Tales of Wonder and Woe: UWOL #4

David Gemmell · July 12th, 2007, 08:58 PM

Just got my new XL H1 last month and packaged it up for repairs today. Can't control zoom and aperture after about 10 seconds after the camera is turned on - very frustrating!

I am now trying to make a story out of the footage I got this week and last week. Certainly had a lot of fun being out in the bush, and actually went camping with my son for the first time. So for me, the challenge has been a great success already.

Anyway, must get back to the editing software to see what I can extract. Maybe a slow motion effect could buy me a few more seconds here and there? mmm

Trond Saetre · July 12th, 2007, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin Railsback

Trond,

Here's a shot right after I grabbed the camera from falling into the creek. :)

I love the colors in that shot!
Looking forward to see your finished video.

Kevin Railsback · July 13th, 2007, 04:54 AM

David,

Man, that bites. I need to send my HVX in to get the battery tabs fixed but I've been holding off. Heck, you haven't even had a chance to break it in yet!

Trond,

So far my film is nothing to write home about.

Meryem Ersoz · July 13th, 2007, 07:51 AM

lovely shot, kevin, but it just goes to show how important it is to have audio to augment images....wish we had a bit of accompanying audio. oh right, never mind, this is a family channel.

Kevin Railsback · July 13th, 2007, 02:50 PM

Yeah, audio would not have been a good thing with that particular shot. :)

Chris Barcellos · July 13th, 2007, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mat Thompson

With most people I'd say the shadow was exaggerating your proportions but with you I think its probably accurate Kevin ;)

Lovely lighting fella....very warm :)

So I go to Kevin's website, cause with that hat, he actually looks like he is from my generation. Low and behold, only picture of him there is him in a ski mask..... Hmmmmm D B. Cooper ring a bell, anyone ?

Kevin Railsback · July 13th, 2007, 03:51 PM

Well, that way you have to judge my work by itself and not by the weirdo behind the camera. :-)

I'm headed out to try to get some more footage. I'll see if I can grab some stills along the way.

Kevin Railsback · July 14th, 2007, 05:40 AM

You wanted a little more behind the scenes stuff.

Here's a little clip walking back to pick up my tripod after filming some scenes on the Cedar River.

Nothing really exciting but it gives you a chance to see what things look like on the opposite side of where I normally point my camera. :)

http://www.iowafilmmaker.com/movies/tripod.mov

Kris Holodak · July 14th, 2007, 01:45 PM

I haven't looked at my tape yet, but boy it was a gorgeous day for a paddle and I might have skipped it if I hadn't had a reason to get out. I'm not positive what the camera was seeing a lot of the time because I was trying an experiment, but I saw fledgling osprey, several great blue herons, lots of terns, some painted turtles, and a goofy dog in a bright orange life jacket. Oh wait, I brought the dog.

I'm feeling really happy, which is good because if the experiment failed then I might not have anything other than a good mood to show for it.

Smile,
Kris

Steven Gotz · July 14th, 2007, 01:55 PM

I have a plan, I just haven't figured out when I am going to shoot it.

"Water In Motion" will be my title. On the other hand, the plan could change if I could figure out how to capture on video the tremendous rainfall we are getting at this very moment.

Bruce Foreman · July 14th, 2007, 04:15 PM

I'm contrasting drought and the results of the abundant rainfall we got on the fringes of the central and northern Texas disastrous rainfall and floods.

I'm at a point where I need to follow a shot of dark threatening clouds with downpour type rain...And what are we getting?

Clear skies...Ugh!

On to plan "B".

Gabriel Yeager · July 14th, 2007, 04:59 PM

Well, I am glad to see that I am not the only one without any footage.
I have yet to get an idea..

This is by far the most challenging part of the challenge for me. Coming up with an idea that I can do -- realistically.

~Gabriel
PS: We had a pretty nice storm here Thursday. But no footage.

Victor Wilcox · July 14th, 2007, 09:28 PM

Well, come to Houston, Bruce. The rain is back. That's not the water I wanted im my video.

Oh well. I'll have to rewrite the script. Oops. I haven't written the first one yet.

Water, water everywhere, but no script yet.

I got great shots of lakes and water falls in Tennessee. Now if I can just figure out a cool way to use them.

John Dennis Robertson · July 15th, 2007, 11:43 AM

I uploaded my video on friday.With our lousy bandwidth in South Africa I had to get my brother to upload it from work, still took him about an hour. When I tried at home it would have taken me 13 + hours. I checked my video was on the FTP site on Friday night,but now its gone.Did I do something wrong? I know the file size was right,I named it correctly,was Just wondering where it went.

Kevin Railsback · July 15th, 2007, 07:03 PM

John,

The videos get moved to another directory once they're uploaded so Mat can get the links up and ready and not have to rush at the end.

