UWOL#3 'My Call to the Wild" by Dave Trainer at DVinfo.net

Dave Trainer · May 22nd, 2007, 07:47 PM

G'day all, great to wake up and find all the films ready for download, (still in the process and looking forward to viewing them.)

with such a wide topic as 'the wild' my head was spinning for days with different possibilities... finally decided on the theme to give you a glimpse into my life when I head off to the ocean and get wet. I wanted to give you all a first underwater experience and was very lucky with the wildlife that was seen. Hope you all enjoy.

Feedback is greatly appreciated.

Dave.

Kevin Railsback · May 22nd, 2007, 08:02 PM

Dave,

Really enjoyed the film.

For me, I would have skipped the beginning and got right to the water.
I would rather have seen closeups of gauges being checked, equipment being strapped on etc. All the things that you need to do to enter this strange and wonderful world.

I almost felt myself holding my breath when you first took us under the waves.

Really nice underwater work. The only thing I'd say is that there was a shot or two where the water looked very clear and the rest were kind of murky maybe due to the surf or something. So, it kind of didn't match for me.

Congrats on being the first underwater entry too by the way. :-)

The diversity of the wildlife was really nice to see. I always thought sea dragons were uber cool. :)

Give us some more underwater delights in UWOL4!!!

Chris Barcellos · May 22nd, 2007, 08:12 PM

I thought it was kind of cool seeing the trip to your wild area...

In fact it was all quite daring and wild given that you were driving on the wrong side of the road all the way, too.... :)

I felt it gave a great feel to me about where you live and what you have to do to get to your "wilds".

Geir Inge · May 22nd, 2007, 11:31 PM

Hi Dave.
I liked your film very much, especially the last part, under water.
The music mixed with the watersound was great.
Some great coloured fish you got there.
I can see that the jellyfish has a round shape, so I reckon it's not a "killerjelly"? Is it a stingray in the end of the film?
Maybe you should have short'n the "driving to the shore" a bit.
All in all, a great film.

Mat Thompson · May 23rd, 2007, 07:33 AM

YEAH !!! Uwol finally goes underwater....a big congrats :) Great film Dave, I have to agree with Kevin I'd have cut down the speeding through traffic stuff a bit but it did give it a feel of going on a journey. Looks like you weren’t too deep and the vis wasn’t so good but you still captured some nice shots, maybe a bit more exposure on a few shots but it tough I bet. What camera and housing are you using? The stingray shot is a great...so graceful...it looks close too, what sort of focal length were you shooting at? I'd have like to have seen some more cutting to details but hey what your doing is tough enough as it is. I've started diving about 6 months ago and hope to get an underwater rig at some point.

Great stuff fella....I'm off to watch it again :)

Meryem Ersoz · May 23rd, 2007, 07:45 AM

welcome to UWOL, david, you're clearly making a splash har har. i love underwater footage. once you start shooting it, you realize how hard it is.

i have a shoot with my splash bag in july. totally looking forward to it!

Bruce Ellingwood · May 23rd, 2007, 09:51 AM

Very cool with the underwater footage. Liked it.

Bruce

Rob Evans · May 23rd, 2007, 11:19 AM

Chilled. Lovely to see some really great underwater stuff, it's so far away from what i do ( or where i live doh! ). Chilled soundtrack, and liked the intro, gave a good juxtaposition of where you can be within a few hours. Nice work!

Steven Gotz · May 23rd, 2007, 11:54 AM

Another one that kept my eyes glued to the monitor. Nice job.

Trond Saetre · May 23rd, 2007, 12:21 PM

I love underwater video!
Nice music, and the shot of the stingray was great!

The car drive intro was a bit long to me. I think I would have cut away everything before the last part where you see the ocean in the background.

A good video. Well done!

Catherine Russell · May 23rd, 2007, 12:39 PM

Dave:

Wonderful film. Being land-locked, under the ocean is a dreamworld. The first time I played this I had no audio for some reason, and I was still captivated! I didn't realize you had it until I saw the credits at the end and went back through for the full audio/visual thrill. Great film.

Cat

Ruth Happel · May 23rd, 2007, 09:34 PM

That was really fun to watch. The music added to the dreamy underwater feel, a perfect match. Some of your wildlife shots were spectacular, especially the stingray. I have shot underwater some with a camera and know the challenges, so it was really impressive footage. I hope we see more sea creatures from you- hmmm, sounds like a tongue twister. Great job.

Ruth

Dave Trainer · May 23rd, 2007, 11:13 PM

Hi thanks all for the feedback and comments. dive almost did not take place as the night before as i was preparing my uw hosing the electronics decided to pack up!!!! (the housing is custom built for a sony trv) so i had to shoot without any controls, the camera was set to auto hence some of the fuzzyness is some of the shots.

look forward to showing some more of the amazing uw world to you all.

Dave.

Per Johan Naesje · May 24th, 2007, 12:14 AM

Hi Dave,
I really liked your entry, the first underwater submission in this challenge! As said by the other you could have jumped straight into the water. I think you did well showing the wild down under!

Gabriel Yeager · May 24th, 2007, 12:36 AM

Great job Dave! I rather enjoyed it! i am a water fanatic, so I greatly appreciate this film!

I loved seeing the sea-horse drift in the water heading to its new location. Very cool footage...

I think the hole thing was great! And I liked the intro.. I thought it was kind of a neat way to start it off.. The music was great too, it was a nice fit!

The text at the end is cool, did you make that?

