Tom Lowe...

[Michael Fawke]

thats a great shot with the god ray hitting the epic

 

[Tom Lowe]

Me and Nilo filming water elements yesterday evening in the high Sierra.

I got the Redvolts, and will report soon here on my thoughts about them.

 

[Johnny Friday]

Tom, i know you've mentioned before, but what tripod you using? fat chance i'd get my 1030 in water like that....smaller diameter locking sticks.....good way to go.....living on the edge with that shot...

 

[Michael Schrengohst]

I would get a floatie or at least a plastic bag around that Epic. What are you trying to do?
Give us cheap thrills?? Can't wait to see the finished movie.

 

[Tom Lowe]

Johnny, they are Manfrotto 536 with 100mm bowl. Best sticks on the planet. The head is a simple Vinten 8AS.

 

[Johnny Friday]

thanks Tom. was looking for good light-weight sticks with locking legs....my 1030 with spreaders not best solution for some in water stuff....

 

[Tom Lowe]

These 536's don't have mid or ground support, but as you can see, they are plenty strong! Plus I can use them in mud, snow, water, salt water, etc. They blow away the CF sticks that Vinten sent me with the Vision 8AS.

I even use these sticks as the base for my Kessler Pocket Jib, with over 100 lbs on it.

 

[Johnny Friday]

Brilliant

 

[Nils J. Nesse]

Great tip Tom! I just put the 536 on my shopping list.

How do you like the Vinten head?

 

[Tom Lowe]

Filming more water elements at Yosemite this morning. :coolgleamA:

 

[Billy Summers]

Loving your very minimal approach...but with the master primes in constant rotation. BOOM. Sickness revealed!

 

[Tom Lowe]

BTW, the Redmote is working perfectly since I upgraded it!

 

[TonySegreto]

Hrmm I guess you could just plop the sticks in the water, then run away and use the redmote to roll =D

 

[Tom Lowe]

Um no... that river would have swept the camera away in two seconds!

Notice my death grip on the sticks? :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Um no... that river would have swept the camera away in two seconds!

Notice my death grip on the sticks? :smilewinkgrin:

Hi Tom,
What shutter speed were you using? Was wondering whether the force of the water induced any vibrations on the footage.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

 

[Tom Lowe]

I was switching between 96fps and 24fps, with 180 shutter. Yes, there was a bit of vibration, so I was gripping the tripod and camera firmly to dampen the vibration. It came and went according to gusts of water.

 

[Matthew Bennett]

Hope you're getting some good BTS material other than the photos, these setups are another level of crazy! That poor Epic is going to need months of therapy...

 

[Tom Lowe]

Mono Lake tonight.

 

[Tim Lüdin]

Wow, killer pic.
I bet the footage looks awesome.

Don't water the cam :001_smile:

Tim

 

[Jon Thomasberg]

WOW! One of those shots that make you step back and appreciate your choice to get in this game rather than being stuck in an office from 9-5. Kudos Tom!

Mono Lake tonight.