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Some paragliding fun at Point Cartwright on the Sunshine Coast of Australia.

Shot on the 7D with interview shots from the HVX 200.

Lenses, tech details and all the information on this shoot, check out my blog. If you have questions, no doubt they are answered there. :)

highdefedition.com

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  • Brian plus 1 month ago
    Sharp! Great colors.
  • Thanks Brian!
  • iamkalaniprince plus 17 days ago
    I heard a "Kashi" VO in my head while watching this !, gorgeous punchy footage, lovin it !

    Love and Aloha, iamKP-
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  • Appartement 303 1 month ago
    Nice work !
  • Cheers mate! Glad you liked it!
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  • Steven Bogda 1 month ago
    1:44 is awesome.
  • Thanks Steven! :)
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  • diego 1 month ago
    amazing!
  • Cheers Diego! The 7D certainly does well!
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  • Jan Lindberg 1 month ago
    How have you edited it to get those crisp strong colours? I couldnt see any details on your blog...
  • Hey Jan,

    I didn't grade the footage at all (Apart from the interview shots, I brought the shadows up a bit). So there's no editing trick to it as such.

    All colours were acheived in camera. A polariser makes a big difference. . .
  • Jan Lindberg 1 month ago
    Di you use a circular polariser or another type? Im not that used with video filters, so therefore I ask. I do use circ.pol. myself with stills.
  • Circular.
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  • Filmmeo 1 month ago
    How are you able to stabilize the horizon on the parashute did you use a stabilizer?
  • Hey Filmmeo. I'm not sure I understand what you mean. I did shoot with a tripod in some shots.
  • Jeffrey Butler plus 30 days ago
    Filmmeo was probably thinking you were shooting from/in one. A unique point to capture some great angles.

    Bag that HVX200; the other footage is so stellar in comparison.
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  • Bob Moore 1 month ago
    Nice work mate. I've added to the pg hd channel.
    Wish I was back in Oz! vimeo.com/paraglidingchannel
  • Cheers bob! Why leave Australia? Are you coming back?
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  • Eric Tsutomu 1 month ago
    Wow, looking super sharp. The 7D has impressed me a lot so far.
  • Thanks Eric. 7D sure can pop out a nice image. I am loving it so far.
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  • ZhiC 1 month ago
    amazing shots, I love the colours.
    very nice choice of music too
  • Cheers Zhic. I was lucky to be there when the sun was just right, it helped the colours alot.
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  • Stéphane 1 month ago
    what is this music ?
  • Just a pre-made loop from a Audio program that I have. Already licensed so nobody gets their nose out of joint! :)
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  • Joel Quejada plus 1 month ago
    Just awesome. I really need to go ahead and make the move to HD!
  • Thanks Joel. Yeah HD is niiiiiice! :)
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  • Bitlas 1 month ago
    Fantastic video!
  • Cheers Bitlas! The only thing it is missing is some aerial footage. There was a guy there with a tandem setup, but I hardly knew him. Hopefully I will get to go up with one of the guys one day. I'm sure it looks awesome from up there!
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  • Ed Rosie plus 1 month ago
    I'm off travelling for 6 months in November and this just got me so much more excited!
  • Hahahah! Awesome Ed! That's what it's about mate! Glad you liked it! :)
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  • John Wilksch 1 month ago
    Well done Christian, fabulous deep & rich colours, focus was so sharp I almost cut my finger on the screen.
  • Hahaha! Nice one John. Thanks for the feedback! :)
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  • Antoine Martel 1 month ago
    Hi Christian ! Great video, I can feel the wind ;-)
    What was the lenses you used on your 7D ?
  • Thanks Antoine! :)

    See above in the description, all the lenses etc. are detailed on my blog. highdefedition.com
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  • Hajime Chan 1 month ago
    Love the colour!!
  • Thanks Hajime! Got to love the Sunshine Coast colours! :)
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  • archie85 1 month ago
    awesome video!
    Know someone artist and title of this song?
  • Thanks Archie!

