Hawk w/prey- Canon XH-A1 at DVinfo.net

Steve Nunez · November 9th, 2006, 06:53 PM

Went out today with the A1 and caught this on video- 1st attempt with A1 outdoors. I'll post better setup videos in the future.
(Of course compressed and reduced size)

http://stevenunez.com/videos/HawkCanA1.mov

Alex Leith · November 9th, 2006, 07:15 PM

Very nice!

Adam Reuter · November 9th, 2006, 11:46 PM

Very cool nature footage! Love the music and sound effects!

Mark Williams · November 10th, 2006, 07:14 AM

Hi Steve,

Amazing clip. I remember some hawk footage you posted a couple of years ago (I think it was you). I am really looking hard at the A1. After using a GL-1, wearing it out, and then switching to the Pany DVC30, I found that I really miss that 20x lens and that nice warm/saturated Canon look.

Regards,

Monte Raynor · November 10th, 2006, 11:21 AM

This was absolutely a good catch. I would love to be able to shoot like this. Can you tell me how your camera was setup? I am trying to figure out the focus system on this camera.
Thanks,
CMR

Bill Pryor · November 10th, 2006, 12:53 PM

Excellent shots. Was it 24F?

Barry Gribble · November 10th, 2006, 01:10 PM

I like the shot a lot. It may just be on the web, but it does seem a little dark to me... like it was exposed for the sky, not the hawk. I would have rather gotten more detail in the bird, and blown our the sky a bit.

How does it look on a monitor? On the LCD?

Thanks for sharing.

Bill Pryor · November 10th, 2006, 01:32 PM

Exposure looked great on my laptop. I was amazed at the latitude there--great detail in the hawk yet good sky exposure. I just flipped on the color bars, and my screen is adjusted well.

Steve Nunez · November 10th, 2006, 03:34 PM

Thanks for the nice words guys.
Since it was the first outting and I was eager to get some footage- I shot it in Auto mode but in 30F.
I did override the exposures to keep highlights in check- It's much better to shoot with the ND filter on and use high shutter speeds for more precise exposures and balance this with aperture.....also auto mode tends to boost contrast just a tad bit higher than I'd like- but it's really good so far. The best setup is full manual and balance the aperture and shutter for highlight clipping.

Again thanks guys, this is a learning curve that's fun to learn!

Steve Nunez · November 10th, 2006, 03:52 PM

Here's a clip showing what happened when I tried to brighten the exposure- I ended up getting slight highlight clipping in the extreme edges of the hawks left side of the head, as well as a blown out sky.....a variety of ND filters would have helped.....

http://stevenunez.com/videos/hawkhc.mov

Barry Gribble · November 10th, 2006, 04:06 PM

Steve,

Yeah, that's interesting... much less contrast there. Beautiful camera, but it is still DV lattitude.

Thanks for sharing.

Noel Evans · November 10th, 2006, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry Gribble

Steve,

Yeah, that's interesting... much less contrast there. Beautiful camera, but it is still DV lattitude.

Thanks for sharing.

Steve nice shot, so lucky to get that one. Great moment to catch.

As far as latitude goes, Im getting far more latitude from this camera than I did on any DV cam. Steves shot is simply overexposed here. A polariser would make the world of difference on that shot.

Steve Nunez · November 10th, 2006, 05:59 PM

A polarizer is on my list- thanks!

Noel Evans · November 10th, 2006, 06:01 PM

BTW Steve I watched your sexy girl clip - you are one talented artist.

Graham Bernard · November 11th, 2006, 02:23 AM

Steve! How the hell are you?!?? We still, staying with Canon? Huh?

When I saw "Steve Nunez" and your Hawk-ing I had to go and get 'em. Must be 3 years back now?

Yes, the A1 has me pinned against the wall at the moment, as most likely being my "next" 16:9 camera - PLUS those aperture+zoom rings.

Tell me, I'm seeing your piece thru MOV player and it looks ever so slightly stretched horiz? It could be me, but it looks kinda 17:9? Is this WIDESCREEN for +16:9? If so does MOV player do this?

Please tell me that tearing and ripping "scrunching" sound was some Foley work you added? Was that being picked up by your mics?

Great work!! - Still punching with my XM2 here!

