cmus 0 Posted March 26, 2010 Hey all, just posted a new video of a night dive in Kona with the manta rays. Hope you enjoy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a2aqK2EfJs Aloha, Craig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagsy 0 Posted March 26, 2010 Hey Craig, pretty cool mate.... Liked the bit where the sleepy old Manta bumps the camera. Need to put some diffusers on ya lights there to spread the beam out more for shots like that I recon. What lights were you using anyhow? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeanB 19 Posted March 26, 2010 That was gorgeous Craig. Nice to have something a little different on here. Well done Dive safe DeanB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremypayne 0 Posted March 26, 2010 Love it! I really enjoyed it. One question ... having never been on a manta dive ... is that rendered in real-time or is it slowed a bit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philsokol 1 Posted March 26, 2010 Very cool - great pairing with the song too! Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmus 0 Posted March 27, 2010 Thanks for the comments all, glad you enjoyed it. Yes, lighting was really tough. On camera I had a pair of Sunray 2000s. They do show hotspots and more diffusion is needed for sure. Was filming through a Fathom super wide port and the lights' beam is way too focused for full wide shooting with that port. The other problem was that the mantas were continually bouncing off my rig and banging the lights out of position - had to constantly try to reposition them. And also, in most of those shots where the hotspots are noticeable, the rays are just inches from the lens. No amount of diffusion could help in that situation - you really need a lighting assistant with the lights several feet away to hit those shots right. Re the slo-motion, yes there is some 60fps overcrank which I think works really well with these animals. I feel it adds to the sense of their size. Aloha, Craig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
in_minsk_we_trust 3 Posted March 27, 2010 Craig, Great Job! Like the edit and the song choice too. Have to say I absolutely love the LOOK of this one and the one you posted last week. Are you doing lots of color correction/saturation/sharpness type post work or are these shots straight out of the hvx200? Also, I like the overcrank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmus 0 Posted March 28, 2010 Craig, Great Job! Like the edit and the song choice too. Have to say I absolutely love the LOOK of this one and the one you posted last week. Are you doing lots of color correction/saturation/sharpness type post work or are these shots straight out of the hvx200? Also, I like the overcrank. Thanks Minsk. There is no color correction/sat/sharpness done on any of these shots. The only post done was on a few of the shots I had to crop the bottom left corner a few lines to get rid of a nasty reflection that showed up when the rays came real close and reflected light from the upper right. The look is all done in camera with the HVX's customization options through scene files. Aloha, Craig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickM 0 Posted March 28, 2010 Very nice! Made me feel I was there again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crubie 1 Posted March 30, 2010 Very nice. like the music choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
