Archive for the ‘Misc Videos’ Category

July 23rd 2010

Here is a commercial I shot last month for Canyon Bay 2400. It was a bit of rush job, I wanted better B-rolls and better interior shots. Plus I wanted to work on some after effects 3d text but didn’t have much time between all the stuff I have been working on. It turned out ok though considering all that.

You will probably see it air on the Pro Tarpon Tournament that is on now. I believe it is on Sunshine network, World fishing network and Fox Sport.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZZYjTb0FI8

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July 17th 2010

While I was over in Las Vegas, at the ICAST 2010 show, I did a helicopter ride. All the people that said they wanted to go chickened out so I went alone. This was actually a good thing. Since I was alone they put me in the front seat!

I shot some video and stills using the Canon 7d while I was up there. Though the low light sensitivity was great(shot at 4000iso), you can tell that it did not have any kind if image stabilization. Also very visible is the jello effect from the camera using a cmos sensor. Anytime the camera had too much movement you can see the screen wiggling.

Though DSLR has come a long ways in the video field, Action shots it is not the best for. Tripod shots are awesome however.

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Adding a lens adapter to my Kodak Playsport to get super macro and a wide angle view. This adapter cost under $20 and works on cell phone cameras as well like Iphones and Droids. What you think of the test footage shot in 720p HD? I say it’s pretty darn good considering it’s attached to a $150.00 video camera.

The installation is pretty easy. It comes with a metal ring that has a sticky side. You stick the ring on the phone/Playsport.  The lens is magnetic so you can put it on and off whenever you need it. Pretty cool idea. A lens cap and lanyard is also included.

The lens adapter can be bought for $16.99 plus shipping at USBfever

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July 5th 2010

This is the first installment of the Saltyshores series of “Boat Talk Confessions”. It’s basically a video full BS that may or may not have any thing to do with Fishing. When the bite is slow and we run out of things to talk about, crazy stuff pops up. I just flip on the camera and start recording. Sometimes it is funny and sometime it’s too over the top. However almost all of the time it is super entertaining.

You can’t always get epic fishing footage but you can always get a bunch of good guys having a good time talking smack.

This is the video I got down in Miami with Honson and David:

Subject matter covers:(Rated PG-13 to NC-17)

Cougars
Pumas
Justin Bieber
Watermelon Juice

They may or may not be related.. it is all random BS, no scripting.

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July 2nd 2010

A video blog I put together of the typical day we had Boca Grande Tarpon fishing with Cody, Lauran and Jason.

I didn’t do an bleeping out of curse words so be warned there’s about 7 of them in there, so the video is like PG-13 to NC-17 rating.

Content includes but not limited to:

• Handfeeding snook
• Swimming in Boca Grande Pass Beach
• Jumping Tarpon
• Candid talk
• Food
• some four letter words
• Testing out the Kodak Playsport
• Smart ass comments
• innuendos
• most of all lots of fun

Boca Grande Tarpon Fishing with Cody, Lauren and Jason from Sam Root on Vimeo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IYwe0TEb4w

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July 1st 2010

Swimming with Giant Tailing reds in the Mosquito lagoon with Willy Le and Eddie.

“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.”

- Henry David Thoreau

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-uZmDSDlLE

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6.30.2010

Last Week I was down in Ft. Lauderdale shooting some Engagement photos for Geoff and Megan. It’s my first engagement photoshoot. When I got there they showed me about 10 shots that were in the “must have” category and asked me if I knew how to shoot them. I was pretty confident I could. I am so use to spontaneous shots and shooting action with very little warning and no time to prepare. Setting up shots did not seem that difficult.

We drove to different locations and shot away at whatever light we were given. The day was mostly cloudy so the sunrise shot with the full sun in the background didn’t happen. We got plenty of other good shots though. I have to say it was very very hot out there. It’s one thing when you’re fishing, on the water and every once in a while the boat runs and we get a nice breeze. But on hot balmy days and you walking all over the place sweat was just pouring out of me.

In fishing and outdoor photography I don’t get a chance to do much creative editing. In engagement and wedding photos editing and creativity is encourage. This was pretty refreshing as I could do all kinds of photoshop filters, over exposed on purpose, vignetting, underexposure on purpose. It was fun running the different filters on the photos.

No Saltyshores will not turn into a wedding photography website. I just wanted to post my first shoot here. In the future, I will be working on more of a “portfolio” website to put up non outdoor photos I do there.

I included a Youtube slide show/video and my favorite photo from shoot.

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This great place is in lower Matecumbe and the food and staff are great. Highly recommended if you are down this way.

Kenny Smith
InshoreNearshore

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June 27th 2010

One thing about Saltyshores.com if you have not noticed, I put whatever I feel is cool up. So if anything comes along we think it’s cool and worthy of sharing it goes up. This includes but not limit to, food, lures, boats, clothing etc etc.

I think this concept works because it comes across as a being non bias. Well at least I hope it comes across that way.

I do my best to keep creating my own original content. I also do my best not to talk about things I have not personally experience of.

So when Richard told me about this Bohemian skiff down in Sarasota I had to go check it out myself. I took my Koday Playsport, which btw turns out to be an excellent Vlog camera(minus the lack of macro mode), down to the factory this Sunday to check it out. Richard already took some photos so I wanted to get some video to share.

bohemian 17

One of the cooler (from scratch) concept(I say concept because because it hasn’t been built yet) is this new skiff out of Sarasota Florida called Bohemian 17 skiff. It has some very interesting lines, a few new concepts like dampening hull material etc. I look forward to check it out when it’s ready to hit the water.

Some specs:

length is 17’6″

56″ at waterline

max 90hp.

Estimated draft 7″

Expected retail price depending on options etc: 15-25k

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June 27th 2010

Today I fishing with Richard and Eric. We saw lots of Tarpon but we couldn’t get any them to eat. By 1030am we took a lunch break at 5 guys burgers(more on this later) We then made the drive down to Sarasota to check out a new revolutionary skiff designer called the Bohemian 17 Skiff. Richard took some photos of this thing earlier last week. I talked the builder and shot a little videos so you guys could see the lines better. I will be putting the clip together tomorrow.

The afternoon I fish with Joe Welborne of Carbon marine and his 2 kids. We jump 3 tarpon but did not landed any. The highlight of the day cam when it was time to go home. I dropped Joe before making the run home. I faced with a massive thunderstorm. I made it across alive but I was definitely scared out there. There were lightning all around me, 4′ seas coming in with winds gusting to 30mph. My Canyon bay did fine in the weather but there’s nothing it can do about the lightning that was all around me. I definitely would not want to be caught in something like that very often . Yikes!

I did carry my Kodak Playsport video camera with me today and got a nice little video clip for you guys to enjoy the storm images.

Since we didn’t land a tarpon today there wasn’t much photo taking to be done.

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