Tag: 5D

2011 Xmas video postcard

It was a good year for mountain biking in Romania, we enjoyed every minute of it. We also filmed some of them - grab your headphones, pump up the volume and hit play. It's not going to feel like you've been there (even if... you where), but it will be close. This film won the Extrem! competition at the "Filmul de Piatra 3.0" festival, in January 2012. We hope to put the awarded GoPro HD Hero 2 camera to some good use! For 2012 we are preparing three mountain biking…

Piatra Craiului revisited

It was in August 2010 when Robbie, Steve and I went biking in Bucegi, up to Poiana Gutanu and down to Simon village. The following day we were supposed to hit the trails in Piatra Craiului, but the weather had other plans for us. One delay after another, and it was May 2011 when we were finally able to finish our tour. This time in a bigger group, with Andreea, Lenuta and Mihai joining us. [singlepic id=506 w=200 h=137 float=right] The Piatra Craiului tour is a classic. The first ride…

Camera, action!

Nice weather for biking around Piatra Craiului. Sunny enough, without it being too warm. In the shade it was a bit nippy though. I took the opportunity to test my new 5D mark II camera, which I’ve been coveting for a while, but could not afford. Some unfortunate incidents forced me to afford it and here are the results: As you might have already guessed, it’s hand held filming. There are no color corrections or uplifting music. Everything is how the camera captured it, with the original sound – including…