Recent content by alexsmith

thanks for the replies, for the kind of things I shoot I have decided that, as advised , timelapse may sometimes be the way to go. I've been playing with it, and although the intervals appear quite important, it looks promising so thanks :) al

:thinking: I'm really hoping someone on here can help me with this problem. I'm using a canon 600d to shoot video. At times it can shoot great HD but I cannot get it to shoot wide angle shots as I would like them to look. The wide angle "landscape" type shots always lack definition. Here is...

I use a gopro on a radian glider which I think is MUCH easier to fly than a quadcopter. It must be if I can do it. I only started learning in the summer. This was one of my first attempts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcGrA-A_3Rk I think something like the radian could also carry something much...

Ooh. Thanks for that.. Was just about to order it..

I hear what people are saying but I would just like to add (about 3 days late) the case for the 70-300mm . I use this lens on my 600d for wildlife and birds. Because I shoot video as well I like this focal length. However if I had more money , I'd love the 400mm f5.6 BUT I have the 70-300mm and...

Anyone planning going to gigrin, check out nant y arian kite feeding centre. Its not far away , free to get in, run by forest commision and is 100x more scenic.. IMHO. (I live close by both) Al

thanks... oh and i forgot about the trial option doh!. will try it for a month :) al

After a serious pc malfunction:eek: I'm looking to replace with ps elements. Don't know which one I used before. version 9 seems to be about £50 , version 7 is £20. does that make the older one a bargain or out of date.. 90% of the time I shoot wildlife (birds mainly) and mostly use the (get...

I'm glad someone else tries to make wildlife video..That makes two of us :) Its got to be about the hardest thing to film ie small birds. you need long lens or zoom and audio as you have discovered is a pig.. :( I like the whitethroat... not sure about the sound though. Might be better with...

This one.. Or one like it. I have rode pro. Its good but since using it and talking to a sound guy, I realise you don't want your mic on the camera, which is the rode strong point. Mine is mounted on the tripod. The tascan type can take earphones as well to hear levels. Pricey though but I...

You can get free trials of most of them. I tried loads. The two I liked best were less common, Corel and magix. Magix hd is nicest to use for me. Corel hasa good users forum, very useful at times. ;) Alex

Yeah agree, practice makes err the need for more practice, well in my case anyway. Alex

Thanks I was shooting 60fps 1/1000th. 1/250th certainly would have given me more leeway for iso etc. I think you're right it doesn't look fluid enough... thanks al

I have been trying to film the swallows drinking in mid air (kind of skimming over the water. Thing is I thought I would need a fast shutter speed. So I chose 1/1000. I know lifelike film is around 1/50th but these guys move so quick it would all be blur :) Any tips on what would have been...

Dorset Dude, thanks :) Onona, THank you very much fgor the honest and detailed reply. Appreciate it. I realise that all aspects of my video could be better. They've got better than when I started and it has made me harbour the idea of wondering just how job I could make. I will put together a...