Gear Check: Pelican Storm Cases for Kayaking

July 31, 2018July 30, 2018 by Dan Carr

Since buying my new kayak last month I’ve been testing various methods to safely carry camera gear on my trips. First I tried using a waterproof deck bag strapped to the webbing in front of the cockpit. This worked ok on flat water such as lakes, but it proved cumbersome to deal with in less than ideal conditions on a rolling ocean. I also like to take point of view style photos that include the front of the kayak, and having the deck bag there was ruining the shots. The next thing I tried was a thinner dry bag between …

Why Is This Kayak Shot Faked? Can You Guess?

July 17, 2018July 11, 2018 by Dan Carr

Not everything is quite as it seems in this photo. Can you figure out how and why I had to fake this shot?

Gear Check: Best PFD for Photographing from a Kayak

September 12, 2023May 31, 2018 by Dan Carr

Long term blog or social media followers of mine will know that I love to photograph wildlife from a kayak because it gives you such a wonderful low perspective. One of the challenges with photography from a kayak, or any small boat for that matter, is keeping gear safe, but also readily available. All of my larger photographic gear goes into a set of SealLine Bulkhead View dry bags, but there’s a few smaller items that are just nice to have on you at all times. Until very recently I wasn’t that sure how to accomplish this, but then I …