I went to Curbar for the first time in 6 years. The last time I was here I could only do the 3+s and looked in awe at these classics. Today they both went relatively quickly (strawberries took more goes tho!). I love moments of progress like this in climbing.
Video highlights from my Beijing trip from early Aug.
Some footage from my recent Chongqing trip.
A great little boulder in Portland (UK), the crux revolves around a latch to an incut edge. Great atmosphere also.
A highlight from my recent trip. Came back today and already itching to go back. I was supposed to be in font this trip instead of Portland, still mourning our beautiful forest 😢
Yesterday, someone posted about the quality of cable vs Wifi when transferring files. I tested this today, and the difference is very minimal. Even when fully zoomed in, it’s hard to notice. However, the pixelation is definitely more noticeable on files transferred over Wifi. This could be due to differences in processing, but to be honest, the difference is so small that I’m just going to use whichever method is more convenient on the day.
Camera: Osmo Action 4
Settings:
25fps (1/50 shutter)
Dlog with mimo colour recovery
4K
Iso - 100-800
RS stabilisation on
Sharpness -2
Noise Reduction 1
Working my way through the whole UK catalogue to review them. (I’ve probably tried them all at some stage). These are my one-word thoughts so far.
I have an Action 4 for climbing, hiking yet I am off to China for a city trip and want to do some vlogs without buying a new camera. I got a smallrig 1/4 black mist filer to soften up my image and added a bit of motion blur (mostly in post to allow my stabilisation to work better).
This was a practice vlog from my day out in London.
Please let me know what you think and if you have any feedback regarding settings/shot ideas or if I really do need a pocket camera.
A nice 7B on the limestone, had a fun time working it, especially with the cut move!
A month ago I took my action out for a trail run and tried to capture some cool shots.
Thought id share this mini edit I made for my insta
My Second ever alpine route. Great experience!
Was a 24 hour journey so I thought id vlog it
UK limestone drop off, pretty proud of it.
I’ve had my Action 4 for a few months, and playing around with the settings has helped my footage improve a lot.
What can I do to make it look extra cinematic and professional? Weather that is to do with camera settings, framing of image or grading in post.
Settings:
D-Log M
Auto exposure
-0.7 EV
ISO 100–400
AWB
Sharpness -2 and noise reduction -1
2.7K (smaller file sizes), 30fps
I don’t have a laptop, so I have to do all my editing in Mimo/Instagram Edits, but I still try to do a bit of colour grading. This footage uses a LUT with a bit of grading done by me as well.
I either film with a tripod like this or use a helmet cam for roped climbing.
- Raw DLog M is higher
- Graded is lower
My dad and I went up Tryfan Bach last weekend, 3 easy pitches, minimal gear needed, great experience. Highly recommend for a first lead.