WWT London Wetland Centre Wildlife Film / Documentary
Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 11:42AM Tags: wildlife, video, sony, ex3 Read and add comments (0)
Over the last few weeks I've been working on this project for the WWT London Wetland Centre in Barnes.
It was a great project to be involved with and I'm really pleased with the results.
Filming luckily coincided with my having a Vinten 3AS tripod on loan from them so it was a good opportunity to put that through it's paces. It performed well, even though the setup I was running was a bit heavy for the spring in the head. Vinten are kindly sending me a stronger spring to try out though.
Most of the wildlife shots in the film were shot using my Sigma 100-300 F4 lens on my Sony EX3. I used the Adaptimax adaptor to couple the two. The landscape shots were all using the standard EX3 lens.
The London Wetland Centre are showing the film in their Art Gallery so if you're down there check it out!
Great crested grebe courtship display, mating and nesting
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 06:06PM Tags: wildlife, video, sony, ex3 Read and add comments (3)
As part of my involvment with the WWT wetland nature reserve in London I was lucky enough to film the extrodianry display of these breeding Great Crested Grebes.
It was the first time I've seen this, let alone film it, and was thrilled that the light was so good. It was great to witness the whole sequence of the initial display, followed by the collecting and showing-off of weeds and then nest building and mating. It all took place during a few hours in the morning.
I used the Vinten 3AS tripod, that Vinten have kindly lent me, which is defaintely a big step up from my old head for these kinds of zoom levels.
HD video of Chiffchaff filmed at Exminster Marsh
Friday, March 26, 2010 at 06:56PM Tags: wildlife, video, sony, ex3 Read and add comments (0)
I filmed this at Exminster Marsh nature reserve the other day.
You can view the 720p HD version here.
Equipment: Sony EX3 with Sigma 100-300 F4, Adaptimax lens adaptor. Manfrotto 503 head.
Shutter Speed / frame rate: 1/250th, S+Q Motion 60fps.
Filmed black tailed godwits and avocets at Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve, Topsham
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 12:52PM Tags: wildlife, video, sony, ex3 Read and add comments (2)
On Saturday (20th March) I filmed these black tailed godwits, avocets, widgeon, grey heron, and a little egret at the Bowling Green Marsh RSPB nature reserve in Topsham. This sequence is just roughly cut together and isn
Filmed a peregrine falcon on my roof
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 08:08PM Tags: wildlife, video, sony, ex3 Read and add comments (4)
Filmed this afternoon on the roof of my house. I looked out the window and saw feathers floating around, and heard all sorts of activity on the roof. So I went outside and found myself staring face to face with this formidable predator. Dashed back in to get camera and managed to get a few shots. The peregrine actually dropped the bird off the roof as he was mobbed by seagulls and crows.
