African Wildlife Showreel 2023

[Robert Hofmeyr]

Hi All, I just posted my new showreel on YouTube. Please check it out and let me know what you think. I'm still not great at grading, so I'd appreciate your opinions.

Link: https://youtu.be/TAOJ27l00Y0

Filmed in Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa on V-Raptor, Komodo, Blackmagic Ursa 12K, GoPro, and Mavic Air 2s.

 

[sidbarnhoorn]

I just finished watching this and I loved it. Very beautifully shot, Robert!

Best regards,
Sid

Award-winning film & video game composer
http://www.sidbarnhoorn.com
https://siddharthabarnhoorn.bandcamp.com

 

[Robert Hofmeyr]

I just finished watching this and I loved it. Very beautifully shot, Robert!

Best regards,
Sid

Award-winning film & video game composer
http://www.sidbarnhoorn.com
https://siddharthabarnhoorn.bandcamp.com

Thanks Sid!

 

[Mark Phelan]

Stunning images, Robert! That is a LOT of work! Nicely edited too. Which lenses are your favorites?

 

[Robert Hofmeyr]

Stunning images, Robert! That is a LOT of work! Nicely edited too. Which lenses are your favorites?

Thanks Mark! It was shot almost entirely on my Canon 200-400 since that's my only telephoto lens. I love using it for wildlife: not too heavy and nice and fast at f4, plus it has the built-in teleconverter for when you need extra reach. I am finding on the V-Raptor that it vignettes a bit at the wide end and, since I am used to s35, I'm often longing for a bit more reach. Am thinking of trying out a second 1.4x teleconverter which will make it a 280-560 f5.6 and the built-in TC will then take it up to roughly 400-800 f8. But I will have to test to see how much IQ I lose - may be nearly as good to just crop in.