Nice!

Why is the picture so soft? Did you apply a blur or so? Also, there seems to be some chromatic abberation (reds shift to right, blue to left). Did you use an additional lens or applied a filter in post (Magic Bullet lens abberation?).

Thanks Mark.
SB.. the picture is soft because I turned the video detail on the camera all the way off just to see what the effect was on the image.. the chromatic abbertions most likely are because I did a little sharpening in editing and touched up the saturation. I'm sure the combo resulted in the abberations.. plus.. I'm using comsumer editing software that I think lacks in HD handling abilites..
I will definitely be upgrading to better software very soon! Most likely Adobe Premiere Pro (If I can figure out it's workflow for the JVC's .tod files)

OK.. I am downloading a trial version of Adobe Premiere Pro CS4.. I already converted the .tod files to mpg using MPEG StreamClip.. it did a fantastic job of keeping the quality identical to the original.. I'm going to re-edit this and see how different it looks using a better editing program.

UPDATE:
well I converted the .tod files to .mpg and they look fantastic! way better than in the video!
but.. the trial version of Premiere Pro does not support .mpg files.. DRATS!!!

Nice... I rarely see twilight (low light) footage done with this cam. And I'm sure it'd look better with Premiere Pro. What surprises me with the Fujinon lens is although it captures bad with low light, you'd be surprise what it can recover in post. Looking forward to see a new post for comparisons. Thx for sharing this William.

Thanks for the nice comments.. I am still saving me pennies for a decent editing program.. but I went back to Lake Acworth and shot more footage with different detail settings starting all the way up.. check out my new video called February day at the lake..

This is very beautiful- As are all of them- you live in a such a beautiful place. Do you have any full length videos you've shot? I see you enjoy static shots and was wondering what your other work looks like. :D

Thanks BeccaSlick, that's very kind!.. These are really just test shots for a camera I just sold.. the good and the bad..
I really do need to find the time to pull some of my serious stuff from the library and upload it here.. Recently I have been shooting a show for CNN en Espanol called 'En Familia'.. I have asked the show producer to burn me a few DVD's of some of the more recent shows.. I will definitely upload them here when I get my hands of them!
I also have 2 independent shorts in preproduction. I'm starting the first one as soon as I buy a new camera.. the 2nd one will be shot this summer. They are actually going to be mini-docs on a few extraordinary people that live in my area..
I do like the static shots for outdoorsy type nature scenics.. but I do mix it up depending on what I am shooting. I've adopted my own mix of NPPA, feature film cinematography, with on-the-shoulder breaking news..

Beautiful again William! You have truly shown the quality of this camera in the hands of someone who knows how to use it.

Thanks Bruce!

Very cool Bill!

Thanks Paul! I just ordered a new camera and should get it on monday.. so there will be more videos posted soon!

Well done, congratulations
Francis

Thank you Francis