artsupreme wrote: Rudy Pohl wrote:
My first wildlife documentary short film.
"Sandhill Cranes - Dancing Giants during the Fall Migration"
For the last 10 years I have been trying to find an opportunity to photograph, and in the last 3 years, film Sandhill Cranes on migration in our area, but without success. This past Fall I got lucky. I shot this footage back in November 2024 and have been working periodically on editing it since then. It's been a real labour of love for me and my wife and we have grown to love these beautiful, graceful Giants in the process.
Challenges and difficulties:
The major problems to overcome all had to do with the shooting conditions. The Cranes were on private property 1000 feet away, so way too far away for good IQ. Also, much of the day was warm and sunny so there was terrible atmospheric turbulence (heat shimmer) a lot of the time. It was quite windy for much of the day with gusts up to 50 kilometers per hour destroying the audio and shaking the footage. The biggest challenge in the editing part was matching the subtle blue-grey colour of the Cranes in the many clips shot across a wide range of lighting conditions from 11:00 am to sunset at 5:00 pm. Being somewhat of a perfectionist I was unhappy with the image quality and wanted to throw out the footage and quit the project more than once, but my wife said "no way" and encouraged me to make the best of it and finish the job. I'm glad I did.
Gear: Canon R5, RF100-500, RF200-800, + RF1.4x
Recording formats: 4K60K crop, 4K120
8-bit Standard Picture Profile
Editing: Davinci Resolve 19, edited on and exported from a 1080p timeline.
Comments and feedback welcome.
Hope you enjoy it.
Rudy
&t=21s
Rudy that was a great video. I know absolutely nothing about birds so I learned a lot from your video. Is it normal for birds to be monogamous for life? That's very interesting.
Regarding the party, why did they do that? What are the reasons birds call like that?
As for your video, it's amazing. You did not have control of the heat shimmer so as long as we know the story we can appreciate the footage, and you had plenty of good clips without it. You have your panning really dialed in. And your narrating and editing are put together very well, with a nice division between sound tracks.
I really need to dive into DaVinci. I bought the studio edition on Black Friday and I haven't opened the package up yet to install it.
Great work, keep it up.
Wow, thanks so much for your encouraging words artsupreme! They mean a lot!
I'm really glad you learned some cool stuff about these birds. I myself didn't know a thing about them until I shot this footage and started doing some serious online research to try to understand the behaviours that I was seeing in my footage. For me, this is one of the real fun parts of doing these wildlife videos. I often don't know much about a species until after I film them and do a video presentation.
No, it's not normal for birds to be monogamous, especially not for an entire lifetime. It's one of the main reasons why Cranes are loved all over the world and even revered in some cultures. I some Asian cultures like in Japan and China Crane images feature prominently in wedding decorations including on brides' dresses as a symbol of a happy and peaceful marriage.
Regarding the party - I have no idea why the bird did that or called this way. All I know is I was just standing there a thousand feet away and filming anything that moved when suddenly hundreds of bird launched into flight calling their lungs out. I kept filming the entire process until the groups came back down to the ground. Interestingly, as all these birds were swirling together in the sky I watch particularly to see is any groups of bird flew off away from the location and not a single group left. They all landed, which suggest to me that the ones on the ground for some reason went up to see the ones coming in. Again, I have no idea why they did that.
Thanks again for watching and for your help feedback,
Oh yes, one more thing... thank you so much for starting this video thread. I have been looking for and hoping for a video sharing group that's for Canon shooters for over 2 years. Now we have one!
artsupreme wrote: Rudy Pohl wrote:
My first wildlife documentary short film.
"Sandhill Cranes - Dancing Giants during the Fall Migration"
For the last 10 years I have been trying to find an opportunity to photograph, and in the last 3 years, film Sandhill Cranes on migration in our area, but without success. This past Fall I got lucky. I shot this footage back in November 2024 and have been working periodically on editing it since then. It's been a real labour of love for me and my wife and we have grown to love these beautiful, graceful Giants in the process.
Challenges and difficulties:
The major problems to overcome all had to do with the shooting conditions. The Cranes were on private property 1000 feet away, so way too far away for good IQ. Also, much of the day was warm and sunny so there was terrible atmospheric turbulence (heat shimmer) a lot of the time. It was quite windy for much of the day with gusts up to 50 kilometers per hour destroying the audio and shaking the footage. The biggest challenge in the editing part was matching the subtle blue-grey colour of the Cranes in the many clips shot across a wide range of lighting conditions from 11:00 am to sunset at 5:00 pm. Being somewhat of a perfectionist I was unhappy with the image quality and wanted to throw out the footage and quit the project more than once, but my wife said "no way" and encouraged me to make the best of it and finish the job. I'm glad I did.
Gear: Canon R5, RF100-500, RF200-800, + RF1.4x
Recording formats: 4K60K crop, 4K120
8-bit Standard Picture Profile
Editing: Davinci Resolve 19, edited on and exported from a 1080p timeline.
Comments and feedback welcome.
Hope you enjoy it.
Rudy
&t=21s
Rudy that was a great video. I know absolutely nothing about birds so I learned a lot from your video. Is it normal for birds to be monogamous for life? That's very interesting.
