Sure did get cold again.
We went out Nanamocomuk on Saturday, along the river for a few miles. The windchill had to be -20 or so – with the ambient at around 6 and the wind WHIPPING along the river valley.
I decided it was the perfect time to practice flying my new Steadicam. I had the D810 with 20mm 1.8 and the RODE video mic pro. In manual at 1080 /30 onto the SD (compressed, sadly). Bummed with the results. Everywhere I read it says – practice practice practice – story of my life. I will say it was a rough first time out, conditions and all, 30MPH winds with easy -20 wind chill straight into the face. Hard to stay steady in those winds. I put the rough cut up on Vimeo in case you are that interested in the results
I’m Flying from Michael Hassey on Vimeo.
The days stats from the weather station – The image link will take you to current conditions and the history page for March 4.
Sunday was a day of exploration around the hood. A scant mile from the house lies Mitten summit – stellar views up the valley on a cold and clear day. Hiking in crampons up the frozen slope under blue bird skies. Simply does not get better than this.
The Hood from Michael Hassey on Vimeo.