    No idea who did the music, it's a pre-made loop in a program I have.
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  • Wanderer 63 1 month ago
    Eye popping!

    Cheers

    Paul
  • Cheers Paul! When are you coming over the DSLR side? ;)
  • Wanderer 63 1 month ago
    Hi Christian,
    Hopefully within the next 12 months........wife permitting...
    Cheers

    Paul
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  • John Braeckmans 1 month ago
    Fantastic work!
  • Thank you kindly John! Much appreciated! :)
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  • Thibaut Degenne 1 month ago
    Very slick... Love it ! : )
    Full screen on a 24 inch is amazing, great compression!

    Also that beautiful shot of the ribbon shows precisely how far you can play with the depth of field on digital equipment... thanks to the 7D and its optical possibilities. Hourra!
  • Cheers Thibaut! You should check out my blog for a link to the full 1080P version on SmugMug. . .that will look lovely on your 24" screen! :)
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  • Peter Kurák 1 month ago
    Fantastic work!
  • Thanks Peter!
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  • Josh Levin 1 month ago
    Great work! the quality of the 7D was astonishing. And the color correction was fantastic.
    -Josh
  • Cheers Josh! The 7D sure does alright. . .even better when you consider that I didn't do any color correction. Those colours were acheived in camera. :)
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  • Bill plus 1 month ago
    What was the exact brand/model of the polarizer?
  • It was a Hoya. Just a normal one.
  • Bill plus 1 month ago
    Thanks. I've never seen a polarizer look that good.
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  • Esp Neto 1 month ago
    Hi Christian,
    video is really impressive. What sharp colors! Also point of view for shoting is wonderful. Congratulations!
    I have a question about it. Did you make post-production for the focus areas. (gaussian blur filter) ex. like on the red flying stripes?
    Really good job!
  • Thanks mate! There was no post production for the shallow depth of field. All footage is straight out of the camera.
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  • Fredrik Pilot 1 month ago
    Great shot and very inspiring, really makes me long for coast soaring now!
  • Cheers Fredrik. I know what you mean sure looks like fun!
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  • rickflick 1 month ago
    Bravo!
  • Thanks Rickflick! Love the avatar!
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  • Dave Hallett 1 month ago
    Wow. I've really begun to appreciate exploring and documenting with video. A lot like a moving photo, documenting because it catches your eye. I think you captured the scene very well.
    Did you chose to not put a polariser on the HVX to separate the footage? Or would you have preferred to match the look if you could?
  • Thanks Dave. Yeah I love shooting anything, it's just good fun hey?

    I didn't use a polariser on the HVX for one good reason. I left it at home! :)

    It would have pulled the water down heaps in the interviews and allowed me to expose for the faces more. That was a bummer.

    I would have liked to, but it doesn't matter so much if they look different to me. They were shot on different cameras. Why hide it?
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  • Bill McCord 1 month ago
    Great stuff! Vibrant color, and you really cut the lockdown shots in well. I like how you mixed those shots in.

    Very Nice!
  • Cheers Bill! :) Glad you liked it mate!
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  • Sam McCready plus 1 month ago
    beautiful!
  • Now that's a comment for the Sunshine Coast! I do love it here!
  • Sam McCready plus 1 month ago
    I've never been there but I know it from videos&photos of my family living near by (brisbane)... yep beautiful country!
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  • advanced 1 month ago
    Why the colors are so bright/burned
  • Because I like them that way! :) Simple!
  • sasha-z-crea☂ions 1 month ago
    Wouldn't say "burned"... nor "bright" for that matter...
    I would say - "RICH" and "VIBRANT"

    ...or can we simply say - "CANON" ? :)

