As I get things done, I’ll post – and accordingly I am happy to share a little compilation of some of our bear shooting at Brooks Lodge on Katmai Island, Alaska. A great trip to the Alaskan Outback!
This was a photo trip, so the video was an adjunct to the photography – so I didn’t have proper video sticks or a head (only using my Really Right Stuff ball head – awesome for pics, very challenging for video), particularly given the focal lengths I was shooting at (some were at 500+1.4xTC). Also, since I didn’t anticipate when I’d shoot video, I didn’t change the shutter speed to give it more flow – so it is still a bit jerky at a very high shutter speed. Should have been more aware. Anyway, the video will bring back some incredible memories.
As part of Gabrielle’s and Daddy’s This Land is Your Land tour around the country, we find ourselves in Kearney, Nebraska. I’ll post the awesome pictures in another post, but I found the Alfalfa fields interesting enough to want to post a little video. And a big special thanks (once again) to my friend Ty Uden for being such an incredible host.
During a wildflower shoot in Anza Borrego, I caught this little hungry caterpillar munching away. I wasn’t prepared for shooting video at extreme close up so this is a bit shaky, but cool nonetheless. Shot with my trusty Canon 5d Mark II and 100mm f2.8 IS macro lens.
A short walk off the Dalton Highway in snowy conditions – working our way through 2 or so foot deep drifts, we enjoyed a pack of Musk Ox grazing and (seemingly) enjoying their day. Shooting with my Canon 5d Mark II and 500mm f4 I was able to catch a little video of these fellas.
Some stream footage shot with my Canon 5d Mark II through 100mm macro and 16-35 lenses as an experiment – much handheld – and this is one of my more significant regrets from this trip. The quality of the camera demanded more of this kind of audio – long shots, slow pans, etc., and I didn’t realize that until after I had already gotten back into the warm and cozy to watch the footage only to wish I could trade my frostbitten toes for another couple hours by the stream. Oh well…
This has been a remarkable experience. We sat and watched the bears for hours and hours – cold and damp – but struck by these awesome creatures. As the day wore on, and after having already shot some 200+ images, I suddenly remembered that I had the ability to take some video footage (with my 5d Mark II) and my big 500mm f4 camera lens. This is the product of that realization.
