GreenCactus Posted July 24, 2013 Report Posted July 24, 2013 Pre-Picnic Run When: Sunday, August 11, 2013 9:30am Drivers' Meeting: 9:45am Depart: 10:00am Where: Market Street Coffee http://marketstreetcoffeeshops.com/index.php?id=3 1020 E. Main St Purcellville, VA 20132 (This is where the Paw Paw Tunnel run started.) The route is about 30 miles in Virginia and 30 miles in Maryland. It should take about two hours, depending on the timing of the ferry. The ferry is $5 per car and is CASH ONLY! After we cross the Potomac, we will stop in the Whites Ferry parking lot. There are bathrooms and vending machines. If anyone only wants to do the Maryland part of the run, please meet in the Whites Ferry parking lot (24801 Whites Ferry Rd, Dickerson MD, 20842) between 10:45-11:00am. Please indicate in your RSVP if this is what you are going to do, so I know to wait for you. What to bring: 2-Way Radios CASH for the ferry
Stephatron Posted July 24, 2013 Report Posted July 24, 2013 Confusion moment: In green letters at the top it says, pre-picnic run 8/10. In black letters, it says "will you be able to attend on 8/11" where the RSVP option is.
GreenCactus Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Posted July 24, 2013 Confusion moment: In green letters at the top it says, pre-picnic run 8/10. In black letters, it says "will you be able to attend on 8/11" where the RSVP option is. Fixed! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2
TGGRRR (Ali) Posted July 24, 2013 Report Posted July 24, 2013 The coffee shop at the start is a MINI owned company. They like us! Tigger 2006 the cabrio and Riversong the 2014 Countryman
coffan Posted July 28, 2013 Report Posted July 28, 2013 I'll meet up with you guys at the whites ferry parking lot
1975_mini Posted July 31, 2013 Report Posted July 31, 2013 is to route all paved or are the some rough spots, trying to decide if I will do the run or go straight to the picnic.:motor:Watson has enough issues with big speed bumps. 1975 Mini 1000, 998cc A+ w/ K&N air filter, 10" Mamba wheels
GreenCactus Posted July 31, 2013 Author Report Posted July 31, 2013 is to route all paved or are the some rough spots, trying to decide if I will do the run or go straight to the picnic.:motor:Watson has enough issues with big speed bumps. It is all paved and most of the roads are in very good shape. There are a couple of roads that are a bit rough, but nothing out of the ordinary for a "back" road. I think the worst part is the speed bump on the road after we exit the ferry.
1975_mini Posted July 31, 2013 Report Posted July 31, 2013 It is all paved and most of the roads are in very good shape. There are a couple of roads that are a bit rough, but nothing out of the ordinary for a "back" road. I think the worst part is the speed bump on the road after we exit the ferry. Thanks!! 1975 Mini 1000, 998cc A+ w/ K&N air filter, 10" Mamba wheels
GreenCactus Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Posted August 8, 2013 Could the maybes please update? There's a big difference between 7 and 18 cars. Thanks!! :top:
RDG_RCR Posted August 11, 2013 Report Posted August 11, 2013 Thanks Laura and Michael for doing all the footwork and setting up the run today, we had a great time!
mikev Posted August 12, 2013 Report Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) Video of the Maryland portion of the run... This was easiest for me to put together first, as the timing of the resulting time lapse video was practically even. And I was able to hack up the music perfectly to fit. (fortunately, techno music can be easily hacked without messing up the beat!) Unfortunately, the Youtube ad is required since I'm using music from a published album, rather than my generic royalty-free stuff. Edited August 12, 2013 by mikev
mikev Posted August 12, 2013 Report Posted August 12, 2013 And the Virginia portion of the run... No ad on this one.
TGGRRR (Ali) Posted August 12, 2013 Report Posted August 12, 2013 I feel like I was there :top: Tigger 2006 the cabrio and Riversong the 2014 Countryman
Stephatron Posted August 13, 2013 Report Posted August 13, 2013 Great video!! I wish I could've joined you guys, like I initially planned.
Poison Ivy Posted August 13, 2013 Report Posted August 13, 2013 Cool videos Mike, but the speed made me dizzy. :dead:
marcimpala Posted August 14, 2013 Report Posted August 14, 2013 Wow, I shall never miss a run again after seeing this great video!
mikev Posted August 14, 2013 Report Posted August 14, 2013 Cool videos Mike, but the speed made me dizzy. :dead: Unfortunately, time lapse videos have a tendency to do this. the very low frame rate (pictures were taken at 2 second intervals) that is then sped up significantly (both videos were 15 frames per second)... you're going from 30 pictures taken in a minute to 30 pictures shown in 2 seconds. Varying exposure rates due to different amounts of light don't help either, though the GoPro software does smooth that out a little bit. Obviously this is where video would shine (just speed it up a bit), but the battery wouldn't likely last the whole length of the run (as it was, my battery only had a few minutes of life left after the 2 hours it was on taking over 3300 pictures that made up those two videos). Of course, I could slow the frame rate down a bit... but then it looks more like a high-speed slideshow than a video.
