Tracie and I went out to White Rock Lake this for some birdwatching and photography. We saw some cormorants, pelicans, seagulls, coots and lots of ducks. Photos of some of these to come. While out this morning, I wanted to test out the video capabilities of my Canon 7D with the Canon 500mm attached. I [...]
Video capture with Canon 7D – Muscovy Ducks
January 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
Not exactly the most exciting subjects, but I decided to take a few minutes of video with my Canon 7D while birdwatching in Dallas. I saw these Muscovy Ducks preening and thought they’d be ideal candidates for some video. Muscovy Ducks Preaning – Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L from Eric D [...]
Canon 7D Video with Glidetrack
January 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I ran across the following video from Luka on Vimeo showing the Canon 7D shooting video using a Glidetrack Shooter system. Video looks stunning and the Glidetrack looks pretty darn good too! Glidetrack + Canon 7D Test from Luka on Vimeo.
Wonderful video recorded with Canon 5D MKII and Canon 7D
December 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I saw another wonderful video from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. This one, titled Skywalker Ranch, is an amazing experience and really shows off the creativity of the photographer / videographer as well as the capabilities of the Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 7D. Jump over to Bloom’s blog to read the behind the scenes [...]
Nikon D3s HD Video Sample – Great video!
December 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I ran across a video posted Vincent Munier showing a test of the new Nikon D3s (Check for availability and Pricing at B&H) camera. The video is a wonderful testimonial to the capabilities of the camera but an even better showcase of the skill of the photographer. Awesome video. [youtube width="500" height="344"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R46ca9zBP4A[/youtube] Specs of the [...]
Vincent Laforet announces Story Behind the Still Contest
December 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
Vincent Laforet has just announced a new contest sponsored by Canon and Vimeo titled “Story behind the Still“. The basic premise of the contest is: Each video chapter will start with and end with a still image… you need to interpret the previous photographer/filmmaker’s still to start the (your) subsequent chapter (those are pretty much [...]
Canon 7D Video Samples
December 29, 2009 By 5 Comments
I took my new Canon 7D along with me to my parents house in Oklahoma and found a great opportunity to take some use this excellent camera to capture some video. In addition to being a great still camera (see some Sample Canon 7D photographs here), the 7D is an amazing video camera too. Here’s [...]
Canon 7D and 5D Mark II Tutorials
December 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
