Rode Zee Liveaboard 2009 - Your opinion please

[onderwaterfoto]

I made another trip to the Red Sea last november. We went to the Brother Islands and Daedalus. I would like to hear what your opinion is. I could not upload in HD because it was to long.

Red Sea Liveaboard 2009 - Brothers & Daedalus (Highlights) on Vimeo

 

[robint]

Opinion? 23 minutes is too long. You should break it up into smaller segments and also edit out some of the footage. Although the thresher shark is cool, the clip goes on and on with nothing happening. A professional videographer once told me that all video clips should be limited to 10-15 seconds at most, unless you see a shark giving birth, then you can go longer. Your viewers attention span is short, and those long clips seem even longer when nothing special happens.
You have some really good footage in there, but it is lost between some really long boring moments. Edit, edit, edit.

Just my 2 cents.
robin

 

[onderwaterfoto]

Yeah, i know about the 23 minutes. I will make a shorter version about 8 minutes and upload it later.

 

[gunsrunner]

I enjoyed your video!
I thought something was wrong with my pc when the screen just went blank a few times.
The best shark footage was when there was background, the bits with just blue were a bit hard to watch.
The music changes were a bit abrupt on occasions.
But all in all i thought it was a great family video.

 

[onderwaterfoto]

UPDATE: I made a shorter version (a liitle more than 9 minutes) and uploaded it to Youtube in HD. Follow the link below:

YouTube - Red Sea Liveaboard 2009 - Brothers & Daedalus (HD)

 

[Diverking]

Really great video. I loved it!

 

[onderwaterfoto]

I had some footage left from my trip to Galapagos in 2007. It's made with a Fuji E900 digital still camera with a resolution of 640x480@30fps. I made an edited version of it. Check it out at YouTube - Galapagos Liveaboard 2007 - Wolf & Darwin

I also made a compilation of some of my images:

YouTube - "Best Of" - Underwater Photography Slideshow (HD)

 

[robint]

UPDATE: I made a shorter version (a liitle more than 9 minutes) and uploaded it to Youtube in HD. Follow the link below:

YouTube - Red Sea Liveaboard 2009 - Brothers & Daedalus (HD)

REALLY enjoyed the new, shorter version. I especially liked the section with the oceanic whitetip sharks and divers under the boat. Very well done!

robin