Comments on: New video posted ! Aerials of the Batteau on the James River http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/ Nelson County Life Magazine : Your Source for Everything Nelson Wed, 16 May 2012 16:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Linda Roberts http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Linda Roberts Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:02:42 +0000 http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/#comment-199 Thanks for the great video of the batteaux and for the article about Brian in your July issue. His dad and I have enjoyed sharing both of them with family and friends around the world. A BEAR!!?!! What an amazing thing to spot! Thanks for the great video of the batteaux and for the article about Brian in your July issue. His dad and I have enjoyed sharing both of them with family and friends around the world.

A BEAR!!?!! What an amazing thing to spot!

]]> By: Tommy http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Tommy Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:57:55 +0000 http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/#comment-169 Actually it was on a gyro stabilizer platform, a nice one!) but sadly, we happened up on the bear so quickly I wasn't able to get it around in the position I needed to make it a clean shoot like we were able to do on the boats. Al has got a great rig for his chopper that uses a set of four gyros on different planes to make nice shots. I used one of those all of the time back in the news business, but it was operated by a joystick to a camera on the belly of the chopper, nice but so was the price, well over 100K! Actually it was on a gyro stabilizer platform, a nice one!) but sadly, we happened up on the bear so quickly I wasn’t able to get it around in the position I needed to make it a clean shoot like we were able to do on the boats.

Al has got a great rig for his chopper that uses a set of four gyros on different planes to make nice shots.

I used one of those all of the time back in the news business, but it was operated by a joystick to a camera on the belly of the chopper, nice but so was the price, well over 100K!

]]> By: Greg Heuer http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Greg Heuer Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:21:35 +0000 http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/#comment-167 WOW, that's a rare video. Next time you need to take the big lens and the gyro stabilizer :-) WOW, that’s a rare video. Next time you need to take the big lens and the gyro stabilizer :-)

]]> By: Tommy http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Tommy Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:15:41 +0000 http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/#comment-162 Hee, hee! Not a pig, not a dog! - A Bear! Al looked at me and said is that a big dog? As we got closer we realized it was a black bear crossing the James. Pretty neat! -T- Hee, hee! Not a pig, not a dog! – A Bear! Al looked at me and said is that a big dog? As we got closer we realized it was a black bear crossing the James. Pretty neat!
-T-

]]> By: Greg Heuer http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Greg Heuer Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:55:53 +0000 http://www.nelsoncountylife.com/2007/06/27/new-video-posted-aerials-of-the-batteau-on-the-james-river/#comment-161 Nice work. What is swimming at the end, a dog, a pig? Nice work. What is swimming at the end, a dog, a pig?

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