RED Collective – Mammoth HD

[Mark A. Jaeger]

Clark, I think I recognize your venue. Were you with Heather for these shots?

 

[Clark Dunbar]

heya Mark - no Heather that I'm aware of there.

 

[Russ Fill]

So amazing. Thanks for the invite Clark.

 

[Clark Dunbar]

3.5.21

New additions added this week - Wildlife and Lifestyle with a new gallery on Sportsmen (Hunting/Fishing)

these are all shot on Dragon (primarily 6K and some 4K slomo)

Sandhill Cranes - Colorado

Black Bear - Vancouver Island

and new Lifestyle

Walking the rails... Mexico

Transporation/Airplanes - FloatPlanes - Newfoundland

and the Sportsmen Gallery - includes locations of Africa, Alaska, Newfoundland, New Zealand and Yucatan (...so far)

will be expanding this gallery as new material arrives....

 

[Clark Dunbar]

3.6.21

a quick edit - teaser reel of the Mtn. Lion (juvenile) in falling snow session - 8K-Monstro at 60fps.

 

[Mark A. Jaeger]

I love the big cats. You caught this one exploring in a wonderful way - snow and slow, graceful movement.

 

[Clark Dunbar]

3.7.21

Next up in our WinterCat Teaser Reels -> Snow Leopard juveniles playing/exploring/learning on a snowy cliff - Shot on Monstro 8K-VV at 60fps in western Montana. Now in the MammothHD Footage Libraries - 8K Wildlife Galleries.

 

[Clark Dunbar]

3.8.21 - finishing up the Winter Cats Series - Bobcats / Canada Lynx Teaser - Ear Tufts, Snow Baths and a little waggle.... Monstro 8K VistaVision at 60fps - shot in western Montana - now available in the MammothHD Footage Library - 8K Wildlife Galleries (www.mammothhd.com/8K/)

 

[Anny Tang]

I like this video, the big cats is energetic and the snow scene is beautiful.

 

[Clark Dunbar]

4.3.21

Spent this last week in the cold and cramped quarters of a ground level (single person) blind/hide - filming the annual mating behaviors of Greater-Sage Grouse on a 'lek' in central Montana. The post-sunset and pre-sunrise sessions averaged around 18°f - so with all the clothing layers and small tent - it was long hours approximately 3 hours per session of cramped cold laying on your belly. Shot almost 2tb of Monstro 8K VistaVision footage for the majority of the material but also added in some 6K, 5K and 3K slow at 160fps. Will be adding to the MammothHD 8K Wildlife/Bird Galleries over the next few days. ..and of course looking to head out again..!

so a few frame grabs:

Greater-Sage Grouse male - inflated in his mating display and calls

Greater-Sage Grouse female - inspecting the suitors

the ground level blind/hide - on the 'lek' in Central Montana (mid-day iPhone pic)

and a link to the MHD SneakPeek of one of the clips - "The Ladies Choice"
www.mammothhd.com/8K/8KSneakPeek/MHD_rCD8_vvSG_Choice8Ka.mov

 

[Scot Yount]

I always love to see what you are adding to this thread Clark....never disappoints.

 

[Clark Dunbar]

5.6.21

a few new additions to the MammothHD Libraries this last few weeks:

Great Horned Owl - Owlet (this is a nesting cavity that I've visited a few times and last week the owlets were starting to stick their heads out) - shot on Monstro in 8K and 6, 5, 4 and 3K for the reach and slow-motion. The nest cavity is about 50 ft up the tree and to get any angle at all you have to back off - so shot 1200mm for most of the shots_

Iberian Hares (Epic 4K and 2K)

Spain - the Rain in Spain... (Epic 5K)

Cheetah Cubs/South Africa (DMSC-2 Dragon)

and a Cape Buffalo all dressed up for a night out at the watering hole (DMSC-2 Dragon - the iso on this shot is 3500)

and in review is a large amount of the Okavango in Botswana - here's a sample shot - DMSC-2/Dragon - Elephants running thru the water.

and with spring flowers popping up went out to check a few in the yard and these daffodils had Green-Crab Spiders catching flies... still trying to get that shot. As every time I get the camera close the spider retreats to under the petals... this may take awhile. The spider is white to match the petals - pretty cool. Monstro 8K

 

[Clark Dunbar]

