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We’re heading down to Cabo. (Check out Google Earth and search for Cabo San Lucas, Mexico). Packing, cleaning and general mayhem ensue when it comes down to the last day before a trip, especially with cranky kids. However, I’m happy to report that we are well on our way.

If we can, I’ll attempt to grab some shots of the various whales migrating south (as we are) for warmer waters. I also picked up a Sony SPK-HCA underwater enclosure for filming DV video footage under water. I don’t think I’ll be going deeper than a few feet (as the poor thing is only rated for 16 feet or so (!)); I also forgot to grab an underwater filter to warm the color temperature a bit during filming. I hope that the built-in color correction will help out with that issue.
Keep an eye out on the flickr site or photo pages here on the blog (»1, »2) for updates; I’ll make some attempts to upload imagery, if possible.

I’m also going without a laptop, and will be offloading onto a small, portable 20GB SmartDisk FotoChute instead; Hopefully, this will allow a week’s worth of shooting on my 7.2 megapixel camera (on a1GB card, with a few smaller-capacity cards as backup. I may even do a double-backup with the horrendously slow and battery-draining Apple iPod Camera Connector. This little device attaches your USB camera to your iPod, and allows transfer of images for backup and viewing.

I’m also bringing an iGo charger; this device charges two peripherals or accessories at a time. In this day and age, it seems like power requirements are things to add to an itinerary. I’ll attempt to detail needs/other processes and methodologies when I get back.

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