I had the thought that the Compost Bins were not doing very well at all. So, I became determined to stir things up. I learned something.
I also wanted to video my activity so that I could perhaps make a vlog out of it. To do that, I set up two cameras: the iPhone on a tripod, giving an overview. Then an Insta360 GO 3S, clipped to me, to give a point-of-view perspective. I learned something.
I set the cameras up, and that was guesswork really, I’m not used to doing this and set off to give the compost a stir.
I’d chosen this particular bin as the sensor showed it to be very wet, the thermometer told me it was cold, and there were ants, lots of ants. From what I could determine, cold, wet, and ants did not make for a very successful composting scenario. I learned something.
I’m trying not to go into too much detail regarding the work on the bin, as that will (hopefully, I haven’t reviewed all of the usable footage, and there is some editing to be done. But there is one thing that I will give away, and that is the two tub loads of compost that I did not expect to get out of the bin.
Using two cameras, I obviously shot a lot of video. I started reviewing the footage on the iPhone. I didn’t check the Insta360, as I was confident about using it. This was actually my second lesson – check the camera. All of the Insta360 footage was shot in slow motion and couldn’t be used, so I’ve deleted it. I think there is a way of setting the GO 3S up so that one press automatically records in the correct (i.e. normal) style,
My first lesson was that stirring things up is never as simple as you think it is going to be. My second lesson is a bit of a Dunning-Kruger moment. I was thinking that I was beginning to understand composting a bit (not wholly obviously), I wouldn’t describe myself as arrogant about it, but there have been a couple of occasions where I have made myself look a bit of an idiot.
Hopefully, soon, there will be somekind of video,
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