6.1.21

with spring ramping up and the Covid travel restrictions easing... been out and about on a few local projects. 8K/Monstro/VistaVision

Winding River sunset series - NinePipes Wildlife Refuge - western Montana

this one has a pair of Trumperer Swans

With the warmer weather the snow pack in the mountains is filling the lakes and rivers - so water management on the resource is gearing up - Kerr Dam/Flathead Lake/River on their 1st spring release - only a few gates open the other day (over the next few week all the gates will be opened at times for control the lake levels and down-stream flows).

nothing like an western barn at sunrise.... just as the 1st rays hit the valley floor

new growth popping up around the yard - macro of tulip

also added this last week - Additions to the Birds of Africa (6K)
this one is call a Water Thick Knees (a wader)

and a Pied Kingfisher

more in the edit suite and more sessions being scheduled....

 

[Clark Dunbar]

6.9.21

8K/60p - been getting more project requests for 8K/60p material that has expanded beyond the original market segments of the TV Manufacturers, exhibit and special venues installations... to include virtual background plates and more general markets. SO... started shooting more of my local projects in 60p along with 24p. For subjects with a lot of motion 60p looks great - very smooth and detailed!

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This was going to be a nice series - but the warm weather hatched a huge cloud of marsh/wetland flies that total ruined any chance of getting footage - so these 2 shots are each a single frame that had over 1000 flies retouched out per frame so I could add to my print gallery. The final images look great - but would have been a nice set of clips and there is no way will be spending the time to 'spot' each frame for the time-lapse. So print only from MonstroVV

NinePipes National Wildlife Refuge - Montana (last week)

the bugs - covered the camera, lens, tripod, me, the backpack.... at least they didn't bite. And will make great fish food... and several species of birds liked them too.

Also in reshoot at 8K/60p couple of local favorites:

The Barn and the Mission Range

The Kerr Dam - water level controls for the spring run-off

and starting to work on the reshooting of my local bird galleries in 60p (most in 8K but in the need of slow-motion will also be shooting 6K and 4K at 60p)

 

[Joe Pontecorvo]

I love that winding river at sunset - Is that the missions in the background?

 

[Clark Dunbar]

Thanks Joe,

The Barn shots have the Missions in the Background - the Winding River Series is nearby in Mission Valley but looking west (the other direction) from the Mission Range.

 

[Clark Dunbar]

Down-Sizing the production gear - SO...

over at 'Just Cinema Gear' my Monstro (full kit - minus the glass) whole kit $37,500.00

Just Cinema Gear (Monstro Kit)

Brain and Kit Includes:
Monstro 8K VV (Carbon fibre/woven) Stealth - Brain (440 hours)
PL & Canon Mounts
Standard, SkinTone and Low Light OLFPs
7" Touch w/hood
OLED EVF w/arm
Short Handle.
Lemo Adapter A and B
3TB of Red Mini-Mags (2-960 and 2 480)
V-Lock Battery Pro-Module
6 RED Bricks and 2 Hypercore 98's
RED V-Lock Charger
RED Monstro VV Pelican Case.
Sidekick
2- Mini Mag Readers
AC Power Adapter
GDU BodyCap (Canon)
and the RED Quick Release Plate and 15mm rails.

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will also be down-sizing my Nikon Glass Collection....

 

[Clark Dunbar]

a few new additions being added to the MHD Library next week:

Gorillas - 8K/Monstro shot by Jay Teegardin
(now out on his own - formerly of the RED Collective production team - that shot so many of the great collectives in the series)

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and as always - more great footage in review/edit/prep - so coming soon.

 

[Clark Dunbar]

8.28.21

'UP'

Just for Fun !

while editing a reel a few weeks back (on a very hot day) was scrubbing thru the timeline when as I backed up to check a cut - watched this clip in reverse.... and decided I had to pull a reverse clip. So 'UP - Snow Rise' Monstro 8K VistaVision at 60fps - shot last winter in Montana. (the youtube version is a 2K clip).

 

[Clark Dunbar]

10.18.21

Well - the updated REDUser/Recon threads needed a bit of new permissions worked out - but all is fixed (THANKS Brent) So here's a test clip - Calliope Hummingbird (shot 4K on Monstro last summer)

Will have some new MHD Library material I'll be posting over the next couple of weeks that is really great.