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For the past couple of years, here in the North of England, our winters have been mild and wet, similar to our summers in fact. But this winter looks like being much more like proper winters should be, very cold and occasionally very beautiful. These clips were all shot last weekend with the strange mists covering miles as far as the eye could see on Saturday, and heavy frosts sparkling beautifully in the Sunday morning sun.

The HD7 performed brilliantly as did the Glidetrack
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Although eventually my hands stopped working due to not being able to find my gloves before I left the house!

JVC HD7, Glidetrack, FCP6. No colour correction. Music is Ketil Bjørnstad from 'The Rainbow Sessions'

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Alastair Brown 1 year ago

Utterly stunning as ever Wayne. Your stuff to me shows a crossover between still and moving images that pretty much sums up where photo/video are merging. Glorious!
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Cheers Alastair! much appreciated mate.
Geoff Harrison 1 year ago

What can I say? As Alastair has already said, it is absolutely stunning. The weekend was a good short spell of unusually cold weather which is pretty rare now, so you did well to take advantage!! The colours in the mist shots are beautiful. I am very envious! Life near the sea is so boring!! Glorius work.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Cheers Geoff, much appreciated. It's almost tempting to leave the camera in the car every time you go out just so you are prepared in case you come across some brilliant light or clouds or something.
Greg Wallis 1 year ago

S'alright, if you like that kinda thing. :)

Really nice, Avey, the beginning shots had this look as though they used a multiplane camera (like some of the old Disney animations), so that Glidetrack's certainly worth its weight in gold. And the shot around 2:30 is simply stunning (and those pastel colours! — no, I'm not gay). I admire you for getting up so damned early, but it's paid off, cos this is really very nice, indeed.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Cheers Greg, though I have to admit to not getting up early at all… I wish I had got up though because I missed a couple of cracking shots that were pretty much melted by the time I got back there. Yeah the Glidetrack is ace, especially the tilt and track, love it. Overdone it a bit but never mind, all part of the learning process I guess. I like the pastel mists shots too, amazing fog. We live on a hill and were stuck up out of the fog like an island. Pretty cool!
Tom Dowser 1 year ago

Wow, very nice. Love that lens flare at about :26. Very nice work.
J_Girona 1 year ago

Beautiful images !!
Nature "paints" landscape perfectly taken.

You know how to show this beautiness! !!
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Nature does some ace stuff, and you have to be quick to get it captured!! Thanks J.
Gerald P Cox 1 year ago

very very beautiful and moving. one can almost hear the crunch and crack of the cold cold snow and some of the violet natural coloring looks like something Freddie Young could have shot.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

It did have that kind of feel when I was there. Very still and crisp. Cheers Gerald!
Tracy Lundgren 1 year ago

Absolutely beautiful!
That mist/fog is something else! Lovely colours...lovely images.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Thanks Tracy, make sure to call back anytime things get too hot where you are…
Avey
BumKi Cho 1 year ago

wonderfully portrayed!! I got to get my hand on a track soon. Hopefully next year.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Well worth it OneMan, makes shots more interesting and more pro looking. May have overdone it here a bit but never mind! I had fun. Thanks for the comment dude.

Avey
Robin Davies-Rollinson 1 year ago

Maestro!
So very very beautiful, I salute you sir!
The textures, colours, compositions - I feel humble...
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

You pay me fine compliment and I thank you for it Sir.
Honestly though? I'm just learning like everyone else here, trying my best to get better.

Appreciate your comment very much Robin

Avey
John Rappold 1 year ago

I like this even better than your autumn video. The soft colors are beautiful.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Cheers John, much appreciated. This sort of thing is better without the lens adapter I think.
SB 1 year ago

Nice work!

Why does the video stutter every second during pans? Is that due to some sort of pull down?
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

It's something to do with how Vimeo recodes the file to Flash Video to show it. Doesn't cope with slow pans tilts and tracks very well. I don't know how to get round it. Maybe someone does and I'll find out one day. You could download the original file to have a better look at it if you like.

Cheers SB!
Frederic Vercammen 1 year ago

It makes me quietly,
well done
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Yeah, I know what you mean, me too when I watch it. I think it's the combination of the music with the pictures that makes it so peaceful.

Cheers Frederic
Sugoi 1 year ago

Absolutely lovely !!!
I loved it, framing of the shots & the editing was spot on.

