Thanks for that. With limited time at any of the cruise destinations, sightseeing with wife and friends, I capture what I can given the situation and conditions at the time (rain is the daily norm in Norway). There's also the issue of trying not to be an annoyance when flying at a populated tourist destination. My biggest mistake was doing the bus tours to major sites (organized by the cruise line). ALWAYS do a private van and tour guide so you can go where you want to go and stop when and where you want. Briksdal Glacier I should have spent a lot more time hiking/photographing, flying and filming. Here's a link to my photos from the trip (w/ a Sony a7r II): Denmark & Norway - August, 2023
Beautiful work mate, kept me in interested the whole journey, good choice of music, so much eye candy, very beautiful areas. Did find I craved some more resolution though lol. Thanks for sharing
Ya know, it was captured at 60 fps in D-Log M, 4k/UHD, edited in Resolve 18.5 and exported with the Vimeo 4k settings. I made a revision edit this morning, re-exported/uploaded to replace. You may have caught it while Vimeo was doing the conversion, which takes a few passes. That said, I'm never happy with the compression from Vimeo and YouTube. Give it a quick review and see if it looks better now.
As a photographer of 40+ years, I've found that I'm doing mostly aerial video over the last 7 since my wife bought my first Phantom 3 4k. I've always loved the aerial view. In Norway however, I was able to capture quite a lot with my Sony mirrorless. There were a lot of vistas at high elevations where the drone wasn't as necessary or practical. When there's a long vista, good photos and video need a foreground element. Flying close to the ground, cliff face or mountain ridge to provide the parallax.
This was an admirable job well done!My wife and I have made a long standing rule to NEVER travel with other people.Other people are usually a PITA. No one tolerates a photographer, neither a Sony A&R II or my Nikon Z8 mirrorless, not to mention, god forbid, a drone!!! We gave up tours many years ago. Just completed a car trip (Hertz) to the Canadian Rockies. Stopped wherever I wanted, whenever I wanted, and did not bother anyone. My wife tolerates my photography well.
Dale, you've got the travel thing down for sure and always have great advice. Canadian Rockies are very high on my list... and Iceland, both places you've been.
We sound alike! I am now sitting with two hard drives full of data from Canadian rockies. 1We covered all of the parks in Alberta and British Colombia- tons of waterfalls, etc. I've got 27 GB! 23 days of filming with Nikon Z8 mirrorless, Mini 2 drone ( I left the M3 home because of Canadian threats), and OM6 gimbal footage and stills. I started editing the stills yesterday and man,...it's gonna take a helluva long time to produce a video.
We’ve attempted an Africa safari trip a couple times and had to call it off. Apparently, I’ve got my work cut out for me catching up to you. We’ll probably move towards semi-retirement in a year or so when our earn out term ends.
Interesting to see what the Vigeland Sculpture Park looks like when it's not covered with snow and ice.
Sorry to say, Africa is NOT the place for a drone. It is highly illegal in the game parks and the guides will not allow it. This upcoming trip to Maasai Mar, Kenya, I will be sneaking in my Mini 2 (not the M3) and I will only be using it covertly around camp. This will be my 14th Africa safari ( all countries) and I have used the Mini sparingly around camp but am not allowed to fly it on safari. You need to stay in the vehicle most of the time (or you will be eaten).
Yes, I did a little research previously on the topic. Some countries do not allow them at all. I think South Africa was ok. I definitely follow laws and reg’s on drone use and certainly would not risk interfacing with authorities or incarceration in an African country. 14th safari?? Dale, you are a man of the world!
Vigeland Park was a real highlight. I need to get a book on it so I can see all of ways he sculpted the human form. I was reluctant to fly there with so many people and tried not to fly over anyone, but I may have just a bit. A beautiful sunny Sunday in Oslo, obviously everyone was out and about.
