatever. It's not like I have anyone gunning me down or constantly asking "Where da videos at?!" So we're good! 🍁🤣😂🍁
Yeah, yeah, not the greatest low light photographs around. Surely, I could've used the iPhone 6s Plus that day, which very likely would have generated much better photos and video, but I did not. Anyways! Anything super special about Canada 151? No, but it was still lots of fun. One thing I did notice about Canada 151 over Canada 150 from last year, is that the fireworks lasted a little longer. Well, at least at this location that is. I should probably do Toronto next year, though I also hear that the firework shows don't last as long down there. Not sure how much truth there is to that. One thing's certain is that it'll be much more crowded, so I don't know if it'll be easy to walk around and film my surroundings. I believe that they do perform the fireworks in a variety of locations, so I could look into the least crowded there is. Sounds like wishful thinking, but we'll see what happens when the time comes. Maybe it will be Toronto. Maybe not. Hell, it could even end up being nation's capitol: Ottawa.
Fireworks! They are so majestic to watch, especially on a lakefront! 🌠🌟🌙🌊 Not much else I have to say, other than that it was wonderful -- except for the mosquitoes! 😖💉 You notice that man moving around in front of me? It was because of the mosquitoes why he couldn't stay still. 😳 I believe it wasn't caught on camera, but I heard him clearly say, "I was moving the whole time because of the mosquitoes" 😐 Even though I had applied some Lemon Eucalyptus to stop the mosquito bites, the excessive sweating from the heat sheds the smell and efficacy of it quicker than usual. If you couldn't occasionally hear me blowing mosquitoes off of my Nokia Lumia 1520 during the filming, then good! 😅 If you never even noticed, then pretend I never even said that. 😳🍁 Even though the mosquitoes in Canada do not carry Chikungunya, Zika, Dengue and other tropical viruses, they have been occasionally tested for West Nile Virus and Dirofilaria repens, so apply something to deter them! Citrobug, Citronella, Lemon Eucalyptus -- just something safe to protective yourself. Hopefully you had a safe, memorable Canada 151.
The ninth episode of the musical madness. 🤪🎨🎼 Unfortunately, this one was also one of the most miserable ones to record, largely for one reason: failed video segments! 😒😭😰😱😡🤬 I don't know why the video just couldn't save like normal. Why did it have to cut off at 8 minutes, when the video should have been 12 minutes of one continuous segment? In one of the slides in the video, I clearly blame it on the Nokia Lumia 1520's inability to 4k for continuous periods under very hot conditions. But honestly, that should not be an excuse for this! Yes, the room was 30°C. But it also had a Samsung Evo Plus MicroSDXC 64GB Memory Card, which is touted as being highly weather-resistant and capable of shooting 4K smoothly. So what could the problem truly be? Would it had made a difference if I saved the video to the internal space? One thing I did not think about was the fact that it was running Windows 10 Mobile.
"Huh?!" Many of you must be like. You see, it just struck me today that the reason a good number of people did not upgrade their Nokias that could have received the update was because of performance issues. Overheating included. The the thing is, Windows Phone 8.1 is no longer supported -- surprise! And because of that, it has far worse application support, which is already bad to begin with. And then there's the issue of missing security patches. Now while hackers aren't lining up in the masses to target Windows Phone 8.1, I'd rather not take any chances. And besides, even though many claim performance is "smoother" I also found Windows Phone 8.1 to do weird things to the screen. Such is not the case in Windows 10 Mobile. LOL at how this post should have been about music! Instead, here I am rambling about the performance problems a Nokia Lumia 1520 experiences when it gets too hot. Film indoors during high heat, against something white and it makes it twice as worse! 😁🙄😑 As much as it sucks the BlackBerry Q10 cannot shoot in 4K, nor does it have optical image stabilization, at least it saves the entire video in hot weather.
Unless, it randomly reboots from a knock or loose battery terminals, then the whole video may be lost. 😭 Even then, the entire file will still save, but will need to be restored with an alternative program. If you know how to fix codecs and that type of thing, then you may know what to do. iPhone 6s Plus, it should be interesting to see how well you can record in extreme heat, cold, and what you do with your videos files when you randomly shut off. Do you save the entire file? Cut off after recording at an unknown point in the video? None of the above? Time will tell...🕒🍎 I wonder what an Android phone such as the Sony Xperia XZ Premium or Samsung Galaxy Note 8, does under these conditions? 🤔 If you are reading this far into this blog post, please share your experience! It would be very helpful for not only myself, but others who like to film extensively with smartphones outdoors as well.
I don't really know at this point. I should probably try and film a gaming video that isn't Asphalt 8! 🤣 Comment below on what you have done during Canada Day. If you're American, share what you did this year for Independence Day.
Links to all Canada Day videos recorded thus far:
Canada Day 2018 Fireworks - Canada 151
Canada Day 2018 - Canada 151 - Lakeview Park Nighttime
Canada 150 Fireworks On Lake Ontario (Canada Day 2017)
Canada 150 Pixel Drawing (Canada Day 2017)
2016 Canada Day Fireworks
2015 Summer fireworks
"Where is Canada Day 2014 and earlier?" Good question. Canada Day 2014 was intended to be recorded, but I did not even up going out that year. For 2013 and earlier, they were never filmed.
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