Price Lake Sunset Timelapse

Price Lake Sunset Timelapse from Wild Angle Media on Vimeo.

I love making time-lapse videos. This short sequence was shot yesterday evening at Price Lake on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I may very well use it in a project I'm doing on watershed conservation in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina.

North Carolina's Elk Herd

Cataloochee Elk Herd from Wild Angle Media on Vimeo.

This short video was made of clips from my recent trip to the Cataloochee Valley near Asheville, North Carolina. Cataloochee is home to NC's elk population, which were extinct in NC until released into Haywood County several years ago. Now about 140 elk are in the wild here. Each year thousands of spectators gather at Cataloochee to see the rut. Listen to the legendary bugle!

Grand Manan Time-lapse

This video was made at Southwest Head on Grand Manan last week...as you can see, a great place to view sunsets!

Whale Watching

Whale watching in the Bay of Fundy is a great way to experience our planet's largest mammals. If you're ever in Maine or New Brunswick, Sea Watch Tours (from Grand Manan) and their experienced and knowledgeable staff offer opportunities to view Humpbacks and Finbacks in the north Atlantic. I highly recommend that people take advantage of tours like these. It provides a chance to learn and gain great appreciation for endangered and seldom seen wildlife.

Grand Manan So Far

 

It's been a great week for images on Grand Manan this week. So far, I've been whale watching in the Bay of Fundy, seen tons of seabirds, and seals too. Now to begin the long editing process...expect images to hit the blog and facebook page soon!

New Logo!

Finally, we've decided on a permanent logo for wild angle media. I'm ready to commit...for real this time. Expect photos and video of recent field work to hit the blog soon!

On Assignment...

The best thing about my Canon 7D and 17-40L combination is that I don't have to worry so much about water damage in damp situations...like this morning at Glen Burney Falls near Blowing Rock, NC. I was having a blast filming water cascading down a 20 foot boulder. When I switched to still mode to take a photo, I noticed the overspray from the falls had soaked my lens. I think it adds a very interesting effect to the image.

Great Canadian Summer Trip!

Wild Angle Media will be headed to Grand Manan (an island off the New Brunswick coast) this August to photograph the local wildlife and landscapes. Last summer, the focus of the trip was the Atlantic Puffin, a comical little seabird that feeds on the open ocean and comes home to roost by the hundreds on Machias Island to the south of Grand Manan. This summer I may decide to go on a whale watching tour, or focus on filming bald eagles and other birds...either way, it should be a great trip with many great photo opportunities!

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