Until the recent trip to The Bahamas and Deep Water Cay, I had never in my life have I made a video of anything. For that trip, however, I had the use of a little GoPro Hero2, and put it to work. It's definitely sub-optimal to be mentally switching between still-frame photography and video, especially when you also consider a third active element of actually throwing flies at bonefish. Also, from a photographer's perspective, the GoPro Hero2 lacks much of the flexibility that I was constantly wanting in order to portray a scene in a certain way. The GoPro is fine for its intended purposes, and there are other creative opportunities to explore within those limits.
Hopefully, Nikon's announcement scheduled for this Friday will include the D800, for which I have been patiently waiting. Assuming that the new D4 will carry a price tag of around $6,000, that flagship model will be a bit out of the ballpark for now. Once that D800 is in-hand, I will delve deeper in to more video fun.
That said, and for what it's worth, I put together this short video:
i am running in fear at the thought of a talented photographer like yourself thinking about getting into the fly fishing video game. while i certainly understand your quibbles with the gopro hero 2, it looks like it takes a nice video. well done.
ReplyDeleteMan, thanks for the kind words, but you don't have anything to worry about! I'll dabble a bit, but I think the real good stuff is going to come from collaborating with folks like you. Photography remains my motivation.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the follow-up video. I had noticed the Go Pro decal on your luggage in the airport shot taken on your way down and was wondering about that. Whew I have been craving salt water as usual during the ski season and sure appreciate the sweet torture of the Deep Water Cay photography. Trey
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ReplyDeleteNice job on the video. I have to agree it's hard switching from stills to shooting motion and telling a story. The D4 specs just released are impressive, lets hope the D800 is just as good. I want to replace my D200 for some time now.
Nice video Russ - great song selection. Oh man, I miss those bones in the Bahamas.
ReplyDeleteDude... that's some pretty sweet video quality... any idea why the underwater stuff was blurry? Is there a setting or something... I'm "this close" to pulling the trigger on one... but that makes me hesitate a bit. Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteRuss - I really liked your video and am excited to see more videos from you. So I hope you will continue to "dabble". That GoPro's wide angle is very nice indeed. Can't wait to get one!
ReplyDeleteWay late to the game, here, but glad I finally made it. Sweet little video. I particularly like the closing scene, your guide polling away from the setting sun. It's nice to see you bring your photographer's eye to video.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff!