Forest clearing discovered on a hunt for a waterfall.
Travel is something that my wife and I love, but then again who doesn't love traveling. In order to better document our travels we decided to invest in a high quality camera. We ended up getting a Canon Powershot G5X. This camera has turned out to be worth every penny.
This camera is amazing. 1080p, 60fps, it feels beautiful on your eyes. Besides filming and taking photos while we travel, we also film our judo competitions. The camera that our team normally uses for filming fights is not bad but the G5X blew it out of the water.
Besides the great resolution, the camera is small and has pretty good battery life. When my wife and I travel around, we simply try and take as many photos as possible. Better to have too many than not enough. One problem we have experienced is that the media files become enormous. We have had to actually go out and buy extra camera memory on trips before to accommodate extensive filming.
So here are some of my favorite shots we have taken in the past few months as well as some video examples.
Unknown species of plant. Please tell me what kind of plant this is.
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