UWOL 56

LeRoy Gunderson · February 1st, 2021, 11:02 AM

For this challenge I decided to go "old school" and dug out my old Sony FX7 HDV camcorder. For being 15 years old I think it did pretty well. Freedom for me is being outside and enjoying my surroundings.

Bob Safay · February 1st, 2021, 07:05 PM

LeRoy, what a well shot and narrated video. Can't believe you got such nice color out of the old camcorder. Your narration was very smooth, and you told a beautiful story. Great job. Bob

Trond Saetre · February 2nd, 2021, 08:08 AM

Hi LeRoy,

Good story and good visuals!
Nice to see my 10 year old camera still has some years left :) You clearly show that we don't have to use the latest and newest to produce great results.

A couple details:
The bird shot from 0:40 and the deer shot from 1:00: I guess these were shot handheld.
Maybe you could have added some stabilization during editing? Might have improved a little. Especially the bird shot.

Those birds at 1:31 looked cold in the snow.

Well done! I enjoyed watching.

Mick Jenner · February 2nd, 2021, 09:37 AM

Hi LeRoy,

Always look forward to watching your entries.You didn't disappoint this round. Your voiceover delivery sounds so natural. Well done

The footage was surprisingly good for a HDV format, maybe we are all chasing dragons in pursuit of better quality footage when the gains with newer formats are so minimal.

Mick

LeRoy Gunderson · February 2nd, 2021, 02:02 PM

Thanks for all the kind words. This camera has always worked well for me. It took awhile to get a custom picture style that I wanted. Yes the deer footage was handheld. Driving through a local lake park and just happened upon several deer. I was shooting out of the truck window. Most of the heavy movement in the dove footage was due to a very windy day.

Again, thanks for the comments.

February 1st, 2021, 11:02 AM	#1
LeRoy Gunderson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Harker Heights, Texas Posts: 120	UWOL 56 - Everything Changes For this challenge I decided to go "old school" and dug out my old Sony FX7 HDV camcorder. For being 15 years old I think it did pretty well. Freedom for me is being outside and enjoying my surroundings. UWOL56 -Everything Changes by LeRoy Gunderson on Vimeo

February 1st, 2021, 07:05 PM	#2
Bob Safay Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,558	Re: UWOL 56 - Everything Changes LeRoy, what a well shot and narrated video. Can't believe you got such nice color out of the old camcorder. Your narration was very smooth, and you told a beautiful story. Great job. Bob

February 2nd, 2021, 08:08 AM	#3
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Re: UWOL 56 - Everything Changes Hi LeRoy, Good story and good visuals! Nice to see my 10 year old camera still has some years left :) You clearly show that we don't have to use the latest and newest to produce great results. A couple details: The bird shot from 0:40 and the deer shot from 1:00: I guess these were shot handheld. Maybe you could have added some stabilization during editing? Might have improved a little. Especially the bird shot. Those birds at 1:31 looked cold in the snow. Well done! I enjoyed watching.

February 2nd, 2021, 09:37 AM	#4
Mick Jenner Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: West Sussex England Posts: 843	Re: UWOL 56 - Everything Changes Hi LeRoy, Always look forward to watching your entries.You didn't disappoint this round. Your voiceover delivery sounds so natural. Well done The footage was surprisingly good for a HDV format, maybe we are all chasing dragons in pursuit of better quality footage when the gains with newer formats are so minimal. Mick

February 2nd, 2021, 02:02 PM	#5
LeRoy Gunderson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Harker Heights, Texas Posts: 120	Re: UWOL 56 - Everything Changes Thanks for all the kind words. This camera has always worked well for me. It took awhile to get a custom picture style that I wanted. Yes the deer footage was handheld. Driving through a local lake park and just happened upon several deer. I was shooting out of the truck window. Most of the heavy movement in the dove footage was due to a very windy day. Again, thanks for the comments.