[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Shooting tips – video #55098

eidsvolling wrote: [quote=Steve Graf]I think taking video’s of yourself shooting really helps. I sure wish I had a camera that would allow me to slow the motion down… One of these days, I’m gonna hit that barn 😳 🙄

Any advice on a camera that will slow the motion down?

My iPhone 6 Plus records pretty good slow-motion video. I’ll try to post up some shooting video to demonstrate that. Meanwhile, here’s a ceiling fan rotating at top speed:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cmHIYufmAps

Rotate that phone so you’re capturing on the horizontal and you can avoid those black bars on the sides.:wink:

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Shooting tips – video #55097

Steve Graf wrote: Any advice on a camera that will slow the motion down?

The GoPro Hero4 will record 240 frames per second. When you stick that into a 30fps composition it comes out to be 12.5% or real time. That’s what the slow motion here was done with and that’s about as good as it gets until you get into the cameras costing 10 grand or more.

Some of the newer smart phones have slow motion recording but I haven’t played with them.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Mass produced hickory longbows? #32238

I’d guess they were handmade. But probably from boards and using a lot of power tools. Final tillering would certainly have been done one at a time.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Marble Mountain Adventures #20845

Very cool.Good luck with it.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Clay Video #17535

dwcphoto wrote: Clay,

I Just watched your Spot and Stalk Bear video. Well done. Beautifully photographed and a wonderful choice of music. I really enjoyed it. I’ve watched it a few times and encourage others to look it up on youtube if you haven’t already. Best, dwc

Appreciated. That may be the first hunting video I ever posted. There was a article in TBM about that hunt. Bare Bones was the title.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Tip on straightening wood shafts #14757

grumpy wrote: He said an OLD beer bottle. Would a NEW beer bottle work. Calling Mushroom Bill to see if he has a OLD beer bottle.

Hmm… Good point. I think a full bottle, i.e. new, would probably tire out the wrist during the straightening process. I usually try to empty them before hand. Any empty bottle qualifies as “old” in my book.:D

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Wolves #11104

I’ll second what Bruce said. I’ve been within bowshot of wild wolves on multiple occasions while elk hunting and have never felt threatened. They act like scared dogs when they figure out you’re a human.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Nesting Dutches – Backcountry College #42727

Smithhammer wrote: ‘Nesting Dutches’ – is that how new Dutches are made?

yes. My 10in will eventually outgrow the nest and I’ll have to get another. I think it’s kind of like when a deer grows into an elk…

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Nesting Dutches – Backcountry College #40897

dfudala wrote: Another great addition to the collection Clay. I am curious about the aluminum ovens. I’ve only ever used iron ovens and I’m guessing you have as well. Do you notice any kind of difference in taste using the aluminum ovens?

I don’t notice anything different. You’ve got to be a little more careful with heat distribution since they dissipate heat quicker.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Nesting Dutches – Backcountry College #37769

The anodized aluminum isn’t supposed to have that problem. I know they’re sure a lot harder than regular aluminum. I don’t hesitate to scrap mine out with a steel spatula. You can’t scratch the thing.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Nesting Dutches – Backcountry College #36930

Yep, ponies to carry the heavy stuff and me as well. Having a couple of anodized aluminum dutchies along makes meal time something to look forward to:D Peach cobbler. Mmmmm

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: I want to scream #12339

I think we’ve gone through the worst of the TV hunting shows. I don’t have cable or satellite so I’m not up to speed on the current shows but, from what I do know, things seem to be getting better. At least relative to the infomercials that were being aired in the late 90s and early 2000s.

A note on cameras and lenses. Depending on your choice of lens, a videographer/photographer can make either exaggerate or compress the perceived distance between two objects in the frame, such as a hunter and animal. The result of the same scene shot with a wide lens vs a long lens can be quite dramatic. long lenses compress the scene while wide lenses do the opposite. Gopro footage is a good example of a wide angle lens. That’s why so many shots on gopro looks like it’s way to far to be shooting when in reality it might not be but 20 yards or so.

Off to Chico now for the Trad Bowhunters of MT banquet…

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Heres the new episode of Backcountry college- Snow tracking #62747

Absolutely. Gotta start with the basics. People often want to jump right into trailing critters through pine duff without first learning their ABCs. Then they get frustrated and quit.

On the track aging thing, I’ve been thinking about doing some timelapse to show tracks aging in a few seconds.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Heres the new episode of Backcountry college- Snow tracking #61662

Bird tracks & sign by mark Elbroch and elanore marks.

The most comprehensive book I’ve found on mammal tracks and other sign is by Elbroch as well. it’s a monster though, not one you’d want to haul around in the field. Jim Halfpenny has a good smaller book but it’s just tracks, not all the other sign you’ll come across in the field.

[Clay Hayes]

in reply to: Books for the young #59446

My side of the mountain is a good one. Two little savages by ET Seton is a classic. Full of woodsmanship.

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