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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

4K Stock Libraries

It's always nice to see an envelope from Getty Images in the mail. Like most big companies, there's a large lag time from sale to royalty payment. I think that's what Mark's concept can beat - communication with clients and reduced payment time.

I will be heading out to film white sharks at 4K red raw 60 FPS as soon as I get my camera. My 35 mm 48 FPS white shark footage sells over and over and...Hopefully this will be a big seller for Mark's company concept.
 
Hi Paul,
I think inclusion in the Footage Search directories and data banks are potentially one of the most important aspects of marketing in the stock industry. There are other trade outlets which I will keep to myself as there are a lot of others here also looking to do the same stock gig but hey, I ain't gonna spill my whole Orange Cart here right...........:wink:

Sharkguy, you got a place on that boat available? I think I'm gonna be busy with other stuff though.......secret projects, dontcha just love 'em. But I will be out there looking to initially get the big animal stuff nailed. Will get mantas here in Palau and Yap, then on to reef shark species, again here seeing as we got a bunch, and then possibly Cocos for other sharky stock stuff. Love sharks, just love ,em, after all they sell big time. Along with whales and dolphins.

Cheers,
Mark.
 
Sharks, Rays, Turtles, Whales and Dolphins - you guys get to hang out with all the most interesting creatures don't you? Tell me - I've always wanted to know. Have you ever seen an angry Turtle ?

Thanks, Phil
 
I tripped over a turtle in Hawaii once... The turtle didn't seem to care, he didn't even move.
 
Tranquil_Light said:
Sharks, Rays, Turtles, Whales and Dolphins - you guys get to hang out with all the most interesting creatures don't you? Tell me - I've always wanted to know. Have you ever seen an angry Turtle ?

Thanks, Phil
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Hey Phil,
Check out post #50 in the Underwater Bubble Blowers Group in the Red Users Groups section of the site. There you will see the image of a Hawksbill Turtle issuing me, or my camera at least, with a territorial yawn. Guess I got too close.

Cheers,
Mark.
 
AppliedVisual said:
I tripped over a turtle in Hawaii once... The turtle didn't seem to care, he didn't even move.
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Tee Hee - maybe he was sleeping. Either that or a totalled turtle!

Best regards, Phil
 
CamDiver said:
Hey Phil,
Check out post #50 in the Underwater Bubble Blowers Group in the Red Users Groups section of the site. There you will see the image of a Hawksbill Turtle issuing me, or my camera at least, with a territorial yawn. Guess I got too close.

Cheers,
Mark.
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Well that's an amazing shot Mark - congratulations - I can't imagine how difficult it is to get that sort of shot. So is that turtle talk for 'piss off' ?? I've never thought of turtles as being territorial - there's no reason why they shouldn't be of course? It just that they always look so placid.

Sadly I can't go diving because I have a medical condition - so I do envy the diving group on this forum - I've seen some spectacular shots - have you got any short movie clips I can download - just for a quick squint?

Cheers mate! Phil
 
CamDiver Sharkguy said:
, you got a place on that boat available? I think I'm gonna be busy with other stuff though.......secret projects, dontcha just love 'em. But I will be out there looking to initially get the big animal stuff nailed. Will get mantas here in Palau and Yap, then on to reef shark species, again here seeing as we got a bunch, and then possibly Cocos for other sharky stock stuff. Love sharks, just love ,em, after all they sell big time. Along with whales and dolphins.

Cheers,
Mark.
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Always a spot for a fellow red underwater shooter on any of my non-client expeditions.

I've got Africa for whites, tiger sharks and whale sharks on the to do list as well as Mexico for blue and gray whales, Bahamas for dolphins, Silverbanks for humbacks, Scotland for basking sharks and...damn I wish I was just independently wealthy
 
Psst...don't tell anyone, but I'm an eccentric hundredaire...
 
Tranquil_Light said:
Tee Hee - maybe he was sleeping. Either that or a totalled turtle!
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In April, the turtles come onto the shore in large numbers - laying eggs and all that. They sleep on the beaches and rocky shorelines, sometimes they venture up into the grass - even at the resorts with hundreds of people. They're a protected species, you're not supposed to touch them or interfere with them in any way. I was with a group of guys coming back from a night dive and we were running gear from the boat up to the van. I was aware of a few turtles around us, but didn't see the one right in front of me. I tripped over it. Ooops. After that, everyone noted its position and proceeded to walk around it. :detective2:
 
Tranquil_Light said:
Well that's an amazing shot Mark - congratulations - I can't imagine how difficult it is to get that sort of shot. So is that turtle talk for 'piss off' ?? ...........