    Christian, I hate my camcorder now, and it's all because of you, LOL!
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  • Studio One 1 month ago
    Nice work !
  • Thanks Studio One! :)
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  • Josh Waldroup 1 month ago
    Those colors are amazing, great work.
  • Cheers Mate! Glad you liked it!
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  • Gary Winterboer 1 month ago
    Very good.
  • Thanks Gary!
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  • Rocky LongQ 1 month ago
    Cool~ Thanks for sharing this great work!
  • Cheers Rocky, thanks for watching it! :)
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  • Schräs 1 month ago
    great content, stunning look and color; thanx for this!
  • Thanks Schräs. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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  • Tobias Lang 1 month ago
    Great!Fun in the upward wind!
  • I know! I want to try it so bad now! :)
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  • Lawrence O'Mara 1 month ago
    crystal clear, and the colors are beautiful
  • Thank you Lawerence! :) Canon colours are nice!
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  • Mike Dulay 1 month ago
    Were you on the 'Standard' picture style?
  • No, custom curves and settings. . .don't know which I use lots. . .
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  • Claude Francis 1 month ago
    Awesome video...I would like to share it with my friends on fb..thanks for sharing.
  • Cheers Claude! Share away!
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  • Narkin S. 1 month ago
    impressive!!!! nice and sharp.I like it.
  • Thanks Narkin, yes the 7D loves the sharps. . .sometimes. . .
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  • sasha-z-crea☂ions 1 month ago
    I love your work Christian, this is amazing! Thank you so much for these beautiful footages. People like you make other people happy and feeling well. You captured every single moment that needed to be captured. Colors are unbelievable, even though there is nothing strange about it... we all know how well Canon performs.

    I have my Samsung High Definition camcorder and I am pretty happy with sharpness and true 60 fps... not on Vimeo though :( , but my old Canon S3IS can record videos as well, although 640x480 in 30fps only, and 320x240 in 60 fps. Colors are so much richer with Canon than with Samsung, I just wish it could record in HD like Samsung.

    I've heard you can get pretty good results with Canon Rebel too (aiming to buy it because it is little cheaper). It also shots in HD. Do you maybe know anything about it and if you know, how good are those Rebel HD footages? Mostly I am interested in getting nice DOF if possible, being able to focus manually etc. Thanks in advance for your help!
  • Thanks very much mate. They are some kind words! :)

    As far as the Rebel goes for video, check out the other videos that I have shot on the Rebel/500D/T1i. I only just upgraded to the 7D. It was fiddly to shoot with but I enjoyed it and managed to get some nice images out of it. Definitely a good starting point! :)
  • sasha-z-crea☂ions 1 month ago
    Thank you so much Christian, I appreciate your prompt respond. Yes, I will check those videos as soon as I get to my studio downtown.

    Good work my friend and keep it up!
  • sasha-z-crea☂ions 13 days ago
    Hi Christian, just to let you know that I purchased Canon 7D today (body only). Henry's (one of the best stores here in Toronto, Canada) is having some good deals these days. With purchase of this camera, I was able to get anything from the store value of $170 CAD, so I used that bonus towards Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens and Lexar Professional GB CompactFlash (233x Speed). I believe it will serve me well as my first lens.

    Also, wanted to tell you that after seeing your beautiful video, I was completely blown away and I knew I am going to get this beast sooner or later. Of course, I will never be able to get such a stunning results as yours my friend, but I want you to know that you are inspiration to many and for sure to me.

    Can't wait to start shooting with this monster :)
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  • CS 1 month ago
    Very good work! Congratulations!
  • Thank you CS! Thank you very much!
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  • Jon Chou 1 month ago
    this looks great
    i'm thinking about getting the 7D + Sigma 30mm 1.4 for all around video and stills use. How is the lens for you? Any suggestions for something else?
  • Cheers Jon, Sigma 30mm is great! Get it, you won't be disappointed. . .do it now! :)
  • Jon Chou 1 month ago
    okay sounds good! im definitely considering it in the future whenever i buy my 7d :p
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  • David Busse 1 month ago
    cool
  • Thanks David! :)
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  • Sebastian TR plus 1 month ago
    stunning work , colours are intense...

    what tripod / head did you use? how did you find it for panning ?
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