Keep on bringing the water! :D
~Gabriel

May 22nd, 2007, 07:47 PM	#1
Dave Trainer New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 23	UWOL#3 'My Call to the Wild" by Dave Trainer G'day all, great to wake up and find all the films ready for download, (still in the process and looking forward to viewing them.) with such a wide topic as 'the wild' my head was spinning for days with different possibilities... finally decided on the theme to give you a glimpse into my life when I head off to the ocean and get wet. I wanted to give you all a first underwater experience and was very lucky with the wildlife that was seen. Hope you all enjoy. Feedback is greatly appreciated. Dave.

May 22nd, 2007, 08:02 PM	#2
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	Dave, Really enjoyed the film. For me, I would have skipped the beginning and got right to the water. I would rather have seen closeups of gauges being checked, equipment being strapped on etc. All the things that you need to do to enter this strange and wonderful world. I almost felt myself holding my breath when you first took us under the waves. Really nice underwater work. The only thing I'd say is that there was a shot or two where the water looked very clear and the rest were kind of murky maybe due to the surf or something. So, it kind of didn't match for me. Congrats on being the first underwater entry too by the way. :-) The diversity of the wildlife was really nice to see. I always thought sea dragons were uber cool. :) Give us some more underwater delights in UWOL4!!! __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com

May 22nd, 2007, 11:31 PM	#4
Geir Inge Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larsnes, Norway Posts: 1,343	Hi Dave. I liked your film very much, especially the last part, under water. The music mixed with the watersound was great. Some great coloured fish you got there. I can see that the jellyfish has a round shape, so I reckon it's not a "killerjelly"? Is it a stingray in the end of the film? Maybe you should have short'n the "driving to the shore" a bit. All in all, a great film. __________________ Geir Inge B. Brekke Visit me at: https://vimeo.com/gibbfilm

May 23rd, 2007, 11:54 AM	#9
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	Another one that kept my eyes glued to the monitor. Nice job. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

May 24th, 2007, 12:14 AM	#14
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Hi Dave, I really liked your entry, the first underwater submission in this challenge! As said by the other you could have jumped straight into the water. I think you did well showing the wild down under! __________________ - Per Johan

May 22nd, 2007, 08:12 PM	#3
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	I thought it was kind of cool seeing the trip to your wild area... In fact it was all quite daring and wild given that you were driving on the wrong side of the road all the way, too.... :) I felt it gave a great feel to me about where you live and what you have to do to get to your "wilds". __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

May 23rd, 2007, 07:33 AM	#5
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	YEAH !!! Uwol finally goes underwater....a big congrats :) Great film Dave, I have to agree with Kevin I'd have cut down the speeding through traffic stuff a bit but it did give it a feel of going on a journey. Looks like you weren’t too deep and the vis wasn’t so good but you still captured some nice shots, maybe a bit more exposure on a few shots but it tough I bet. What camera and housing are you using? The stingray shot is a great...so graceful...it looks close too, what sort of focal length were you shooting at? I'd have like to have seen some more cutting to details but hey what your doing is tough enough as it is. I've started diving about 6 months ago and hope to get an underwater rig at some point. Great stuff fella....I'm off to watch it again :)

May 23rd, 2007, 07:45 AM	#6
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	welcome to UWOL, david, you're clearly making a splash har har. i love underwater footage. once you start shooting it, you realize how hard it is. i have a shoot with my splash bag in july. totally looking forward to it!

May 23rd, 2007, 09:51 AM	#7
Bruce Ellingwood Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Corona, Calif. Posts: 47	Very cool with the underwater footage. Liked it. Bruce

May 23rd, 2007, 11:19 AM	#8
Rob Evans Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 390	Chilled. Lovely to see some really great underwater stuff, it's so far away from what i do ( or where i live doh! ). Chilled soundtrack, and liked the intro, gave a good juxtaposition of where you can be within a few hours. Nice work!

May 23rd, 2007, 12:21 PM	#10
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	I love underwater video! Nice music, and the shot of the stingray was great! The car drive intro was a bit long to me. I think I would have cut away everything before the last part where you see the ocean in the background. A good video. Well done!

May 23rd, 2007, 12:39 PM	#11
Catherine Russell Trustee Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lyons, Colorado Posts: 1,224	Dave: Wonderful film. Being land-locked, under the ocean is a dreamworld. The first time I played this I had no audio for some reason, and I was still captivated! I didn't realize you had it until I saw the credits at the end and went back through for the full audio/visual thrill. Great film. Cat

May 23rd, 2007, 09:34 PM	#12
Ruth Happel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Black Mountain, NC Posts: 488	That was really fun to watch. The music added to the dreamy underwater feel, a perfect match. Some of your wildlife shots were spectacular, especially the stingray. I have shot underwater some with a camera and know the challenges, so it was really impressive footage. I hope we see more sea creatures from you- hmmm, sounds like a tongue twister. Great job. Ruth

May 23rd, 2007, 11:13 PM	#13
Dave Trainer New Boot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 23	Hi thanks all for the feedback and comments. dive almost did not take place as the night before as i was preparing my uw hosing the electronics decided to pack up!!!! (the housing is custom built for a sony trv) so i had to shoot without any controls, the camera was set to auto hence some of the fuzzyness is some of the shots. look forward to showing some more of the amazing uw world to you all. Dave.

May 24th, 2007, 12:36 AM	#15
Gabriel Yeager Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, NorthWest USA Posts: 788	Great job Dave! I rather enjoyed it! i am a water fanatic, so I greatly appreciate this film! I loved seeing the sea-horse drift in the water heading to its new location. Very cool footage... I think the hole thing was great! And I liked the intro.. I thought it was kind of a neat way to start it off.. The music was great too, it was a nice fit! The text at the end is cool, did you make that? Keep on bringing the water! :D ~Gabriel __________________ Gabriel Photography