Regarding the party, why did they do that? What are the reasons birds call like that?
As for your video, it's amazing. You did not have control of the heat shimmer so as long as we know the story we can appreciate the footage, and you had plenty of good clips without it. You have your panning really dialed in. And your narrating and editing are put together very well, with a nice division between sound tracks.
I really need to dive into DaVinci. I bought the studio edition on Black Friday and I haven't opened the package up yet to install it.
Great work, keep it up.
Wow, thanks so much for your encouraging words artsupreme! They mean a lot!
I'm really glad you learned some cool stuff about these birds. I myself didn't know a thing about them until I shot this footage and started doing some serious online research to try to understand the behaviours that I was seeing in my footage. For me, this is one of the real fun parts of doing these wildlife videos. I often don't know much about a species until after I film them and do a video presentation.
No, it's not normal for birds to be monogamous, especially not for an entire lifetime. It's one of the main reasons Cranes are loved all over the world and even revered in some cultures. I some Asian cultures like in Japan and China Crane images feature prominently in wedding decorations including on brides' dresses as a symbol of a happy and peaceful marriage.
Regarding the party - I have no idea why the bird did that or called this way. All I know is I was just standing there a thousand feet away and filming anything that moved when suddenly hundreds of bird launched into flight calling their lungs out. I kept filming the entire process until the groups came back down to the ground. Interestingly, as all these birds were swirling together in the sky I watch particularly to see is any groups of bird flew off away from the location and not a single group left. They all landed, which suggest to me that the ones on the ground for some reason went up to see the ones coming in. Again, I have no idea why they did that.
Thanks again for watching and for your help feedback,
Oh yes, one more thing... thank you so much for starting this video thread. I have been looking for and hoping for a video sharing group that's for Canon shooters for over 2 years. Now we have one!
artsupreme wrote: Rudy Pohl wrote:
My first wildlife documentary short film.
"Sandhill Cranes - Dancing Giants during the Fall Migration"
For the last 10 years I have been trying to find an opportunity to photograph, and in the last 3 years, film Sandhill Cranes on migration in our area, but without success. This past Fall I got lucky. I shot this footage back in November 2024 and have been working periodically on editing it since then. It's been a real labour of love for me and my wife and we have grown to love these beautiful, graceful Giants in the process.
Challenges and difficulties:
The major problems to overcome all had to do with the shooting conditions. The Cranes were on private property 1000 feet away, so way too far away for good IQ. Also, much of the day was warm and sunny so there was terrible atmospheric turbulence (heat shimmer) a lot of the time. It was quite windy for much of the day with gusts up to 50 kilometers per hour destroying the audio and shaking the footage. The biggest challenge in the editing part was matching the subtle blue-grey colour of the Cranes in the many clips shot across a wide range of lighting conditions from 11:00 am to sunset at 5:00 pm. Being somewhat of a perfectionist I was unhappy with the image quality and wanted to throw out the footage and quit the project more than once, but my wife said "no way" and encouraged me to make the best of it and finish the job. I'm glad I did.
Gear: Canon R5, RF100-500, RF200-800, + RF1.4x
Recording formats: 4K60K crop, 4K120
8-bit Standard Picture Profile
Editing: Davinci Resolve 19, edited on and exported from a 1080p timeline.
Comments and feedback welcome.
Hope you enjoy it.
Rudy
&t=21s
Rudy that was a great video. I know absolutely nothing about birds so I learned a lot from your video. Is it normal for birds to be monogamous for life? That's very interesting.
Regarding the party, why did they do that? What are the reasons birds call like that?
As for your video, it's amazing. You did not have control of the heat shimmer so as long as we know the story we can appreciate the footage, and you had plenty of good clips without it. You have your panning really dialed in. And your narrating and editing are put together very well, with a nice division between sound tracks.
I really need to dive into DaVinci. I bought the studio edition on Black Friday and I haven't opened the package up yet to install it.
Great work, keep it up.
Wow, thanks so much for your encouraging words artsupreme! They mean a lot!
I'm really glad you learned some cool stuff about these birds. I myself didn't know a thing about them until I shot this footage and started doing some serious online research to try to understand the behaviours that I was seeing in my footage. For me, this is one of the real fun parts of doing these wildlife videos. I often don't know much about a species until after I film them and do a video presentation.
No, it's not normal for birds to be monogamous, especially not for an entire lifetime. It's one of the main reasons Cranes are loved all over the world and even revered in some cultures. I some Asian cultures like in Japan and China Crane images feature prominently in wedding decorations including on brides' dresses as a symbol of a happy and peaceful marriage.
Regarding the party - I have no idea why the bird did that or called this way. All I know is I was just standing there a thousand feet away and filming anything that moved when suddenly hundreds of bird launched into flight calling their lungs out. I kept filming the entire process until the groups came back down to the ground. Interestingly, as all these birds were swirling together in the sky I watch particularly to see is any groups of bird flew off away from the location and not a single group left. They all landed, which suggest to me that the ones on the ground for some reason went up to see the ones coming in. Again, I have no idea why they did that.
Thanks again for watching and for your feedback,
Rudy
Jan 05, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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