UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You

Gordon Hoffman · November 1st, 2016, 07:05 AM

Well I made it. All footage shot on Sunday and slapped together last night. I was doing the final render, for the third time, after 11:30 last night so it was close.
I didn't have any real plan so it was kind of flying by the seat of my pants putting it together. Watching it this morning I see some shots that may be a little to short and some mistakes with my text. I really have got to put more time into doing this.
Cameras were the GH 3 & 4 and the GoPro 2 & 3. The gravel roads really challenged my mounting system and being in a rush I did a lot of handheld, leaning on what ever I could. Mercalli got a work out.
Anyways hammer away and thanks for watching.

Gordon

Trond Saetre · November 2nd, 2016, 04:35 AM

Hi Gordon

Your landscape is very similar to what we have here in Norway. I felt right at home, as usual when watching your films. You even have a few of the cracks in the road surface, like we have, haha.
Yes, as you mentioned, a few shots could have been a bit longer, but that's just a minor detail.

The bird shot at 0:51: I wish you had zoomed a little out to include the bird's feet in the picture. As an alternative, I would have got an even more close up of the bird. Easier said than done, I know, but as it is now, it felt as the framing wasn't optimal.

The landscape at 1:04: Once upon a time I learned in a photo class to "never" have the horizon in the middle of the frame. In this particular shot, I would have included more of the ground and less of the sky. That way you would have even more depth in the frame, from the close grass hill, to the distant spectacular steep mountains. (Or the opposite, include more sky to make the mountains appear closer).

Nice to see you found some wildlife too. Is that a wolf at 1:37?

Well done! Thanks for sharing your world.

Gordon Hoffman · November 4th, 2016, 06:49 AM

Trond points well taken. The sad part is the shot is there it was my bad at re framing it in the smaller window. I need to use the editing program more often so I can remember how to do things. It should of been easy to do but I couldn't get it to show live on screen as I was moving and resizing it. With time running out I was just happy if something showed up in the smaller window. I've got it figured out now!
Thanks for the feed back.

Gordon

Gordon Hoffman · November 4th, 2016, 06:51 AM

Trond that was a coyote.

Gordon

Rob Cantwell · November 4th, 2016, 08:58 AM

Very nice film Gordon,
Music suited it grand, the theme was there and I liked that there was a story of sorts, a beginning, a middle and an end.
For someone like me who knows little about wildlife etc. it might have been nice to name what creatures I was viewing.
I don't understand why you had the video windowed. it cut down the amount of screen real estate available! you could have just overlaid the text perhaps at the bottom of the screen like a ticker-tape. other than that it was excellent, you handholding is a lot better than mine!

:-)

Rob

Trond Saetre · November 5th, 2016, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon Hoffman

Trond points well taken. The sad part is the shot is there it was my bad at re framing it in the smaller window...

Another thing you might consider, would be to reduce the size of the grey frame you used. This could have helped you. Or as Rob suggests, just remove the frame and use text overlay, is another option.
But I understand you used the frames to make the "postcard look," which of course is fine too. I liked it.

Gordon Hoffman · November 5th, 2016, 06:57 AM

Rob the reason I use the window was to give a postcard look. I guess I failed there. Believe me I used Mercalli on a fair number of my shots. Thanks.

Gordon

Gordon Hoffman · November 5th, 2016, 07:02 AM

Trond I had considered coming out to full screen but felt it would lose the idea of a postcard. I think a couple of things that could help me is to allow myself more time to edit the video and to use the program a little more often so I can remember how to use it. I looked and the last video I edited on it was last November's UWOL. Thanks.

Gordon

Lorinda Norton · November 9th, 2016, 11:15 PM

Lovely footage, as always, Gordon! The elk scenes took my breath away, primarily because of the overall look with the ghostly trees in the background. Well done, and congratulations on producing the top film this round!

Gordon Hoffman · November 10th, 2016, 07:16 AM

Thanks Lorinda. Very much appreciated.

Gordon

Dale Guthormsen · December 7th, 2016, 11:03 AM

Gordon,

Been a while sense I seen your videos. this is a real fine video. Im particularly fond of the ruffed grouse shot
Would have loved a closer shot of the big horn sheep!!

the elk are awesome.

