Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Clever One



My first stint as अ "reporter" so the voice over/narration leaves a little to be desired. My read lacks inflection but it won't put you to sleep. Check out the glassy eyed look I sport in the opening scene. Be careful when you put a camera lens that close to your face! The shots of me in the cloud forest were shot by Jefferey Warangai, a fourteen year old boy from the village. He was a stoic kid among a group of very excitable people. I gave him a Canon HV-10 and he followed me up the mountain. He was a natural. I will post some pics of him soon. On our last morning my Canon XH-A1 lens fogged up. We were moving quickly up a trail and there was a slight breeze until we stopped and the sun poked through the clouds. The temperature shot up and my lens fogged up completely. Jefferey handed me the HV-10 and we finished that morning's shoot with it. Always carry a back-up.