I was visiting the Tampere Central, to be precise the Main Library called Metso (Translates to Capercaillie), when I noticed a curious phenomenon while walking by the ramp next to the main entrance. It seems like Mother Nature had decided to take advantage of the roof's foldings and create some decoration of her own...

Shot on Pocket 2.

Funny! Nice on the balustrade.

Interesting captures

Depp Posted at 2-25 10:50
Funny! Nice on the balustrade.

The moment I saw it, I had to capture it with the Pocket 2

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-25 11:48
Interesting captures

Thank you

HGDC84 Posted at 2-25 13:21
The moment I saw it, I had to capture it with the Pocket 2

That's the beauty of the pocket 2. It's there when you need it.

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-25 13:42
That's the beauty of the pocket 2. It's there when you need it.

Exactly. I had good luck, as it was a work day for me and I have often kept the Pocket 2 with my other work items, as that has been my go-to camera for creating social media content for my employer's YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels. I had just left work and had come to the library to meet a friend stright from there, when I noticed the curious patterns. So the Pocket 2 was not far away for some quick snapshots. :-)

HGDC84 Posted at 2-25 13:46
Exactly. I had good luck, as it was a work day for me and I have often kept the Pocket 2 with my other work items, as that has been my go-to camera for creating social media content for my employer's YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels. I had just left work and had come to the library to meet a friend stright from there, when I noticed the curious patterns. So the Pocket 2 was not far away for some quick snapshots. :-)

I have the action 2. I am looking to pick up the action 3. A little pricey though.

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-25 14:07
I have the action 2. I am looking to pick up the action 3. A little pricey though.

The Action 2 and 3 both look pretty neat, but not sure if I would find that much use for them myself. I don't do extreme sports and rarely film underwater or in extreme weather conditions. The rare occasions I do, I can use the Pocket 2 with the waterproof case. But the Action series cameras certainly are way more rugged.

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-25 14:07
I have the action 2. I am looking to pick up the action 3. A little pricey though.

I have used them for coming out of pools in real estate along with Real estate videos. The new acion series has better iso for low light.

Great observation Hannu.  Frosty stalagmites   Brrrrrrrr. It must be cold there just now

Looks like they saved too much morning on the insulation. (

Nice spot and capture of those curious patterns that nature has provided.  

Lumps of ice pattern looks good-nice capture

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-25 14:25
I have used them for coming out of pools in real estate along with Real estate videos. The new acion series has better iso for low light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL3R3XtIvII

For that use, the Action series is certainly useful.

I'll have to ask about that video: How did you get that ascending so smooth and stable? I've tried doing similar movements, both free-handed and on a tripod, but for some reason, mine always tend to turn out a bit uneven and wobbly.

HGDC84 Posted at 2-27 14:13
For that use, the Action series is certainly useful.

I'll have to ask about that video: How did you get that ascending so smooth and stable? I've tried doing similar movements, both free-handed and on a tripod, but for some reason, mine always tend to turn out a bit uneven and wobbly.

I used the long stick that the pack came with and pulled it out upside down then reversed the video.

Blériot53 Posted at 2-26 00:31
Great observation Hannu.  Frosty stalagmites   Brrrrrrrr. It must be cold there just now

The cold seems to have somewhat easened up now. It wasn't really that cold when these pictures were taken, either. A month or a couple agom it was way more freezing.

DAFlys Posted at 2-26 01:20
Looks like they saved too much morning on the insulation. (

Money, I assume?

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-26 03:48
Nice spot and capture of those curious patterns that nature has provided.

Thanks, I was lucky to be there at just the right moment.

Codgerzh2 Posted at 2-27 05:25
Lumps of ice pattern looks good-nice capture

It surely caught my eye, and by that point, I knew I had to photograph it

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-27 14:16
I used the long stick that the pack came with and pulled it out upside down then reversed the video.

Aa, I see. That's a neat workaround.

HGDC84 Posted at 2-27 14:16
The cold seems to have somewhat easened up now. It wasn't really that cold when these pictures were taken, either. A month or a couple agom it was way more freezing.

Probably too cold for me

Blériot53 Posted at 2-27 14:32
Probably too cold for me

Having anything warmer than -10 degrees Celsius feels almost pleasant after having -30 degrees of the same variety

HGDC84 Posted at 2-27 14:27
Aa, I see. That's a neat workaround.

That way you can pull it out of thewater slowly and evenly

HGDC84 Posted at 2-27 14:40
Having anything warmer than -10 degrees Celsius feels almost pleasant after having -30 degrees of the same variety

Stop it  

HGDC84 Posted at 2-27 14:25
Money, I assume?

oops. yes indeed.  

HGDC84 Posted at 2-27 14:26
Thanks, I was lucky to be there at just the right moment.

You're very welcome.  Nice that the OP2 was handy also.  

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-25 14:25
I have used them for coming out of pools in real estate along with Real estate videos. The new acion series has better iso for low light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL3R3XtIvII

Nicely filmed and that is a great pool Charles.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-28 04:15
Nicely filmed and that is a great pool Charles.

Thanks it was part of a real estate video for a McMansion in Staten Island.

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-27 19:23
That way you can pull it out of thewater slowly and evenly

I do think you did some other trickery as well. I noticed the car that was in the background moved forward the normal way, so I assume only the part underwater was reversed footage? Or did you specifically tell someone to reverse their car to make it extra-unnoticeable?

Blériot53 Posted at 2-28 00:41
Stop it

I think the sun will eventually come out, today wasn't that cold although it clearly was another winter day

DAFlys Posted at 2-28 01:25
oops. yes indeed.

Happens to the best of us sometimes, and I saw what you were trying to say anyway

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-28 04:13
You're very welcome.  Nice that the OP2 was handy also.

Yes. At one point, I had a streak of bad luck with this, as I saw many interesting things worth capturing, yet often didn'y have the Pocket 2 with me. But it seems like I am learning better to keep it with me more often and start to get rewarded for it by these happy chances coming up unexpectedly.

HGDC84 Posted at 2-28 12:42
I do think you did some other trickery as well. I noticed the car that was in the background moved forward the normal way, so I assume only the part underwater was reversed footage? Or did you specifically tell someone to reverse their car to make it extra-unnoticeable?

No I was holding the camera upside down and did a 180 from what I remember. This was last summer.The car was moving forward.

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-28 11:10
Thanks it was part of a real estate video for a McMansion in Staten Island.

No doubt the viewo helped to sell that mansion.  

HGDC84 Posted at 2-28 12:56
Yes. At one point, I had a streak of bad luck with this, as I saw many interesting things worth capturing, yet often didn'y have the Pocket 2 with me. But it seems like I am learning better to keep it with me more often and start to get rewarded for it by these happy chances coming up unexpectedly.

The great thing about the Pocket cameras is they take up so little room.  Just got to make sure you keep the battery charged.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-28 14:04
No doubt the viewo helped to sell that mansion.

It didn't hurt.

HGDC84 Posted at 2-28 12:53
Happens to the best of us sometimes, and I saw what you were trying to say anyway

Thanks H.  

BetterBizTech Posted at 2-28 17:19
It didn't hurt.

They do say a picture is worth a thousand words so that must mean a video is worth a million words.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-29 02:52
They do say a picture is worth a thousand words so that must mean a video is worth a million words.

It could be. Sometimes I get more satisfaction out of the photos.