What’s The Best Digital Storage Device When Deep in the Wilderness?

I just finished writing a magazine story on rafting the Grand Canyon, an adventure I have had the pleasure of doing three times. Each time I have rafted on this trip, including the last trip 6 years ago, I shot film.

With the possibility to going again in the next year or two, I will be totally shooting digital stills and video.

When I shot film I took between 100-200 rolls and over the three week trip and I shot most of it. The cameras ran on lots of AA batteries and photo storage was easy: number the roll and throw them into Ziploc bags.

But this next trip will be shot all digital and I will need a storage device for images and video footage and a way to charge all devices including the camera. So I have been exploring options.

While I usually download to my laptop and copy files to one of many 250 – 500 gb external hard drives, that is a lot of stuff to take rafting when space can be limited, so the idea seems impractical. Instead I am looking a portable storage devices and a solar charger.

I believe the best options are Wolverine, Digital Foci, Jobo GigaView, Nexto, or Sanho. There are many models available but I am not even looking at anything under 500gb since anything less may not be enough storage space for a 3-week rafting trip.

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Fotoshop: The Video Parody

You gotta dig this very cool video by Jesse Rosten.

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

The Strange, Surreal Sport of Underwater Ice Fishing

If you are an outdoor adventure photographer or filmmaker, here is a new adventure sport sure to create demand for still images.

Related Posts: Brilliant Filmmaking by Camp 4 Collective, Jimmy Chin on Photographing Yosemite for National Geographic

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Quite Possibly The Most Terrifying POV Video I Have Watched

HOLD ON!

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Corey Rich Films ‘Why’ for Nikon and The New D4

Corey Rich is a superstar in the ranks of the outdoor adventure photography and filming field. He recently completed production on a new film: Why, shot for Nikon using the new D4. Corey has done a lot of stuff and seems to hop continually from one high profile project to another.

He was recently on the TV series Flying Wild Alaska which ran in December and featured him and an expedition team heading in to remote Alaska to climb some unclimbed routes.

Here is the D4 film, WHY and also the link to his interview with Adweek Magazine regarding the shoot. And if you want to read how he did the shoot you can find it on his blog post .

WHY – Nikon D4 Release Video from Corey Rich on Vimeo.

Chase Jarvis Shares How He Filmed an REI TV Commercial

I have had the pleasure of meeting, drinking a round (or two), and teaching at the same venue in Dubai with Chase Jarvis. If you are not familiar with Chase, you should be as he is in many ways, an International ‘Phenom’ in the photography world.

Chase began his career as a adventure and ski photographer (as far as I know) and has become one of the hottest advertising photographers on the planet with an impressive client list. One of those clients is REI, the outdoor equipment and apparel company. Chase shoots photography and video production for REI and he recently posted the commercial and how he shot it in a series of posts on his blog. If you are expanding your services to include video you might enjoy these behind the scenes posts by Chase. Continue reading for links to the blog posts.

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Beautiful Time Lapse Video: Finding Oregon by Uncage The Soul Productions

Here is a very well done time lapse video by Uncage the Soul video production company. Finding Oregon features beautiful scenery from across the state and includes some great night photography mixed will a little video footage as well. Note the excellent camera moves!

Finding Oregon from Uncage the Soul Productions on Vimeo.

Great Video by The Muir Project Team

This is a great storytelling video by a team of 8 multimedia artists and adventurers who are working on The John Muir Project. They took 25 days and backpacked the John Muir Trail this past summer and have blogged about it and created a handsome music video.

Their mission as stated on their website: “Join us as we relive stories from on the trail and embark on our next journey – to bring the trail to you – in the form of a gallery exhibit including photographs, video installations and hands-on displays that allow visitors to truly get a feeling for the beauty and majesty of the trail (without the burning lungs and blisters.)”

The music video was enough to draw me in. It is finely done, captures the imagination, and helps me remember the times I backpacked a few sections of the trail many years ago. And as a HD dSLR enthusiast I always like to see how other visual artists tell their story, how they edit, what music they choose, and camera angles and movements.

I am sure you will enjoy this:

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Unbelievable Video: Woman Taunts Cheetahs Up Close

I am not sure what to think of this video I recently discovered. Here you have a woman ride a motorcycle up to a group Cheetahs and start taunting them. They threaten her in return.

At the end of the video she is petting one of them and it licks her hand. At first I thought she was trying to commit suicide and then at the end it was obvious this was not in the wild, or it seems it could not be.

My guess is that this is a game farm and they are used to her and other humans.

I find it intriguing and also quite sad. These magnificent creatures being teased for no reason I can figure, but then the ‘reality show’ part of it has me intrigued.

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Video Pick: Brilliant Filmmaking by Camp 4 Collective

The Camp4Collective team of adventurers, photographers, and filmmakers has produced some pretty awesome videos of mountain and rock climbing, skiing, general adventure travel, and product videos. Here they have produced another great video on climbing the Tooth Traverse in Alaska. If you are new to HDdSLR filmmaking, simply watching the camera moves, pans, and editing is inspiring and educational.

The Tooth Traverse from Camp 4 Collective on Vimeo.

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