this is so cool!!

Q: What would make these photos that my friend I took when we were out sightseeing WAY better?



in need of an xshot



Original Photos in this mosaic can be found here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6





A: An XShot.



If we had had an XShot, we could have not only gotten more of us in the photos (you can hardly see Mio at all in pictures 5 and 6), the cool landscapes would have been much more visible too (in picture number 3 you can't even see the twin hearts behind us)!



Ok, so what exactly is an XShot and why do I think it is so cool?  An XShot
is a small extendable contraption that allows individuals to take
self-portraits at lengths much further than arm's length.  It compacts
to nine inches, yet expands up to thirty-seven inches. 



Like a tripod it safely holds onto your camera; unlike a tripod
there is no running to get back into place before the timer goes off
(and no worries that a perfect stranger is going to walk off with your
camera and tripod in tow).



As a single gal living overseas, having one of these would be so
much fun and enable me to capture many more great pictures of life
here in Taiwan!



At first I wasn't going to enter the contest, I was just going to go order one of these really cool photo-taking tools (because I can use the coupon code SparkRocks to save $5.50 off of this nifty thing till tomorrow)--but the company doesn't ship internationally, yet the contest holder does. 





So . . . here I am attempting to win an XShot from BenSpark instead.  (You can enter the contest too if you want--entries are being taken till Sunday at noon.)



See the photos on this page or check out this video to see exactly how the really cool XShot works:




(Disclaimer: This post is as close to an ad as you'll ever find on my blog.)



4 comments:

  1. nice entry. That background is gorgeous. An Xshot would help to capture more of that. Good Luck!

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  2. Hey there!
    Just in case you don't win . . .
    This was has been out a while. It has a few more goodies for the same price or it can become a small tripod. Check it out here:
    http://quikpod.com/
    J & F
    Taipei

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  3. And, they ship to Taiwan . . . I wonder how much . . .
    These things are so fun!!!!!

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