Slow Mo Launches
I mounted the Canon 7D to the keel today after filming some launches. I filmed at the 720p 60fps so I could do some slow mo on them, but I forgot to set the shutter speed correctly (at 125, not 60 that it was on from filming 1080p), so it's not as great as it could...
Speed Run Photos | 7D at night
These images were all taken yesterday. The hang gliding stills are from video I may use in an upcoming project. The photos from last night were all taken with the Canon 7D. I was curious to see how it would work at the maxed out ISO (ISO 6400). [ISO just tells the...
New Website!
Well, I've been working pretty hard, or should I say obsessively, on this new website. At first, I didn't think I could handle the challenge. I came close to throwing in the towel and go crawling back to the easy-to-use Blogger. But, Wordpress seems to be worth the...
A Glimpse of Hang Gliding
This was originally titled "Hang Gliding Compilation - Aug 31st 2009" on youtube, but I decided to change the name since that one was a bit sterile. Similar to The Sport of Hang Gliding, A Glimpse of Hang Gliding displays what the sport of hang gliding looks like in a...
The Last Dorito?
This is my entry to the this year's Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. To view and make comments on the actual contest page, this is the direct link to my video there: http://www.crashthesuperbowl.com/#/video/1445 I had a lot of help getting this all together....
A Leg To Fly On
"A Leg to Fly On" was created by me for the LG Film Fest. Tip was nice enough to let me bug him for a couple days during the TN Treetoppers Team Challenge event so that I could create this short film. He is a very interesting guy and fun to be around. I hope you enjoy...
Life is My Adventure | HP contest
This was my winning entry into the 2009 HP "You on You" Youtube video contest. HERE is the official press release. Winning this contest has changed my life and I want to thank everyone who voted for me and asked others to join in and vote for me too! My video was...
A Soaring Life
This was my entry into the Stella Artois Short Film contest. While I didn't win that one I did place in the TOP 10 which was a huge accomplishment. Among the judges who viewed my work in this video was Kevin Spacey, Sacha Baron Cohen, Lawrence Fishburne, and Judy...
Abandoned Hotel Soaring
The footage for this was captured during the filming of "A Soaring Life," and I couldn't figure out how to squeeze this into that documentary so I made it's own short video. This was on Stuart Beach in Florida, where exactly on that beach I'm not sure. It was too...
The Sport of Hang Gliding
Here's a video I made to help give a quick overview about the sport of Hang Gliding
“Under Construction . . .”
Thanks for checking out the new blog/website. I'm trying to get this thing up quickly, but it's a steep learning curve. Please bear with me and I'll get it up and running in no time! In the mean time check out the other blog: http://lucasridley.blogspot.com