Ghosts that go bump in the dark
 

Took some video a week and a half ago and thought that it was no good cause of darkness. It was in 85' with overcast skies, but that is not usually a big problem. The mid column water was like soup though, with some kind of algae bloom? So I started messing around with the brightness and contrast to see if there was anything worth a damn in the couple hours of video I shot on the first day. The first clip is the actual video without editing. The second clip is with the brightness turned up and the contrast lowered a bit (almost got 1 to go on the fresh dead). Went back to the same area the next day and had a bit more light (clip 3). But it still needed a little tweaking (clip 4). The really sweet thing is that this was not SD or the OC, but LA. Going out at night this weekend to look for needles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPVAp2ADqmk

How do I find needles in a hay stack?

burn the hay and you end up with the needle.

Greg, what time are you talking about? Thanks for posting.

Too bad they didn't take the bait, or are you saving that video for later?

Once again it is amazing to see what is going on below the surface.

If you see a kayaker sticking his head in the water every 100 yards or so - that will be me.

Greg, your videos are always a very large cut above the rest. Is there a specific video editing software you would recommend over others? Playing with the contrast seems to really bring out the whole presentation.

Friggin cool vid :cheers1:

Damnit, That is so obvious. I never thought of that! BRILLIANT!:banghead:

Except that you will be fined by CARB for an unlicensed burn.


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I wish i had put more effort into the editing. I am using Premier Elements 10. It is pretty good, and easy for a beginner,like me, to use out of the box. When I see something that i like on someone elses videos, i figure out how to do it with my software.

Thanks for the info Greg. I like to play around with Adobe Photoshop CS6 and have been able to make some pretty interesting still shots, but i never even considered adjusting a video in the same way. Obviously Photoshop isn't made for video (even though it has some functionality for it), so I didn't think there was much software below professional level that could pull off what you have done. You have opened my eyes to a whole new world. Thanks again, and keep making those awesome videos!