I loved the end with the coyote and the road running backwards, great job. just first flass.

November 1st, 2016, 07:05 AM	#1
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Well I made it. All footage shot on Sunday and slapped together last night. I was doing the final render, for the third time, after 11:30 last night so it was close. I didn't have any real plan so it was kind of flying by the seat of my pants putting it together. Watching it this morning I see some shots that may be a little to short and some mistakes with my text. I really have got to put more time into doing this. Cameras were the GH 3 & 4 and the GoPro 2 & 3. The gravel roads really challenged my mounting system and being in a rush I did a lot of handheld, leaning on what ever I could. Mercalli got a work out. Anyways hammer away and thanks for watching. UWOL40 "apostcardforyou" by"Gordon Hoffman on Vimeo Gordon

November 2nd, 2016, 04:35 AM	#2
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Re: UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Hi Gordon Your landscape is very similar to what we have here in Norway. I felt right at home, as usual when watching your films. You even have a few of the cracks in the road surface, like we have, haha. Yes, as you mentioned, a few shots could have been a bit longer, but that's just a minor detail. The bird shot at 0:51: I wish you had zoomed a little out to include the bird's feet in the picture. As an alternative, I would have got an even more close up of the bird. Easier said than done, I know, but as it is now, it felt as the framing wasn't optimal. The landscape at 1:04: Once upon a time I learned in a photo class to "never" have the horizon in the middle of the frame. In this particular shot, I would have included more of the ground and less of the sky. That way you would have even more depth in the frame, from the close grass hill, to the distant spectacular steep mountains. (Or the opposite, include more sky to make the mountains appear closer). Nice to see you found some wildlife too. Is that a wolf at 1:37? Well done! Thanks for sharing your world.

November 4th, 2016, 06:49 AM	#3
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	Re: UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Trond points well taken. The sad part is the shot is there it was my bad at re framing it in the smaller window. I need to use the editing program more often so I can remember how to do things. It should of been easy to do but I couldn't get it to show live on screen as I was moving and resizing it. With time running out I was just happy if something showed up in the smaller window. I've got it figured out now! Thanks for the feed back. Gordon

November 4th, 2016, 06:51 AM	#4
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	Re: UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Trond that was a coyote. Gordon

November 4th, 2016, 08:58 AM	#5
Rob Cantwell Major Player Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tipperary, Ireland Posts: 624	Re: UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Very nice film Gordon, Music suited it grand, the theme was there and I liked that there was a story of sorts, a beginning, a middle and an end. For someone like me who knows little about wildlife etc. it might have been nice to name what creatures I was viewing. I don't understand why you had the video windowed. it cut down the amount of screen real estate available! you could have just overlaid the text perhaps at the bottom of the screen like a ticker-tape. other than that it was excellent, you handholding is a lot better than mine! :-) Rob __________________ http://www.robertcantwell.com

November 5th, 2016, 06:57 AM	#7
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	Re: UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Rob the reason I use the window was to give a postcard look. I guess I failed there. Believe me I used Mercalli on a fair number of my shots. Thanks. Gordon

November 5th, 2016, 07:02 AM	#8
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	Re: UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Trond I had considered coming out to full screen but felt it would lose the idea of a postcard. I think a couple of things that could help me is to allow myself more time to edit the video and to use the program a little more often so I can remember how to use it. I looked and the last video I edited on it was last November's UWOL. Thanks. Gordon

November 9th, 2016, 11:15 PM	#9
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	Re: UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Lovely footage, as always, Gordon! The elk scenes took my breath away, primarily because of the overall look with the ghostly trees in the background. Well done, and congratulations on producing the top film this round! __________________ Lorinda

November 10th, 2016, 07:16 AM	#10
Gordon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada Posts: 619	Re: UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Thanks Lorinda. Very much appreciated. Gordon

December 7th, 2016, 11:03 AM	#11
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Re: UWOL 40 -A Postcard For You - by Gordon Hoffman Gordon, Been a while sense I seen your videos. this is a real fine video. Im particularly fond of the ruffed grouse shot Would have loved a closer shot of the big horn sheep!! the elk are awesome. I loved the end with the coyote and the road running backwards, great job. just first flass. __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen