FS7: A campfire by the lake. A tiny weekend project.

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Martin.G

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I shot this little snippet with my friend last weekend. In Norway you are allowed to make a campfire almost anywhere during the cold season, so i wanted to inspire people to run for the forest this autumn.

https://vimeo.com/146246666

Shot on the FS7 CineEI, and slightly graded with Filmconvert. Lenses used is Sigma f/4 24-105 OSS Art, and Canon f/4 70-200L IS

I am curious what you non-norwegians think. The landscape is not the most spectacular, its what we have just outside our house. But most of the hikes and trips outdoors happen in precisely the closest hills.
 
I think it looks great, but I would go with a little more saturation. But that's just a personal preference. Nice stuff. It looks like many locations in the USA and if you didn't say it was Norway I'd never guess.
 
Really like this too. My own personal taste would push for slightly more contrast and saturation - but it's lovely as is. Is the "pinnedeig" - a homemade flour / roll.. I'll trade you my American "smore" recipe for it. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
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Really like this too. My own personal taste would push for slightly more contrast and saturation - but it's lovely as is. Is the "pinnedeig" - a homemade flour / roll.. I'll trade you my American "smore" recipe for it. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
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Thanks! To you too Doug. Means a lot!

Im also a bit more saturation and contrast kind of guy, but thought id try a bit more "indie" look with the grade on this one, and reduced the gamma curve to just 50%.

The pictures really pop when i apply the 709A Panasonic V-gamut LUT from LutCALC onto them. Ill upload some later for you to see.

Heres the recipe for the "stick bread":



INGREDIENTS


4 dl flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
5 tablespoons soy oil
about. 1 and 1/2 cup water



This is how you do it:


1. Mix together the dry .


2. Add oil and water and mix to a smooth, not too sticky dough.


3. Put some oil around the dough and put it in a bread bag or ice box ( oil for the dough should not stick to the bag ) .

(At this point you put it in your backpack and head out into nature)

4. Whittle sticks (make them with a knife) and twirl the dough around the sticks. Like hot dog sticks.


5. Cook over coals. Open fire will give black burnt bread. Turn the stick often .

My personal twist: Bring real butter to dip the bread in while you are eating. This is amazing.

Now you can make whatever you want. We often bake hot dogs inside our stick bread. Twist the bread around a pre-grilled hot dog, and cook the dough. Enjoy with butter, ketchup, or naturale. (picture from google)

polsepinnebrod.jpg
 
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Nice - thanks for sharing. Will try some stick bread soon enough. In case you've never had one:

Campfire s'mores:
You'll need...
Your favorite graham crackers (I prefer the honey flavored)
Your favorite marshmallows (bigger ones - like Jet Puffed are easier to toast on stick and often gooey-er)
Your favorite chocolate bar (usually Hershey's here in the States)
Break graham crackers in half, add half chocolate bar and slip between graham crackers to make "sandwich". Set aside momentarily. Using whittled sticks (or other fire pokers), roast marshmallow to your satisfaction over fire. (some folks like them a bit burnt - but I much prefer a slow roast to get a gooey center while keeping the outside white). Once marshmallow is cooked to your satisfaction - pull off top graham cracker and put marshmallow on top of chocolate bar - replacing the cracker on top and push down to allow marshmallow to help melt chocolate. Allow a few seconds for these to "fuse"... then enjoy! (desert after hot dog bread!)
Smores2.jpg
 
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I love it. Looks like such a beautiful place. I personally love the look.

I also am a parent who will take the FS7 on vacation.
https://vimeo.com/133055598
pass: cottage

I had just got the Nikon 17-55 and wanted to test it wide open in heavy backlight for flares. Family videos are great for camera testing. :)
 
Thank you FrameFram. Family is indeed the best test subjects by far! :grin:

This is not my family though, shes just a friend. My wife is in bad health the last years, so she cannot accompany me on the majority of walks i do. I have to carry our son, or my camera, on my back. So i do camera work with friends instead, and prefer my son on my back during family walks.

This video below is from a paid job i did with the model in the forest film. We had more planning and determination of what to go for in this one. (FS700+Odyssey7Q+Zacuto shoulder rig - large as a mammal!)

 
Martin,

This video is great! Really quite well shot.

I typically go for more saturation and contrast, but that's for my corporate work. Remember that there is no "one size fits all" approach to color grading. I might have added a little more contrast to some of the landscapes, but the shots of the people and the fire are exceptional.
 
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