Nature Close-Ups

[Mark Williams]

This is a collection of macro shots using my new Panasonic GH6 camera recording at 422/10bit long GOP 150Mbps . Edited with Edius 8.51 Workgroup. Lenses used are the Olympus 60mm macro and 75-300 with pixel to pixel on. Areas visited include: Gibbs Gardens, Chattahoochee Nature Center, and Wilson Shoals WMA. Music is by Scott Buckley and titled “Castles in the Sky”. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Best viewed in 2k/4k.

Nature Close-ups: Panasonic GH6 on Vimeo

[Doug Jensen]

Absolutely fantastic Mark. I think this is your best work ever. Really, really nice shots. I especially like the insects. I've also been shooting slow-mo of bees, butterfies, frogs, hummingbirds, etc. this week (must be the right time of year). I haven't looked at the footage yet, but I doubt any of it looks as good as this. Really nice. I've gotta step up my game.

[Ronald Jackson]

Not bad at all- in fact bloody good! 10 bit Vimeo video plays okay in Safari on this iMac as well. Unlike YouTube stuff.

Were you shooting in ProRes with consequent very large video files?
I'm keen on a GH6 to replace a GH5 but am wary about 10bit with my Apple kit, and the main point of a GH6 does seem to be 10 bit.

Ron

[Bob Safay]

Outstanding. Definitely one of the best you have done. The detail and color were breathtaking. I used to envy your waterfall videos, but this is a gamechanger. I expect to see these on your Pond5 account soon. What a joy to watch with my morning coffee. You made this old entomologist very happy. We seem to hang out at the same places so hopefully we'll run into each other in the field. Thanks for such a wonderful treat. Bob

[Mark Williams]

Originally Posted by Doug Jensen

Absolutely fantastic Mark. I think this is your best work ever. Really, really nice shots. I especially like the insects. I've also been shooting slow-mo of bees, butterfies, frogs, hummingbirds, etc. this week (must be the right time of year). I haven't looked at the footage yet, but I doubt any of it looks as good as this. Really nice. I've gotta step up my game.

Thanks Doug. Shooting macro is a lot of fun. The GH6 is nailing focus better than I thought it would.

[Mark Williams]

Originally Posted by Ronald Jackson

Not bad at all- in fact bloody good! 10 bit Vimeo video plays okay in Safari on this iMac as well. Unlike YouTube stuff.

Were you shooting in ProRes with consequent very large video files?
I'm keen on a GH6 to replace a GH5 but am wary about 10bit with my Apple kit, and the main point of a GH6 does seem to be 10 bit.

Ron

Ron, have not shot ProRes. Files are too large for me. I am noticing a nice improvement shooting 10 bit.

[Mark Williams]

Originally Posted by Bob Safay

Outstanding. Definitely one of the best you have done. The detail and color were breathtaking. I used to envy your waterfall videos, but this is a gamechanger. I expect to see these on your Pond5 account soon. What a joy to watch with my morning coffee. You made this old entomologist very happy. We seem to hang out at the same places so hopefully we'll run into each other in the field. Thanks for such a wonderful treat. Bob

Thanks Bob. Glad that you enjoyed it.

[Andrew Smith]

I'm already impressed as it is with having the insects not fly away, and actually being able to catch them doing their thing.

I actually trained as a science teacher, specialising in biology. Instantly I was thinking of (a) how awesome it would be to use some of those shots when teaching kids, and (b) how crappy the photos were in the textbooks when I was going through school. We never had anything as good and clear as this.

Andrew

[Roger Van Duyn]

Very, very good-looking footage Mark!

[Mark Williams]

Thanks Andrew and Roger. I am glad that you enjoyed it.