Photographing The World Behind The Scenes episode 7 is now live. In this episode, we visit the famous lone tree at Lake Wanaka, we get rained out at Milford Sound, and we end up in Queenstown for our final lesson.
In classic Elia fashion he woke us up 3 hours before sunrise 2 days in a row to visit the famous tree that grows by the edge of Lake Wanaka. This lesson ended up being the first lesson in the entire landscape tutorial in which Elia used a graduated neutral density filter.
Elia decided to keep the post processing pretty simple for this image and he created a very classic looking shot.
Milford Sound ended up being an incredible place to visit but the constant rain ruined any chance of us getting a useful lesson. This area was so remote that we couldn't get cell service or internet for days and we ended up staying inside and editing our footage for 3 days.
We ended our trip in Queenstown where we filmed our final lesson on focus stacking. In case you haven't heard, Queenstown has become known as the "adrenalin capital of the world." I've had a lifetime fear of bungee jumping and because of that fear, I knew I had to do it. At the end of this episode I sign up to jump off of the highest bungee jump in New Zealand. Stay tuned for next weeks episode when I conquer the biggest fear of my life.
In case you've missed the other episodes you can easily find them below.
You can find the finished tutorial in the Fstoppers Store.
These are really fun to watch, thanks for making them! Which drone/camera combination are you using for the drone footage?
Phantom 2 and GoPro 4 silver
So are you only shooting famous locations and that's why this one had to work or not work? Couldn't you have found a nice location in the area without the bugs?
None of the other places we shot had bad bugs. It was definitely worth visiting. The weather ruined our shot though, not the bugs.
An other epic episode ! Awesome trip...
I've a quick question, what do you think about the Zenmuse gimbal, really usefull or quite useless ? Thanks !
It's awesome
Very fun to watch. Really shows how selective the process can be and dedication. I wouldn't be able to stand those flys... This episode, and tutorial, also led me to search out the filter and adapter system he uses on what appears to be the Nikon 14-24/2.8? Happy to see Elia got his own signature series from Formatt Hitech, very deserving, but the 14-24 kit is way out of my price range. Any other good suggestions?.. Keep it up, the inspiring locations and storytelling are making me get out of the city and try new locations!
To be clear, I don't think Elia used the filter kit for his 14-24mm the entire time we traveled with him. The 2.8 lens is really good for stars and nightscapes but since he prefers shooting at f8 most of the time, he almost always used the Nikkor 16-35 lens with normal Hitech filters. With the 14-24mm, he either used it wide open for stars or stopped down with no filters. The filter system for that lens is a beast and I'm not sure it is ever really worth investing into that system if you can get away with the 16-35 lens.
Thanks for clarification Patrick, much appreciated
LOL another ridiculously great BTS!
The drone talk, the flies lol, and then next week's teaser, can't wait!
Does anyone else feel like Elia's pre-edited shots are amazing, then his edited shots just go above and beyond?! purely jealous!
Once again great video Lee! I'm going to New Zealand in 2 weeks and going to be at the south island - anything else you'd recommend?
Should have shot the tree at night time too :)