Well done Wayne :)
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Thanks very much Sugoi, I enjoyed doing this one. Best, Avey
Colleen Furlotte 1 year ago

These are some of the most beautifully shot images I have ever seen. So perfect looking they are almost unreal. The clarity is stunning. (I'm Canadian but my dad was born in England so this is a little treat :)
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Wow, Colleen, much appreciated. I suspect you get great weather to shoot over there in Canada. Here, scenes like these happen rarely so you have to get out there quick to capture it!
Daniel Zagórski 1 year ago

Great low winter light.....!!!
Gratulation....!!!
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Thank you Daniel, much appreciated. It was a beautiful weekend's weather.
Jesus 1 year ago

Beautiful images!
Beautiful video!
Jesús
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Cheers very much Jesús, much appreciated! Always nice when people take the time to leave a little message! I see you have a JVC HD7 too? nice camera, good choice.
Bless

Avey
Christian Thordin 1 year ago

Awesome filming, music choice & post-production !
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Thanks Christian, Glad to have your comments!
Don Whitaker 1 year ago

Wonderful! Those misty sunset shots at the end were absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. :)
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

aye, it's not very often that happens around here, so I was lucky to get half an hour out there to capture it. Thanks for looking Don, appreciated mate.
Avey
Hasan Ismail 1 year ago

Thanks for shrouding me in nature's canvas of colors. You're definitely one with it Avey. Only better than ever.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Cheers Rast. Dude, where've you been? Was going to send you a message to find out what you are up to? Looking forward to more stuff from you soon!
Hasan Ismail 1 year ago

Busy with work. Tied to a deadline, thus the absence from Vimeoland. I have 2 weeks free til I'm back on the chair again. Hoping to do some quick shoots before year end! Happy holidays buddy!
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

And all the best to you and yours pal!
Joseba1 1 year ago

Congratulations on such a sensitive job. 'm Just looking and recording my winter and I find it inspiring. Thank you for sharing so beautiful pictures.
Do not stop Please.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Thanks Joseba, what lovely comments. Much appreciated mate.

Avey
William Rich 1 year ago

This video confirms that I got the right camera! I really look forward to exploring the HD7's possibilities!
I have Corel VideoStudio Pro x2 for editing.. I'm sure it's not as diverse as FCP.. but I've heard good things about it, and it edits .tod files natively.
Wayne Avanson 11 months ago

Thanks William, yup, for the price you got the right camera. The things you can do if you're careful setting it up are amazing. I haven't used the Video studio but I'm sure it makes a pretty good team with the HD7.

You can find lots of helpful info about the camera here

dvinfo.net/conf/mpg2-jvc-everio-gz-hd-series/

Keep up the good work yourself man,

Avey
William Rich 11 months ago

Thanks for the kind words! and I checked out the forum! what a great help and tip guide!!
monso 11 months ago

wow.amazing video.WONDERFUL!!!!
Tom @ Timescapes 11 months ago

the dolly really adds a lot to this. great work.
Wayne Avanson 11 months ago

Cheers Tom. It's a great little thing to have along with you on a shoot.
Charles Oundo 10 months ago

I dont know why, but you left me in tears.. beautiful work. When you talk of your fingers going I know the feeling
Wayne Avanson 10 months ago

Thank you Charles, much appreciated mate.
Yeah, much better to film when it's warm… :-)
Dean Mann 9 months ago

I like the sustained mood set by this video. It does draw you into the landscape. Excellent!
Wayne Avanson 9 months ago

Cheers Dean. Not often we get such 'interesting' weather here.
Chris Light 8 months ago

i can't believe the color that was available to you that weekend. God has quite a paintbrish. superb images/use of Glidetrack. wow.
Wayne Avanson 8 months ago

You're right there Chris, beautiful it was. Not often we get anything other than grey winters here so I just HAD to get out there and capture it. I wish I'd had my 5D2 at the time though!
rhys carter 2 months ago

i'm about to get myself a glidetrack - if i needed any convincing, then your vid got me! absolutley beautiful textures & colours - good stuff!
Wayne Avanson 2 months ago

Hey Thanks Rhys, much appreciated mate!

Yes indeed, of all the kit I've bought over the past year or so, the Glidetrack is the best and most fun to use. You instantly get such classy, pro looking dolly results. Well worth the dosh. Alastair's really helpful too, he'll sort you out with any help you might need.

Cheers for watching

Avey