This is a film I shot over 5 days in mid November in Sologne, near Chambord in France.

After damp wet days, the weather broke and I had some sunshine which transformed the forest. The forests in Sologne are used particularly by hunters in season. In autumn the forests are also well know for a wide variety of mushrooms.

I used my letus mini exclusively on this film with two Nikon lenses (a 50mm and a 85mm, both f1.8s).

This film also marks my 1 year anniversary with the Canon HV30 and my 1 year anniversary in discovering Vimeo. It has been a great year, and one in which I learnt so much and was inspired by so many of the other talented film makers within this community.

Filmé pendant 5 jours dans Sologne, après quelques jours pluvieux, le soleil est arrivé. En automne les forêts sont connues pour une large variété de champignons.

Ce film marque 1 an avec mon Canon HV30, et 1 an dans la communauté de Vimeo. C'a été une année merveilleuse. Je continue à être inspiré par tellement bon nombre d'entre vous.

Pine Barrens Treefrogs are listed as a "Near Threatened" species. They occur in only three in three distinct populations in the the eastern United States. These include the Sandhills of North and South Carolina, the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and the Florida panhandle-(with Alabama).

Considered by many to be most beautiful treefrog in the US, the Pine Barrens Treefrog is one of the smaller species of tree frogs.

Shot with the Canon 5D mkII, and the Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 L USM Macro.

Check out my website at wildnaturephoto.com

Footage I shot in South East Alaska outside of Sitka. It was a pretty long hike with the gear but took roughly 7 hours to finish the hike. It was filmed on the Sony V1U. Motion shots are with a custom built slider rig. This footage will be used in the full documentary film about Alaska Wilderness. Keep posted for more!

Music by Sigur Ros

My first short using the Canon 7D camera! It arrived too late for me to capture the full colors of fall, so this is the tail end of the season here in Upstate New York. All the particulars are at the end of the video but I'll mention them here too:

Camera: Canon EOS 7D in 1080 30p.
Lens: Tamron SP AF17-50mm F 2.8 XR LD ASPHERICAL (IF)
Highlite Tone Priority - OFF (To access 100 ISO)
Picture Style- Standard
All Shutter/WB/Aperture settings in Manual Mode
Tracking shots using the 36" indiSlider Pro
All color is straight from the camera, no post color correction.
Shot in 1080 30p transcoded to XDCAM EX 35mbs VBR using MPEG STREAMCLIP.

I LOVE this camera! I've been using my XDCAM EX1 and a Letus Extreme 35mm adapter. As I shoot scenics in nature, the small lightweight form factor of the 7D is incredible. While this was all shot in one loction in a couple hours, I can't wait to go on a serious hike with this thing. It'll be soooo light weight to carry compared to my other rig. The small size is also a treat for using on the indiSlider. I was pushing the weight limits of it before with my 20lb EX/Letus combo. I have an older MAC edit system, so I need to transcode all the H.264 files before I can edit, that is a time consuming process and a drag, but the footage is just lovely and worth the effort.

Finally the music is from Digital Juice Stack Tracks buy out library. Volume #50, "The Country".

I'll be shooting more with this camera soon as I'm still learning it. I need a Vari-ND filter for my lenses in order to shoot at F2.8 (when needed) and still keep the shutter at 60. Some of these shots used a higher shutter since I was using 100 ISO and F2.8. Without ND filters I had to increase shutter to obtain proper exposure. I only used 1 lens for this. The Tamron 17-50mm is perfect for most situations and I leave it on the camera all the time! If you can only get one lens, I highly recommend this one to start with.

Enjoy!