Reel Water Productions showreel from 2009
Bryan Smith of Reel water Productions just put out their showreel of cable camera shots from 2009. It’s well worth the watch………
I was along shooting stills for most of these shoots and you hardly ever get to actually see the end result of all the rigging and time spent. Great to sit back and watch the results….
Respect to Bryan and Matt for the rigging and cable camera operation….
WATCH REEL WATER PRODUCTIONS CABLE CAMERA DEMO REEL ON VIMEO
Robin Avery slack lining for Reel Water Productions
Rider of the year awards
Rider of the year awards
Patrick Camberlain of formerly YGP and more recently the Tribe riders has come up with the ‘Rider of the year awards’ . This is a yearly competition to celebrate whitewater kayaking in all it’s forms and recognize some of the key players in the progression of our sport.There are a variety of different awards from the best freestyle move, which will be a video submission to the more subjective rider of the year which will be peer voted.
Hopefully this concept will grow for Pat and will gain the support required to become an annual event that grows and continues for years to come. Working in Whistler I often get to go to all the contests and similar set ups in the snowsports industry and often wish kayaking had some sort of similar platform. Well here it is….. Great idea Pat….
On a personal level , I was pretty excited because I got invited to submit photos to the ‘photographer of the year’ section. This is super exciting as it is an opportunity for all the amazing whitewater photogs to showcase their work next to each other. Great to see the talent pool of photography that exists within our fringe sport that in reality has little to no financial potential for a photographer.
CLICK TO SEE MY SUBMISSION TO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
‘Seasons’ Web TV series
Seasons web tv series
Bryan Smith of Reel Water Productions and Fitz Cahall began this Spring to produce a Web TV series chronicaling the Lives of five Adventure Athletes through the ups and downs of an adventure lifestyle.
They have just released the trailer……….22 more episodes to come…….
Here is the low down….
The Season. Five lives. A world of possibility.
From the creators of The Dirtbag Diaries and 49 Megawatts comes a new web television project following five athletes through the course of a single season in the Pacific Northwest. A veteran climber invents a new piece of gear. A pro snowboarder searches for a way to return to the roots of his sport. A boulderer returns from a series of injuries with new perspective. A family man goes to Whistler to test himself against mountain biking’s elite. A young sea kayaker with a troubled past sets out to reinvent his sport.
Shot entirely in HD, this 22-episode series is available to you for free at a number of locations. Every episode premieres on the Arc’teryx web site. You can have the HD version delivered right to your computer and find all the old episodes by subscribing on iTunes. Expect new episodes once or twice a week.
Zipline shots
Back in 2007 myself Matt maddaloni of Sea to sky cam and Bryan Smith of Reel water productions teamed up to produce some viral video content for the Welsh Canoe Assosication. This was very early on in the development of Matt’s camera motion systems and involved myself and Matt actually being on the line to shoot. Matt has since progressed to a full automated system which can be rigged in back country situations in a matter of hours. Here are some of the clips shot using the early cable camera systems.
To read more about Matt’s new rigging and motion camera company : Sea to Sky Cam
Britannia Creek cable camera from Steve Rogers Photography on Vimeo.
Cable camera on Britannia Creek
Kayaking cable camera
Andrew Oberhardt
First day of winter
Winter feels like it has begun. Great weather in Squamish, sunny and cold up top, still a few clouds floating over.
First turns of the season
View on the way back to the truck
Random
Quick shot from the last of the summers greenery in the Squamish woods. Just after rain the forest is super lush. Jonathon Desrosiers getting in amongst the green, Squamish BC. Damn shame about the T-shirt though, orange would have made the shot a lot better ! You live and learn I guess……
Jonathon Desrosiers getting in amongst the green, Squamish BC
Nikon D3S
The Nikon D3S has just been released as an upgrade to the current D3. Lots of geeky numbers and chat online about the pros and cons of the camera. Personally I can’t wait for the video option and despite it’s inflexible formats the sheer scope that the high ISO shooting gives will outweigh all the possible downsides to this feature. Canon despite juggling numbers on their new 1D still do not have a proven high ISO solution.
Hopefully the cameras should ship soon. I can’t wait to shoot video with all my lenses to choose from….
Squamish Base
Cody Nordick Base jumping the Squamish chief during a shoot for Reel Water Productions.
Cody Nordick Base jumping the Squamish chief
A Cumbrian excursion
I was recently back in the UK to visit friends and family in the Lake District. I only seem to get back once a year nowadays and it never feels long enough unfortunately. With so many pies to eat and bottles of Cider to consume the time seems to fly by. This year the weather was as shitty as always and largely drizzled for the majority of the time, offering neither water to kayak or particularly great views on the hills. A few brief windows did appear though with a great day out on the Duddon’s becks and a handful of days out on the hills. Anyway enough dull text here’s a few snapshots….
Logan Beck, Duddon Valley, Cumbria
The view of Coniston Village from the Old Man of Coniston
Napes Needle, Great Gable, Wasdale, Cumbria
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