first clip (and post) at DVinfo.net

Morgan Maassen · April 1st, 2008, 12:20 PM

hello,
my name is morgan, i am 17 and have had my xh-a1 since december. shortly after i purchased my xh-a1, i was invited to go surf and shoot on the north shore of hawaii. below is the clip i made, please watch it and let me know what you think!

www.bogus08.com/hawaii.mp4

(4:30 and 75mb)

Jim OBrien · April 1st, 2008, 01:29 PM

Looks nice! Your camera work is very smooth. That's not easy went shooting something so far away. Were those timelapse sequences done in-camera or in editing?

Jim Miller · April 1st, 2008, 04:04 PM

Great job! I agree with Jim - very smooth - which is a real challenge on those long shots.

Morgan Maassen · April 4th, 2008, 12:09 AM

thanks! for the timelapses, i just shot them on tape and sped them up in FCP.

Jay Hobbs · April 4th, 2008, 10:22 AM

If this is your leisure stuff ... then I'd like to hire you and move you to my area! LOL Keep up the good work, looks like you're a natural.

Steve Kachocki · April 4th, 2008, 08:02 PM

24 frames? or 60?

A well done piece of video and great music as well. I second other people's comments that you are a natural with the camera.

nice work.

Morgan Maassen · April 5th, 2008, 05:28 PM

thank you, everyone. i shot this in 30f, and made it for fun.

Bob Thompson · April 5th, 2008, 06:12 PM

Great stuff Morgan, now waiting for the 2nd video

Ben Leitschuh · April 6th, 2008, 12:51 AM

Great stuff Morgan. As a fellow surf photographer, I can really appreciate what it takes to go out and shoot some worthwhile footage. Of course filming the North Shore when its firing helps. Love the action at Pipe and the high angle shots of Waimea? One thing I've noticed while shooting surf with the A1 is that letting the camera have any control over the exposure is very bad. This means using full manual with AGC and AWB turned off. I'm not sure what was left on in your video, but it looked like the exposure was compensating for the harsh bright light reflecting of the white wash making for abrupt changes. Hardly noticeable though. Nice job with the edit as well. Looking forward to seeing more. The hardest part of being a surfer/photographer is staying out of the water, keep it up.

Shiv Kumar · April 7th, 2008, 06:39 PM

Morgan,

That's a very well done video all around. You have some promising talent. Keep it up!

April 1st, 2008, 12:20 PM	#1
Morgan Maassen New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: california Posts: 16	first clip (and post) hello, my name is morgan, i am 17 and have had my xh-a1 since december. shortly after i purchased my xh-a1, i was invited to go surf and shoot on the north shore of hawaii. below is the clip i made, please watch it and let me know what you think! www.bogus08.com/hawaii.mp4 (4:30 and 75mb)

April 1st, 2008, 01:29 PM	#2
Jim OBrien New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 19	Looks nice! Your camera work is very smooth. That's not easy went shooting something so far away. Were those timelapse sequences done in-camera or in editing? __________________ http://www.horizonprovideo.com

April 4th, 2008, 12:09 AM	#4
Morgan Maassen New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: california Posts: 16	thanks! for the timelapses, i just shot them on tape and sped them up in FCP. __________________ my: website \| blog

April 4th, 2008, 10:22 AM	#5
Jay Hobbs New Boot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 9	You're Hired! If this is your leisure stuff ... then I'd like to hire you and move you to my area! LOL Keep up the good work, looks like you're a natural. __________________ Jay Hobbs http://responsiblehd.com info@responsiblehd.com

April 4th, 2008, 08:02 PM	#6
Steve Kachocki Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 49	What were the camera settings? 24 frames? or 60? A well done piece of video and great music as well. I second other people's comments that you are a natural with the camera. nice work.

April 1st, 2008, 04:04 PM	#3
Jim Miller Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa,Florida Posts: 236	Great job! I agree with Jim - very smooth - which is a real challenge on those long shots.

April 5th, 2008, 05:28 PM	#7
Morgan Maassen New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: california Posts: 16	thank you, everyone. i shot this in 30f, and made it for fun. __________________ my: website \| blog

April 5th, 2008, 06:12 PM	#8
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	Great stuff Morgan, now waiting for the 2nd video

April 6th, 2008, 12:51 AM	#9
Ben Leitschuh Tourist Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2	Great stuff Morgan. As a fellow surf photographer, I can really appreciate what it takes to go out and shoot some worthwhile footage. Of course filming the North Shore when its firing helps. Love the action at Pipe and the high angle shots of Waimea? One thing I've noticed while shooting surf with the A1 is that letting the camera have any control over the exposure is very bad. This means using full manual with AGC and AWB turned off. I'm not sure what was left on in your video, but it looked like the exposure was compensating for the harsh bright light reflecting of the white wash making for abrupt changes. Hardly noticeable though. Nice job with the edit as well. Looking forward to seeing more. The hardest part of being a surfer/photographer is staying out of the water, keep it up.

April 7th, 2008, 06:39 PM	#10
Shiv Kumar Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gainesville, VA, USA Posts: 327	Morgan, That's a very well done video all around. You have some promising talent. Keep it up! __________________ Canon XH-A1, Libec LS-55M, Letus Extreme, Steadicam Merlin, PPro CS3