Wednesdays mixed catch pics and video

[slabsrus]

Wednesday was not all that I expected it to be but I still had a great time and put some fish in the kayak.

Here's the video: YouTube - April 13 Crappie and Bluegill

[mb4850]

I love to catch and eat crappie, but a bluegill about that size is my favorite. I also love to fly fish for them.

[mb4850]

slabsrus what video camera are you using to film your video and what editing software do you use? This is going to be my next big purchase.

[Cricketcage]

Thanks for posting slabsrus! I really enjoyed watching this video and the one you had smallmouth fishing on July 4th.

[slabsrus]

Thanks. I use one or two Nikon Cool Pix cameras. They are pretty cheap and actually do pretty good with the video quality. I use 3 different tripod mounts. I have been self filming for quite some time but still learn something everytime I go out. I will be stepping up to a Cannon HFS20, production quality video camera in the next month or so, courtesy of my son, who is stationed in Afghanistan right now and just seems to have a bit of extra money and wants to help dad out a bit. It is not a super high end camera but will be a major step compared to what I am using now. I use Vegas editing software. It does everything I need it to do and is quite user friendly, though I am still learning a lot of its' features.

[mb4850]

None of these are waterproof are they? Are you using a dry box or just taking a chance?

[slabsrus]

I use Pelican dry boxes when transporting the cameras but during filming I am taking a chance. I have had a few close calls over the past 4 or 5 years but been lucky so far. My tripod rigs are pretty secure, but once I get the new Cannon, I will definitely be taking more precautions. Not that the Cannon is going to be outrageously expensive, at about $1600, but definitely more than I care to lose in the water. The little Nikons are less than $200 so I would not feel quite as bad about losing one of them.

[mb4850]

Have you ever tried one of the Hero sports cameras that you can even film underwater?

[slabsrus]

A good video camera that has underwater capability is next Springs purchase. I have looked at a few but have a lot more research to do before spending the money. I am first going to invest in a new computer that will be strictly for my video editing, photos, articles, and artwork. Basically my work computer. That way I can keep it seperate from my family computer and not worry about it getting all jumbled up with other stuff.