Dipper (video) at DVinfo.net

Juha Harjula · May 13th, 2007, 02:01 AM

Hi,

Short clip of a dipper. All comments are welcome. Size 17 MB, save to hard disk before viewing.

http://www.riitti.net/videot/Koskikara.mov

Edit: Clip reloaded to web. Little color correction for the later part of the clip, blues cast removed from 1:40 position. Last scene should have warm cast because of the last rays of sun.

Grant Sherman · May 13th, 2007, 02:54 AM

Hi Juha,

I liked your film. Dippers are lovely birds but sometimes they move to fast. I noticed that a couple of the pans were not as smooth as they should be. There was also a point at 1:20 where there was a big colour change that could be corrected.

Over-all: beauty scenery and some lovely shots. Are you going to try to get some shots of them walking underwater?

Grant

Brendan Marnell · May 13th, 2007, 03:56 AM

Thank you Juha.
You had fun editing it and I enjoyed watching it 4 times. Did you slow things down slightly between 1.30 and 1.40. The ripples on the water seemed incredibly relaxed during that slot. The overall impact on me was one of serenity even with the dipper fidgeting madly.
Per Johan Naesje's style must be contagious or is it just the snowy setting!

Mike Blumberg · May 13th, 2007, 11:29 AM

Very beautiful, thank you for sharing your work.

Mat Thompson · May 13th, 2007, 04:44 PM

Great stuff fella, some lovely footage in there. How cool would it be to cut to an 'underwater' shot in this.

The dipper is on my list of subjects for the next year....great little bird!

What camera, lens was this shot on by the way ??

Bob Thompson · May 13th, 2007, 04:57 PM

Juha,

Thanks for sharing your video, I am wondering what camera you were using?

As to the last shot in the video, you maybe are able to cut out the unsteady pan and put a dissolve between the shots.

I love the stills and beaver video on your homepage. In my opinion the Beaver video would have looked better if you had kept all the "Warm" sky shots together.

Congratulations

Bob

Juha Harjula · May 13th, 2007, 11:31 PM

Thank you for you kind words. Now some answers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grant Sherman

Are you going to try to get some shots of them walking underwater?

Do you mean underwater shots? Maybe some day, water is quite murky in that river, so getting usable footage would be hard.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brendan Marnell

Did you slow things down slightly between 1.30 and 1.40. The ripples on the water seemed incredibly relaxed during that slot.

Speed is constant in all parts of clip.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mat Thompson

I am wondering what camera you were using?

This video was shot with Canon XL2 and in some parts EF adapter and EF 70-200 2.8 IS were used.

Oliver Reik · May 13th, 2007, 11:53 PM

Hello Juha!

Very peaceful movie - I really liked it. Thanks for sharing. :-D

Regards,

Oliver

Per Johan Naesje · May 14th, 2007, 03:17 AM

Juha, beautiful shoots of the Dipper.
Second what have been said about the editing, but overall impression is stunning!
Thanks for sharing :-)

You should participate in the UWOL-challenge Juha?

Jeff Swick · May 14th, 2007, 10:33 AM

Juha,
Beautiful footage. I was struck by the "black and white" aspect of some of the scenes. The colors of the late sun sky (seen on the rippling waters) eventually prevail at the end. Very interesting little birds. Seems you have the patience and passion to capture a bit of their lives to share with us. Thanks!

j.

Rick A. Phillips · May 15th, 2007, 10:20 AM

Interesting little birds. Quite peaceful overall. Thanks for posting this.

Rick

May 13th, 2007, 02:01 AM	#1
Juha Harjula New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 12	Dipper (video) Hi, Short clip of a dipper. All comments are welcome. Size 17 MB, save to hard disk before viewing. http://www.riitti.net/videot/Koskikara.mov Edit: Clip reloaded to web. Little color correction for the later part of the clip, blues cast removed from 1:40 position. Last scene should have warm cast because of the last rays of sun. __________________ nature snapper Last edited by Juha Harjula; May 13th, 2007 at 04:49 AM.

May 13th, 2007, 02:54 AM	#2
Grant Sherman Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lundy Island, UK Posts: 175	Hi Juha, I liked your film. Dippers are lovely birds but sometimes they move to fast. I noticed that a couple of the pans were not as smooth as they should be. There was also a point at 1:20 where there was a big colour change that could be corrected. Over-all: beauty scenery and some lovely shots. Are you going to try to get some shots of them walking underwater? Grant __________________ www.returntickettonature.co.uk

May 14th, 2007, 03:17 AM	#9
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Juha, beautiful shoots of the Dipper. Second what have been said about the editing, but overall impression is stunning! Thanks for sharing :-) You should participate in the UWOL-challenge Juha? __________________ - Per Johan

May 13th, 2007, 03:56 AM	#3
Brendan Marnell Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 938	Thank you Juha. You had fun editing it and I enjoyed watching it 4 times. Did you slow things down slightly between 1.30 and 1.40. The ripples on the water seemed incredibly relaxed during that slot. The overall impact on me was one of serenity even with the dipper fidgeting madly. Per Johan Naesje's style must be contagious or is it just the snowy setting!

May 13th, 2007, 11:29 AM	#4
Mike Blumberg Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Last Outpost MN Posts: 70	Very beautiful, thank you for sharing your work.

May 13th, 2007, 04:44 PM	#5
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	Great stuff fella, some lovely footage in there. How cool would it be to cut to an 'underwater' shot in this. The dipper is on my list of subjects for the next year....great little bird! What camera, lens was this shot on by the way ??

May 13th, 2007, 04:57 PM	#6
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	Juha, Thanks for sharing your video, I am wondering what camera you were using? As to the last shot in the video, you maybe are able to cut out the unsteady pan and put a dissolve between the shots. I love the stills and beaver video on your homepage. In my opinion the Beaver video would have looked better if you had kept all the "Warm" sky shots together. Congratulations Bob

May 13th, 2007, 11:53 PM	#8
Oliver Reik Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mettmann / Germany Posts: 96	Hello Juha! Very peaceful movie - I really liked it. Thanks for sharing. :-D Regards, Oliver

May 14th, 2007, 10:33 AM	#10
Jeff Swick New Boot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Midland Park, New Jersey Posts: 10	Juha, Beautiful footage. I was struck by the "black and white" aspect of some of the scenes. The colors of the late sun sky (seen on the rippling waters) eventually prevail at the end. Very interesting little birds. Seems you have the patience and passion to capture a bit of their lives to share with us. Thanks! j.

May 15th, 2007, 10:20 AM	#11
Rick A. Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kingsport, tennessee Posts: 123	Interesting little birds. Quite peaceful overall. Thanks for posting this. Rick