Carlsbad Caverns - New Mexico

[disjecta]

I posted this in the 35mm section (yes I realize I am double dipping) but for those of you who didn't see it:

On a recent vacation to New Mexico, my family and I visited the famed Carlsbad Caverns. The caves are selectively lit by spots but overall the light level was extremely dim.

Being the crazy person I am, I opted to shoot with the Extreme on my XHA1. The light was so absurdly low, I had to set the shutter speed to something looney like 1/6th which gave lots of motion blur trails. I was also shooting both handheld and with my Bogen 562B monopod.

This is more experimental than my usual stuff in terms of the atmosphere and the shots...

Anyway, enough of all the superfluous explanation, let's get on with the show:

http://www.pinelakefilms.com/carlsbad.html

 

[scannon]

Steven:

In spite of the challanges the video is quite enjoyable. In fact the slow shutter and motion blur ties in well with the music. The feeling is something like a dream sequence or the style used by Hollywod to portray the view through the eyes of a demonic creature. I like the way you cut on the movement.

When the camera is steady the images are quite beautiful given the limited lighting. I would say this says alot for both the A1 and the Letus Extreme in this environment.

Best regards,

Stephen Cannon