The Snow is Melting...

I went out and got some beautiful footage. The sun was shining and the snow has melted somewhat, making it better to walk through. I was able to use my tripod to stabilize my shots. Out on the lake and in Stewart Park, I caught glimpses of people having fun together, which is my first shot that includes people. It's still b-roll footage. Also at the lake, I tried out many different angles to get the best view across the lake.

At the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,  I couldn't get quite as much footage as I wanted to, because there is still so much snow covering everything. One thing that became very clear to me while I was there is the importance of timing. First came the airplane that was just landing and touching down. I was standing in the perfect place to capture the scene but unfortunately had just collapsed my tripod and started walking back. Conversely to this was the moment when a flock of geese unexpected flew right across my shot of a pond, making for a very cool shot that I'm happy I got on camera. Of course both of these instances were a luck game, but I now know that I should be patient and pay attention to details around me.

Lastly, I tried to figure out how to use the external hard drive and came across some complications. I tried installing the software on my Apple computer and it continued to not work. Eventually I called my brother and he guided me through how to reprogram some functions on it with a different computer. This process took me just under an hour, but now it works and I can keep everything I need in one convenient place.