Sadly I can't go diving because I have a medical condition - so I do envy the diving group on this forum - I've seen some spectacular shots - have you got any short movie clips I can download - just for a quick squint?

Cheers mate! Phil
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Hey phil,
Appreciate the mailed jokes, sides were hurting there for a mo. Thanks for the words regarding the turtle shot. Any of the underwater shooters here will tell you that it's all just a matter of time in the water. I must have filmed clips of hundreds if not thousands of turtles over the years. Every once in a while everything, light, composition, behavior and conditions fall together perfectly allowing us to "paint with light" the images and situations we experience.

You can check out www.ocean.com who show a couple of my short films online. There is one called "A Rainbow Colored Fish" which is a behavioral study of Mandarinfish. The second is called "When Mantas Dance" and is an underwater ballet featuring Manta Rays filmed over 3 years when I lived on a small island in Micronesia called Yap.

Cheers,
Mark.
 
Gibby said:
Psst...don't tell anyone, but I'm an eccentric hundredaire...
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Ha ! yes - like me and somewhat unfortunately - you have literally hundreds of dollars at your disposal :)
 
CamDiver said:
Hey phil,
Appreciate the mailed jokes, sides were hurting there for a mo. Thanks for the words regarding the turtle shot. Any of the underwater shooters here will tell you that it's all just a matter of time in the water. I must have filmed clips of hundreds if not thousands of turtles over the years. Every once in a while everything, light, composition, behavior and conditions fall together perfectly allowing us to "paint with light" the images and situations we experience.

You can check out www.ocean.com who show a couple of my short films online. There is one called "A Rainbow Colored Fish" which is a behavioral study of Mandarinfish. The second is called "When Mantas Dance" and is an underwater ballet featuring Manta Rays filmed over 3 years when I lived on a small island in Micronesia called Yap.

Cheers,
Mark.
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Hi Mark,

Glad you liked the Peter Kay jokes.

I've just watched the two movies from ocean.com - what can I say - brilliant, stunning, and very moving. I'm not sure what's more impressive - the images themselves - or the effort and patience that goes into capturing them.

There's a Buddhist principle that you may have heard of called 'oneness of self and environment'. I really think you were living that principle while you were capturing these lovingly delicate shots over such a long period. Not just immersed in water, but also inextricably connected with the complex and subtle lives of your chosen subjects. It's almost as though they wanted you to get to know them before they would let you photograph them? And in my book, the fact that you took the time, the trouble, and the effort, well that's really beautiful.

Well done !! Well done !!

All the best, Phil
 
Thanks Phil,
Kind words which I really do appreciate. I love my job, love the interaction with Nature and the richness of life it embroils in me. I consider myself to be very fortunate in so much that I have found my peace and love that it also allows me the opportunity to make a living from it.

The principle of 'oneness of self and environment' is a profoundly beautiful concept.

Thanks again.
Mark.
 
Religion...

Religion...

CamDiver said:
The principle of 'oneness of self and environment' is a profoundly beautiful concept.
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Here, Here...When one looks into the eye of a 100+ year old right whale at a distance of a couple feet I think the term "religious experience" is clearly redefined.

Great Work Mark
 
Whether its a Right Whale, Manta Ray, Turtle, Eagle Ray or whatever there is something amazing when we are so close as to peer into the eye of our subjects. I'm not one to 'blow my own trumpet' when it comes to having the ability to be able to approach animals as part of my job. Standing back and just watching their attitude and body language before I start my approaches allows me to get some great footage.

All marine creatures are aware of our presence before we even see them. In reality we are so damn clumsy and noisy 'down there' that we send shock waves with every movement. I firmly believe that they allow us to approach them based on our displays through our approach methods. That is they set their own distance and comfort levels with regards to our proximity to them based on our movements etc.

On the occasions where we get to make eye to eye contact its as if the animal is studying us as opposed to the opposite. They seem equally fascinated by us as we are of them. Its such an amazing experience to have a giant Manta Ray give you the once over, you can see its eye moving as it scans you, same with Whales and Turtles etc. I get this very humbling feeling in their presence.

Animals certainly deserve much more respect than we offer them these days.

Cheers,
Mark.
 
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