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When you get up early, magic things happen!

This was all shot with my V1U while camping. No lens adapter, just the stock lens. Filmed entirely in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York at about 5am. The nights make the air cooler than the water, when the morning comes, a nice mist forms. It's a magic time that only lasts for about 30 minutes.

I didn't actually SEE any Sirens...but I swear I could hear them...just like in the music! (the music is something I bought from Music2Hues). Relax and enjoy.

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Makoto Muroizumi 1 year ago

So beautiful, again.

I watched it, I clicked "LIKE", and I still watched twice more.
(...too bad you don't let us download the original...)
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Thanks Makoto. I've restricted downloads because most of these clips are for sale on the footage hub at Artbeats. Since the downloads here are of such high quality, it would be a breach of contract for me to put these out "free". Even though they are compressed and edited, they could be used elsewhere (in SD). Just being cautious. My next one will be downloadable, and it's coming soon!
Pierre 1 year ago

Yes Paul, magic of nature. Even if you must get up so early to catch that special moment.
tj hanton 1 year ago

Wow ... surreal.
kahve 1 year ago

incredible. excellent !
Brian Boudreau 1 year ago

Incredible footage.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Once again, some stunning stuff there. You're a master.
Stephen Lewis 1 year ago

Great stuff!
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Thanks for all the great comments! I have some new IndiSlider stuff coming soon. Still capturing it all between projects.
Keith Stallbories / UViewMedia 1 year ago

Very, very nice! Yes, inspirational.
monso 1 year ago

simply fantastic...
Stephen Lewis 1 year ago

Could you just tell me how you exported this? Bitrate/codec?
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Stephen,
Sure, Its a bit complicated, but it works! I shot everything at 1080i 29.97, Vimeo needs 720 24p. So I make a 720p downconvert in AE. Render to the Pro Res codec. Take that 720p file and use compressor to make the H.264 compressed version using the settings Vimeo recommends, using the highest bit rate possible (5000).
Stephen Lewis 1 year ago

Thanks Paul,
Could I achieve the same quality by just exporting my timeline as a QT reference file and then going to compressor for the 720p H.264 file?
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

I haven't tried that but it may work. My problem is I had shot this in HDV 1080 interlaced. To then go to 720 progressive, my first time the image was 4x3 in the frame! The 'ol pixel aspect ratio thing. Ughh. So then I went to AE to make sure the size was rectangular 16x9. I guess it all depends on what you are starting with for video, the size and frame rate and interlaced or progressive.
Maarten Toner 1 year ago

If you are using Final cut you can always set the timeline to square pixels keeping aspect ration in tact when exporting to compressor > vimeo
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Great tip! I'll try that next time.
Pedro Miguel 1 year ago

Really really great, Paul. This is a inspiration for us, V1 owners.
trompicho 1 year ago

Very nice.
RogerB1 1 year ago

I loved this. Thanks for sharing. :o)
Mark Williams 1 year ago

Paul,
Very nice work. Well composed scenes as well as editing to you music score. It was really surreal looking.

Mark
Byron 1 year ago

beautiful and mystical!! I love the mist & the sun..
Gregg Havens 1 year ago

lovely.. It reminded me of my mornings at scout camp in the 60's. I remember the water warmer than the air on some of those mornings. Well done great music and boat shots near the end.
marius boruch 1 year ago

how did you do that shot at 3.50 and 4.22 ????
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

I shoot from my canoe! Since I go out alone, I sit in my canoe (backwards...I sit in the usual front seat but turned around, so I'm more centered in the boat), I keep my camera on a small still tripod in between my legs and I use a small electric motor so I don't rock the boat by paddling. I point the camera at about 2 o'clock and when I want to roll tape, depending on the wind, I kill the motor and drift! Works quite well. If it's windy, you can't do it much at all.
Makoto Muroizumi 1 year ago

Thanks marius.
I was wondering that too, because those shots seem a lot more than what one can do with IndiSlider.
SCOTT W. 1 year ago

I can't really add any more to what every one else has said, but the video is absolutely breath taking!
Wolfgang Gaebler 1 year ago

Overwhelming!
rina 1 year ago

Beautiful! So peaceful, feels like another planet. The colors are so rich. I must get up at 5 am more often :)
Maarten Toner 1 year ago

All I am missing here is Excalibur and king arthur :)

Magical shots.
PACIFIC PICTURES 1 year ago

This is great work!
Jon Rawlinson 1 year ago

Fantastic visuals. Nice music too.
Jon Edwards 1 year ago

amazing
Marcellus Suber 1 year ago

Just beautiful.
sebachoro 1 year ago

beautiful,
where i can download the video???

thank
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

Sorry about not allowing downloads, see first answer at the top!
Richard Huntington 1 year ago

Wow, beautiful!
Eshwar Satrasala 11 months ago

Its really mesmerizing. I like the visual story in which the water gets clearer as time progresses. The shot at 2:40 is really amazing. Did you shoot all this on a single day? And also did you use indislider?
Paul Frederick 11 months ago

Thanks Eshwar, this was from 2 different mornings. I didn't have the indiSlider yet, the moving shots are from my canoe. I place a tripod between my legs and use an electric motor, then kill it and glide when I want to shoot.
marcoitaly 11 months ago

just great, Paul. the shot at 02:45 is fantastic.
John Wilkinson 7 months ago

Just fantastic.
How did you get the orange hue to the shots? Was it in post?
Gerdy Vandermeersch 6 months ago

Wonderfull. Whay I really meant in my previous comment is how did you get 4 min and 47 sec of HD-vdieo on a non-Plus Vimeo account? If I save a 3 min and 30 sec in mov H.264 it's bigger than 500 MB. Ho do you do that? Which program do you use to convert your video in mov.

Many thanks
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arancia idraulica 5 months ago

Magic! Excellent shots!