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Looking forward to seeing it!

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I'd love to hear more about it. How it came together. Who these guys are. What did you shoot it on and edit in on. I knew you were a semi-pro photographer, but documentary filmmaker too? Pretty cool.

Maybe some of that is in the film. Anyway, anxiously waiting.

 

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On 5/5/2024 at 6:26 PM, Nick Adams said:

I'd love to hear more about it.

Well okay. But remember you are the one that asked. LOL

 

On 5/5/2024 at 6:26 PM, Nick Adams said:

How it came together.

It was a long road to end up here. It has been a project looking for a subject for a little while. Just as COVID was kicking in I was gearing up to do something in the music industry. This video should have happened then. And it should have been a journey in a van with a band doing a string of shows throughout the southwest. Then everything shut down and that opportunity vanished. I tried to line up a couple of music videos and every time I got a band interested they broke up. COVID was a tough time for music. So I just continued on with concert photography. But late last year I shot a show and it took several days for my hearing to recover. It wasn't a particularly loud show, especially where I was hanging out, but my ears are trash. I have never taken care of them and that is my stupidity. So after that my wife suggested getting back to nature. She never liked the music stuff anyway. Since then I've been looking to fulfill this video need. I have all the stuff, just needed an idea. I have been planning on doing a smallmouth video this summer, so when this trip came up, I knew it was a perfect chance to get in a little practice. And that video of my buddies fishing, that was supposed to be a few minutes, has morphed into this. 

 

On 5/5/2024 at 6:26 PM, Nick Adams said:

Who these guys are.

Just my friends. They are not rainbow trout experts. They are not Crane Creek experts. They have fished it way more than me for a lot longer than me, but that's it. I didn't seek out any experts. 

I will say that I met 3 out of the 4 on here. The other I've known for a lot longer but he was a past member here as well. I love these guys. 

A few weeks before our trip I asked them if they would have a discussion about Crane Creek and the fish. I didn't want them to research anything. I just wanted their thoughts and stories. 

And the last thing I will say about these guys is that when you need someone to catch a fish on video, these are not your guys. I still love them though. 

 

On 5/5/2024 at 6:26 PM, Nick Adams said:

What did you shoot it on and edit in on.

The video was shot with two Nikon DSLRs, two GoPros, a drone, and there are even a few clips shot on an iPhone. I don't have professional gear. Audio either came from one of the cameras or from an audio recorder. I need to up my audio game. I wish I would have had mics on everyone. It's a learning experience. And it was all edited in Final Cut Pro and few things done in Photoshop. 

 

On 5/5/2024 at 6:26 PM, Nick Adams said:

I knew you were a semi-pro photographer, but documentary filmmaker too?

A mere amateur is all I am. But I'm not trying to be anything more. Just need something to occupy my mind. 

 

 

 

 

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18 hours ago, Flysmallie said:
On 5/5/2024 at 6:26 PM, Nick Adams said:

 

A mere amateur is all I am. But I'm not trying to be anything more. Just need something to occupy my mind

If you consider yourself an amateur at photo/video production then somebody has set the bar WAY TOO HIGH !  

The stuff you were doing 10 years ago, with equipment that was available before then, was fantastic.   I can't imagine that it has done anything, if not gotten BETTER.  

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4 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

The stuff you were doing 10 years ago, with equipment that was available before then, was fantastic.   I can't imagine that it has done anything, if not gotten BETTER.  

I truly appreciate that Glen. That does mean a lot to me. 
 

Pros get paid. Period. But that’s okay. The only times I tried to make some money I absolutely hated it. People are horrible. I already have a job dealing with whining people and I’m not a fan. 

 

 

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