Meryem will put up a list of films in the directory soon but rest assured, your file is safe and sound, just in another directory. :)

July 12th, 2007, 08:58 PM	#31
David Gemmell Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bendigo, Australia Posts: 234	The timing is terrible... Just got my new XL H1 last month and packaged it up for repairs today. Can't control zoom and aperture after about 10 seconds after the camera is turned on - very frustrating! I am now trying to make a story out of the footage I got this week and last week. Certainly had a lot of fun being out in the bush, and actually went camping with my son for the first time. So for me, the challenge has been a great success already. Anyway, must get back to the editing software to see what I can extract. Maybe a slow motion effect could buy me a few more seconds here and there? mmm

July 13th, 2007, 04:54 AM	#33
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	David, Man, that bites. I need to send my HVX in to get the battery tabs fixed but I've been holding off. Heck, you haven't even had a chance to break it in yet! Trond, So far my film is nothing to write home about. __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com

July 13th, 2007, 02:50 PM	#35
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	Yeah, audio would not have been a good thing with that particular shot. :) __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com

July 13th, 2007, 03:51 PM	#37
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	Well, that way you have to judge my work by itself and not by the weirdo behind the camera. :-) I'm headed out to try to get some more footage. I'll see if I can grab some stills along the way. __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com

July 14th, 2007, 05:40 AM	#38
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	You wanted a little more behind the scenes stuff. Here's a little clip walking back to pick up my tripod after filming some scenes on the Cedar River. Nothing really exciting but it gives you a chance to see what things look like on the opposite side of where I normally point my camera. :) http://www.iowafilmmaker.com/movies/tripod.mov __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com

July 13th, 2007, 07:51 AM	#34
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	lovely shot, kevin, but it just goes to show how important it is to have audio to augment images....wish we had a bit of accompanying audio. oh right, never mind, this is a family channel.

July 14th, 2007, 01:45 PM	#39
Kris Holodak Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 302	beautiful footage? who knows, but a beautiful day I haven't looked at my tape yet, but boy it was a gorgeous day for a paddle and I might have skipped it if I hadn't had a reason to get out. I'm not positive what the camera was seeing a lot of the time because I was trying an experiment, but I saw fledgling osprey, several great blue herons, lots of terns, some painted turtles, and a goofy dog in a bright orange life jacket. Oh wait, I brought the dog. I'm feeling really happy, which is good because if the experiment failed then I might not have anything other than a good mood to show for it. Smile, Kris

July 14th, 2007, 01:55 PM	#40
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	I have a plan, I just haven't figured out when I am going to shoot it. "Water In Motion" will be my title. On the other hand, the plan could change if I could figure out how to capture on video the tremendous rainfall we are getting at this very moment. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

July 14th, 2007, 04:15 PM	#41
Bruce Foreman Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Angelo Texas Posts: 1,518	I'm contrasting drought and the results of the abundant rainfall we got on the fringes of the central and northern Texas disastrous rainfall and floods. I'm at a point where I need to follow a shot of dark threatening clouds with downpour type rain...And what are we getting? Clear skies...Ugh! On to plan "B".

July 14th, 2007, 04:59 PM	#42
Gabriel Yeager Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, NorthWest USA Posts: 788	Well, I am glad to see that I am not the only one without any footage. I have yet to get an idea.. This is by far the most challenging part of the challenge for me. Coming up with an idea that I can do -- realistically. ~Gabriel PS: We had a pretty nice storm here Thursday. But no footage. __________________ Gabriel Photography

July 14th, 2007, 09:28 PM	#43
Victor Wilcox Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Iron Horse Guest Ranch, Waller County, TX Posts: 340	Well, come to Houston, Bruce. The rain is back. That's not the water I wanted im my video. Oh well. I'll have to rewrite the script. Oops. I haven't written the first one yet. Water, water everywhere, but no script yet. I got great shots of lakes and water falls in Tennessee. Now if I can just figure out a cool way to use them. __________________ Vic Wilcox, http://wilcoxvideoproductions.com/Default.aspx Sony FDR-AX100, DJI Phantom 4 Pro, GoPro Hero 8 Blk, Vegas Pro 15, DaVinci Resolve 18

July 15th, 2007, 11:43 AM	#44
John Dennis Robertson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johanesburg South Africa Posts: 217	My entry? I uploaded my video on friday.With our lousy bandwidth in South Africa I had to get my brother to upload it from work, still took him about an hour. When I tried at home it would have taken me 13 + hours. I checked my video was on the FTP site on Friday night,but now its gone.Did I do something wrong? I know the file size was right,I named it correctly,was Just wondering where it went.

July 15th, 2007, 07:03 PM	#45
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	John, The videos get moved to another directory once they're uploaded so Mat can get the links up and ready and not have to rush at the end. Meryem will put up a list of films in the directory soon but rest assured, your file is safe and sound, just in another directory. :) __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com