“Birds in Flight” is a program at
the Canadian Raptor Conservancy that offers photographers (&
videographers) the opportunity to capture images of some fantastic
birds outdoors and in flight.
I had a good day despite the
cold and even got to stop for a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on the way home.
There where lots of different birds and plenty of time and flights of the birds that flew & a few that where stationary. I ended up with so much footage it was hard to trim it down to 3 videos of reasonable length.the hard part was comparing 5 or 6 flights of the same bird trying to find the one to use, when really any of the 5 would work fine.
As usual I brought too much gear that never got used. What I did use was a new set up with rails and matte box configured as a shoulder rig with a quick release plate on the bottom to easily switch from sticks to shoulder. It worked pretty well. Maybe a bit bulky but, the weight & size did have the benefit that the tracking shots where smoother than I could have gotten without it. It's the 1st time I could go from shoulder to tripod easily & I really really liked it.
There where lots of different birds and plenty of time and flights of the birds that flew & a few that where stationary. I ended up with so much footage it was hard to trim it down to 3 videos of reasonable length.the hard part was comparing 5 or 6 flights of the same bird trying to find the one to use, when really any of the 5 would work fine.
As usual I brought too much gear that never got used. What I did use was a new set up with rails and matte box configured as a shoulder rig with a quick release plate on the bottom to easily switch from sticks to shoulder. It worked pretty well. Maybe a bit bulky but, the weight & size did have the benefit that the tracking shots where smoother than I could have gotten without it. It's the 1st time I could go from shoulder to tripod easily & I really really liked it.
There's a bit of Slow motion but I could have easily put in a lot more. Every flight clip I slowed down looked so nice. I tried not to go overboard, just enough to catch the eye.
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