A cloudy day at DVinfo.net

Frank Aalbers · February 22nd, 2005, 09:48 PM

Hello !

For the first time I was able to go out and play with my brand new XL2. It was a beautifull cloudy day, so I went to the Berkeley pier and shot some footage. Then I edited it all in Vegas.

Here is the result of my very first tryout with my XL2. Sorry for the compression, wanted to keep it small.

http://home.comcast.net/~chalbers/cloudyday.wmvx

Download, take out the last x in wmvx and play.

Hope you like it.

Frank

Travis Maynard · February 22nd, 2005, 11:23 PM

Those clouds are absolutely breathetaking. Very nice scenery.

Around here, all of our clouds look 2D. The scenery has to have the right light hitting on it to look even close to decent. Otherwise it looks dead, dull, and dreary. Especially in the winter.

Consider yourself lucky, I would love to go outside and see that kinda stuff every day.

Vibrant greens, different shades of blue. Ahh, Makes me feel like Im living in black and white.

Frank Aalbers · February 23rd, 2005, 01:11 AM

Thanks Travis !

I can assure you though , these clouds don't happen here very often eighter . I was just very lucky yesterday !

Frank

Nico van Tonder · February 23rd, 2005, 04:08 AM

Frank,

Very nice footage.

There appears to be some dirt on your XL2's sensor - a spot almost centre of the screen.

Frank Aalbers · February 23rd, 2005, 06:10 PM

Thanks !

Yeah ! I noticed the spec on the lens too late. Bummer !

Frank

Jonathan Jones · February 23rd, 2005, 08:59 PM

Nice stuff. I am down there pretty frequently but never really stopped to notice the nice staging the clouds could make. Glad you captured it and thanks for posting.
-Jon

Frank Aalbers · February 24th, 2005, 01:16 AM

I was just lucky the clouds went berzerk that day ! :-)

Frank Aalbers · March 22nd, 2005, 02:06 AM

The clip has been moved to ...

http://www.thexl2.com/clips/cloudyday.wmv

Frank

Michael OKeefe · March 22nd, 2005, 05:10 AM

Very nice work Frank. Even I, a total newbie, can appreciate that.

Question: did you use a tripod while filming this?

Andrew C. Stewart · March 22nd, 2005, 07:57 PM

Very nice footage. Any particular settings or filters?

Hopefully I can get my camera before the end of storm season here in Oklahoma. Those types of clouds are a 2 or 3 days a week occurence...and lightning galore!! I can't wait!

Andy

March 31st, 2005, 08:19 PM

Great video! Did you have that score in mind when you got those shots? You did a great job editing with the music.

Tony Davies-Patrick · April 1st, 2005, 03:20 AM

I really liked the choice of music (what was that track called, by the way?).

Some great footage of the stormy cloud formations, and quite a nice editing job, although I think it was spoiled by some unsteady handheld scenes, judder pans, fast zooming and some soft focus on the seagull. The smoother pan across the water with a black, brooding storm cloud in the background, helped smoothen out the other handheld sequences.
The very last sequence at the end of the day was the worst, like being in a rocky boat, and I think the very last section of a film needs to be as powerful as the first, so this let things down.

However, there was a tremendous sense of feeling and atmosphere, helped along by that strong background music. A great section of work considering this was your first time out with a new camera! I look forward to seeing more.

Frank Aalbers · April 2nd, 2005, 03:53 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Michael OKeefe : Very nice work Frank. Even I, a total newbie, can appreciate that.

Question: did you use a tripod while filming this? -->>>

Some where tripod. But other where handheld. Even some tripod ones where shaky because of the fierce wind.

Glad you liked it. And yes ... that was my very first tryout of the cam. :-)

Frank

Frank Aalbers · April 2nd, 2005, 03:55 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Andrew C. Stewart : Very nice footage. Any particular settings or filters?

Hopefully I can get my camera before the end of storm season here in Oklahoma. Those types of clouds are a 2 or 3 days a week occurence...and lightning galore!! I can't wait!

Andy -->>>

Just some post color correctiong with levels, colorcurves, etc.

I love the beauty if nature going wild ! :-) Good luck on the thunderstorms !

Frank

Frank Aalbers · April 2nd, 2005, 03:56 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Scott Agne : Great video! Did you have that score in mind when you got those shots? You did a great job editing with the music. -->>>

Thanks !

I selected the music after I shot it. It was fun editing on the music.

Glad you liked it.

