I was messing around with 'Hannah-cam' the other day (you know, that yet additional camera I managed to buy under the auspices of it being used only for 'drooling baby pictures') and noticed it had the ability to capture hi-definition video.
Admittedly, I have not been bitten by the video bug, so I was naturally eager to find out what all the fuss was about. Armed with the aforementioned 'Hannah-cam' (a Canon 500D), a large memory card and a sturdy tripod, I went off in the search further enlightenment...
And here are the first results of that exploration - a lovely vista of Sydney Harbour and the iconic Opera House at sunrise.
I think it works aesthetically because of the sunrise itself, the ferries in the foreground and the fantastic sunflare at the very end. (For those technically minded readers, the video was shot in 1080p mode and then bought into Adobe Premiere for some basic editing before being spat out as a lower resolution file - 720x480 @ 29.97fps - to keep the size down).
I figure this is going to be quite a learning process - much like stills photography, in fact - and am looking forward to the challenge of doing something creative here. To that end, I have already purchased a few books on the subject and am just negotiating the purchase of a smooth panning head for my tripod - again, under the pretence of shooting new born babies, you understand :-)