November 9th, 2006, 06:53 PM	#1
Steve Nunez Trustee Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida Posts: 1,418	Hawk w/prey- Canon XH-A1 Went out today with the A1 and caught this on video- 1st attempt with A1 outdoors. I'll post better setup videos in the future. (Of course compressed and reduced size) http://stevenunez.com/videos/HawkCanA1.mov __________________ Steve Nunez-New York City www.stevenunez.com

November 9th, 2006, 07:15 PM	#2
Alex Leith Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northampton, England Posts: 500	Very nice! __________________ Alex

November 10th, 2006, 07:14 AM	#4
Mark Williams Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep South, U.S. Posts: 1,526	Hi Steve, Amazing clip. I remember some hawk footage you posted a couple of years ago (I think it was you). I am really looking hard at the A1. After using a GL-1, wearing it out, and then switching to the Pany DVC30, I found that I really miss that 20x lens and that nice warm/saturated Canon look. Regards, __________________ Mark videos: http://vimeo.com/channels/3523 Stock: http://www.pond5.com/artist/mark29

November 10th, 2006, 11:21 AM	#5
Monte Raynor New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 23	What was your camera setup This was absolutely a good catch. I would love to be able to shoot like this. Can you tell me how your camera was setup? I am trying to figure out the focus system on this camera. Thanks, CMR

November 10th, 2006, 01:10 PM	#7
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	I like the shot a lot. It may just be on the web, but it does seem a little dark to me... like it was exposed for the sky, not the hawk. I would have rather gotten more detail in the bird, and blown our the sky a bit. How does it look on a monitor? On the LCD? Thanks for sharing. __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB

November 9th, 2006, 11:46 PM	#3
Adam Reuter Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 234	Very cool nature footage! Love the music and sound effects!

November 10th, 2006, 12:53 PM	#6
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Excellent shots. Was it 24F?

November 10th, 2006, 01:32 PM	#8
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Exposure looked great on my laptop. I was amazed at the latitude there--great detail in the hawk yet good sky exposure. I just flipped on the color bars, and my screen is adjusted well.

November 10th, 2006, 03:34 PM	#9
Steve Nunez Trustee Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida Posts: 1,418	Thanks for the nice words guys. Since it was the first outting and I was eager to get some footage- I shot it in Auto mode but in 30F. I did override the exposures to keep highlights in check- It's much better to shoot with the ND filter on and use high shutter speeds for more precise exposures and balance this with aperture.....also auto mode tends to boost contrast just a tad bit higher than I'd like- but it's really good so far. The best setup is full manual and balance the aperture and shutter for highlight clipping. Again thanks guys, this is a learning curve that's fun to learn! __________________ Steve Nunez-New York City www.stevenunez.com

November 10th, 2006, 03:52 PM	#10
Steve Nunez Trustee Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida Posts: 1,418	Here's a clip showing what happened when I tried to brighten the exposure- I ended up getting slight highlight clipping in the extreme edges of the hawks left side of the head, as well as a blown out sky.....a variety of ND filters would have helped..... http://stevenunez.com/videos/hawkhc.mov __________________ Steve Nunez-New York City www.stevenunez.com

November 10th, 2006, 04:06 PM	#11
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	Steve, Yeah, that's interesting... much less contrast there. Beautiful camera, but it is still DV lattitude. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB

November 10th, 2006, 05:59 PM	#13
Steve Nunez Trustee Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida Posts: 1,418	A polarizer is on my list- thanks! __________________ Steve Nunez-New York City www.stevenunez.com

November 10th, 2006, 06:01 PM	#14
Noel Evans Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 157	BTW Steve I watched your sexy girl clip - you are one talented artist.

November 11th, 2006, 02:23 AM	#15
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Steve! How the hell are you?!?? We still, staying with Canon? Huh? When I saw "Steve Nunez" and your Hawk-ing I had to go and get 'em. Must be 3 years back now? Yes, the A1 has me pinned against the wall at the moment, as most likely being my "next" 16:9 camera - PLUS those aperture+zoom rings. Tell me, I'm seeing your piece thru MOV player and it looks ever so slightly stretched horiz? It could be me, but it looks kinda 17:9? Is this WIDESCREEN for +16:9? If so does MOV player do this? Please tell me that tearing and ripping "scrunching" sound was some Foley work you added? Was that being picked up by your mics? Great work!! - Still punching with my XM2 here!