Frank

February 22nd, 2005, 09:48 PM	#1
Frank Aalbers Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oakland,CA Posts: 135	A cloudy day Hello ! For the first time I was able to go out and play with my brand new XL2. It was a beautifull cloudy day, so I went to the Berkeley pier and shot some footage. Then I edited it all in Vegas. Here is the result of my very first tryout with my XL2. Sorry for the compression, wanted to keep it small. http://home.comcast.net/~chalbers/cloudyday.wmvx Download, take out the last x in wmvx and play. Hope you like it. Frank

February 23rd, 2005, 04:08 AM	#4
Nico van Tonder Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 33	Frank, Very nice footage. There appears to be some dirt on your XL2's sensor - a spot almost centre of the screen. __________________ Nico

March 22nd, 2005, 07:57 PM	#10
Andrew C. Stewart Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ponca City, OK Posts: 61	Settings? Very nice footage. Any particular settings or filters? Hopefully I can get my camera before the end of storm season here in Oklahoma. Those types of clouds are a 2 or 3 days a week occurence...and lightning galore!! I can't wait! Andy

April 1st, 2005, 03:20 AM	#12
Tony Davies-Patrick Trustee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worldwide Posts: 1,589	I really liked the choice of music (what was that track called, by the way?). Some great footage of the stormy cloud formations, and quite a nice editing job, although I think it was spoiled by some unsteady handheld scenes, judder pans, fast zooming and some soft focus on the seagull. The smoother pan across the water with a black, brooding storm cloud in the background, helped smoothen out the other handheld sequences. The very last sequence at the end of the day was the worst, like being in a rocky boat, and I think the very last section of a film needs to be as powerful as the first, so this let things down. However, there was a tremendous sense of feeling and atmosphere, helped along by that strong background music. A great section of work considering this was your first time out with a new camera! I look forward to seeing more. __________________ www.WILDCARP.com www.NIKON.me.uk

April 2nd, 2005, 03:55 PM	#14
Frank Aalbers Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oakland,CA Posts: 135	Re: Settings? <<<-- Originally posted by Andrew C. Stewart : Very nice footage. Any particular settings or filters? Hopefully I can get my camera before the end of storm season here in Oklahoma. Those types of clouds are a 2 or 3 days a week occurence...and lightning galore!! I can't wait! Andy -->>> Just some post color correctiong with levels, colorcurves, etc. I love the beauty if nature going wild ! :-) Good luck on the thunderstorms ! Frank

February 22nd, 2005, 11:23 PM	#2
Travis Maynard Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chapmanville, USA Posts: 138	Those clouds are absolutely breathetaking. Very nice scenery. Around here, all of our clouds look 2D. The scenery has to have the right light hitting on it to look even close to decent. Otherwise it looks dead, dull, and dreary. Especially in the winter. Consider yourself lucky, I would love to go outside and see that kinda stuff every day. Vibrant greens, different shades of blue. Ahh, Makes me feel like Im living in black and white.

February 23rd, 2005, 01:11 AM	#3
Frank Aalbers Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oakland,CA Posts: 135	Thanks Travis ! I can assure you though , these clouds don't happen here very often eighter . I was just very lucky yesterday ! Frank

February 23rd, 2005, 06:10 PM	#5
Frank Aalbers Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oakland,CA Posts: 135	Thanks ! Yeah ! I noticed the spec on the lens too late. Bummer ! Frank

February 23rd, 2005, 08:59 PM	#6
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	Nice stuff. I am down there pretty frequently but never really stopped to notice the nice staging the clouds could make. Glad you captured it and thanks for posting. -Jon

February 24th, 2005, 01:16 AM	#7
Frank Aalbers Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oakland,CA Posts: 135	I was just lucky the clouds went berzerk that day ! :-)

March 22nd, 2005, 02:06 AM	#8
Frank Aalbers Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oakland,CA Posts: 135	The clip has been moved to ... http://www.thexl2.com/clips/cloudyday.wmv Frank

March 22nd, 2005, 05:10 AM	#9
Michael OKeefe Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hudson, NH Posts: 53	Very nice work Frank. Even I, a total newbie, can appreciate that. Question: did you use a tripod while filming this?

March 31st, 2005, 08:19 PM	#11
Guest Posts: n/a	Great video! Did you have that score in mind when you got those shots? You did a great job editing with the music.

April 2nd, 2005, 03:53 PM	#13
Frank Aalbers Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oakland,CA Posts: 135	<<<-- Originally posted by Michael OKeefe : Very nice work Frank. Even I, a total newbie, can appreciate that. Question: did you use a tripod while filming this? -->>> Some where tripod. But other where handheld. Even some tripod ones where shaky because of the fierce wind. Glad you liked it. And yes ... that was my very first tryout of the cam. :-) Frank

April 2nd, 2005, 03:56 PM	#15
Frank Aalbers Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oakland,CA Posts: 135	<<<-- Originally posted by Scott Agne : Great video! Did you have that score in mind when you got those shots? You did a great job editing with the music. -->>> Thanks ! I selected the music after I shot it. It was fun editing on the music. Glad you liked it. Frank