Pasquale Benedetto
March 25th, 2007, 01:23 PM
I was invited to document Scott Brady's Arctic Ocean Expedition 2007, just a week before Scott and his navigator Chris Marzonie left Prescott, AZ. The rig is a 2004 Tacoma Double cab towing an Adventure trailer "Chaser" Packed and loaded we left March 13, 2007.
Scott had been speaking with Exxon/Mobil about sponsorship and the possiblility to purchase our finished DVD's of the adventure. Exxon/Mobil will use the DVD's for Point of purchase sales at nation wide distributors.
How could I say no? I have been living on the west coast for the past 22 years. Because of that, I lost most of that northern New York tough skin. It is amazing how fast you can acclimate to your surroundings.
I had just a week to procure the proper sub zero clothing needed to campout, dog sled, Ice cloimb and drive the ice roads up to "Tuk". Along with the challenge of moving my kits from SD to HDV in less than a week. I choose Canons XLH1 and XHA1, fitted with Porta Brace cases, Rain Slickers, and Polar Mittens. Most everything was ordered thorugh B&H overnight and direct from Porta Brace - service was truly amazing.
This forum has always been a big help in many decisions. I have been following Chris Hurd around since I bought my GL1 back in early '99 ( thanks Chris). A super big thanks goes out to my good friend Steev Dinkins at Holyzoo - for his vast knowledge of all things creative and tech.
You can read the blog updates for this trip and view podcasts here -
http://web.mac.com/desertdude/iWeb/ddvideo/AOE.07_Blog/AOE.07_Blog.html
Scott had been speaking with Exxon/Mobil about sponsorship and the possiblility to purchase our finished DVD's of the adventure. Exxon/Mobil will use the DVD's for Point of purchase sales at nation wide distributors.
How could I say no? I have been living on the west coast for the past 22 years. Because of that, I lost most of that northern New York tough skin. It is amazing how fast you can acclimate to your surroundings.
I had just a week to procure the proper sub zero clothing needed to campout, dog sled, Ice cloimb and drive the ice roads up to "Tuk". Along with the challenge of moving my kits from SD to HDV in less than a week. I choose Canons XLH1 and XHA1, fitted with Porta Brace cases, Rain Slickers, and Polar Mittens. Most everything was ordered thorugh B&H overnight and direct from Porta Brace - service was truly amazing.
This forum has always been a big help in many decisions. I have been following Chris Hurd around since I bought my GL1 back in early '99 ( thanks Chris). A super big thanks goes out to my good friend Steev Dinkins at Holyzoo - for his vast knowledge of all things creative and tech.
You can read the blog updates for this trip and view podcasts here -
http://web.mac.com/desertdude/iWeb/ddvideo/AOE.07_Blog/AOE.07_Blog.html