Rafa Herrero 45 Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) [vimeohd]17282983[/vimeohd] Filmed in the open waters of the Canary Islands. Panasonic HVX200 with Gates housing and SWP44 dome port. DVCPRO HD format 720pn. I apologize by my bad English Best regards Edited December 2, 2010 by Rafa Herrero Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeanB 19 Posted December 1, 2010 Filmed in the open waters of the Canary Islands. Panasonic HVX200 with Gates housing and SWP44 dome port. DVCPRO HD format 720pn. I apologize by my bad English Best regards I'm being told that 'This video does not exist' ??? Dive safe DeanB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIKE POWELL 1 Posted December 1, 2010 Well done and thanks for sharing Rafa! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scubamoose 0 Posted December 1, 2010 Awesome stuff! I really liked the baitball footage allmost in the end of the video! Thanks for sharing! Cheers Karel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drew 0 Posted December 2, 2010 Muy bien, Rafa! I have to say the pilot whale sequence was excellent with lots of interaction behavior @ 2.38. I especially liked the overcranked look. Works very well with cetaceans. Nice capture and you gotta love that 4:2:2 color! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Hope 151 Posted December 2, 2010 Really excellent video Rafa. Expecially loved the pilot whale shorts. There seems to be so much great new u/w work around at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rafa Herrero 45 Posted December 2, 2010 Behind all, many trips to the open waters, many days without shooting anything. Thank all of you for the comments! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drew 0 Posted December 2, 2010 LOL Rafa. Out of curiosity, how many years did it take to get all that? And how much fuel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewsmith 14 Posted December 2, 2010 Amazing stuff. I loved the Pilot whale footage also. Actually I loved it all. The blues that the Pani seems to produce are really nice and certainly helps having such great viz. Welcome to Wetpixel and thanks for sharing. Stew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rafa Herrero 45 Posted December 2, 2010 Thanks! There is some earlier footage, but most is from 2010 where we navigate 2,853 miles in 453 hours at sea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamhanlon 0 Posted December 2, 2010 Fantastic Rafa! Thanks for sharing it. Adam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buceo 2 Posted December 2, 2010 muy bien, me gusta mucho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimonSpear 65 Posted December 2, 2010 Very nice! Well done Rafa Cheers, Simon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeanB 19 Posted December 2, 2010 Gorgeous Dive safe DeanB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Horrocks 5 Posted December 2, 2010 Really nice Rafa. Many thanks for sharing. Jo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonywu 0 Posted December 3, 2010 Great stuff! Thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shawnh 0 Posted December 3, 2010 Simply stunning, exceptional footage! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Douglas 16 Posted December 3, 2010 Rafa, Some amazing clips, beautiful angles....oh I must upgrade my cam...gorgous resolution. What time of year was this filmed and off what ship? Actually, seeing it a 2nd time, some of nicest clips I've seen. Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mary Lynn 0 Posted December 3, 2010 Truly wonderful footage, Rafa!! Great camera work, and beautiful images. Thank you for sharing that!! - Mary Lynn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Williams 0 Posted December 3, 2010 Truly Beautiful Rafa. No need to worry about your English, the images say it all. Thank you, Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerianthus 55 Posted December 3, 2010 thats really amazing, I really slipped out a spontanous "wow" at the first shot of 15+ dolphins together, only to realise later in the video the same thing happened with a pod of pilot whales. Really great. just like some others commented. What is the chance you will see some of this if you go to the Canary Islands? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rafa Herrero 45 Posted December 3, 2010 (edited) The open waters are that: a day is a desert and another day are full of life. The Pilots whales are resident groups and you can see all year. For me the secret is to be patient and try to arouse their curiosity. Sure many of you have not appreciated the image of the ziphio of Blanville , it is not very good, they are very shy animals that spend less than 10 percent of his life on the surface. Thank all of you for so many nice words! Edited December 3, 2010 by Rafa Herrero Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drew 0 Posted December 3, 2010 Well sorry Rafa, but the Blainville beaked whale can be sighted in the Hawaii and a couple of other places . May be if you color corrected that one shot, it'd be more noticeable I couldn't tell from the coloration or jawline. For me it's the behavior of the pilots that impressed me. The shots of them looking into the camera isn't something I like but the touch play of that long shot... even though it's short, it is still a nice catch. The mother and calf clip was also nice, but would've been awesome if you had a wider shot of them swimming past for a closeup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rafa Herrero 45 Posted December 4, 2010 Hi Drew, but the Blainville beaked whale can be sighted in the Hawaii and a couple of other places But is it possible to film them underwater?. In the Canary Islands is really hard. I appreciate your words, an interesting point of view. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimonSpear 65 Posted December 4, 2010 Don't worry about Drew Rafa - he's like the grumpy school teacher who always has to find some fault in his pupils work! I think the overwhelming opinion is that your film was outstanding. I actually don't think I've ever seen so much acclaim for a video posted here - well done Cheers, Simon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
