Well what have I been up to over the past few months besides convalescing?
I have spent a fair bit of time working on the Tree ID video, gathering info, video footage and data relating to trees throughout the seasons. I have been in touch with a few people who are kindly allowing me to use some images I have no chance of getting myself. I say no chance, over time yes but many of the trees close by me are chopped back and the limbs are way out of reach. I do travel about but then it’s a case of finding the trees concerned which takes time and lots of effort.
The video itself is slowly coming along, but having to re-do certain parts due to them not being to my liking is both time consuming and frustrating. Take one scene about 1 minute long, I have re-filmed it about 3-4 times now as it hasn’t met with the way I want it to be. I know many probably would not bother, at the end of the day though it has to be right and even if it sells just a dozen copies, oh well! Que Sera Sera
Money of course is always an issue. Purchasing the equipment I use for the filming and getting good quality sound is really expensive. Other than that the learning curve that goes with it is intense, and sometimes mind boggling. I thought taking good quality stills was bad enough, but there again a lot from photography can be put into practice with filming, such as lighting angles etc.
I released another video on the Spyderco Delica 4 and the Fallkniven U2 knives, two very good knives with only a few differences, but is one better than the other? I try to point a few things out that may be of interest, you can watch it here. Carrying on with the Youtube theme, I have still got a few ideas to try out, the next probably likely to be making a webbing pouch which I have mentioned in the past. Another idea I am working on is on map work, orientation etc, which when I have released part one of the trees I plan on making a map reading tuition DVD as well.
