Re: 315 High Desert and heavy wind

Roger Hogan Wrote:
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> Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> =====
> > Roger and all,
> > Regarding wind, I had an encounter with
> another
> > video company in 1991 while doing the Rotary.
> > This cameraman had a sound guy with him, and
> had
> > one of those big busy windcovers, that are
> called
> > Zeppelin Windscreens I think. Anyway the
> > cameraman told me those things were incredible
> and
> > really knocked out all the wind. Well I saw
> their
> > video, and it did knock out all the wind. The
> > problem was it knocked out a lot of the steam
> > sounds as well. For example when the engines
> > plowed out Cumbres they were not working hard,
> but
> > there were a lot of neat steamy sounds as they
> > passed the cameras, but in the other guys video
> > you heard Nothing!!! So there are sometimes
> > trade-offs. I decent medium windscreen is the
> > answer.
> > Cheers,
> > Greg
> >
> > PS No wind is the best scenario, and it makes
> the
> > cold morning steam and smoke hang there which
> is
> > nice.
>
>
> Maybe we only shoot on days with no wind.

Now you get the picture Roger...Only shoot when the temperature is below 40, and when there is sunshine, and hours from 15 minutes before sunrise to 9:30 am, and 3pm to sundown. For best results have the sun at your back, unless you are doing sunrise or sunset shots!!!! Of course if steam is running at other times, you have to do what you have to do!!
Greg