Marci and I decided that we both needed to spend a nice day outdoors so we packed up the kayaks and went to Blue Spring State Park. We arrived right as they opened at 8:00am and we were the first kayaks on the spring run. At Blue Spring State Park, you are allowed to paddle up the run to the springhead before 11:00am, after that, no boats are allowed. This footage was shot soon after entering the run. Gar fish find sanctuary in the cool, clear water. I believe that most of these gar fish are either spotted gar or longnose gar. Some of these fish were three to four feet in length. They are quite beautiful!
I took this opportunity to test out my new 55m lens assembly for the GoPro from Snake River Prototyping. This third party lens attaches to the outside of the stock GoPro housing, so the factory lens stays intact. The flat glass lens corrects the blurry underwater images that you get with the rounded factory lens. It also accepts any standard 55mm threaded filter. Today I tested a Polarized filter that we plan on using on an upcoming trip to the Turks and Caicos. I am glad that I tested today because I found that my filter leaked under pressure. I have determined that this is because I was using a 3rd party filter and had used the smaller rubber gasket that is meant to be used with the Snake River custom filters. They ship a slightly larger gasket for use with third party filters, which is much more snug on my filter and should prevent future leaks.
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