Been shooting some freeride mountain biking lately and was poking around the web when I stumbled on this yesterday…behind the scenes on how this crew filmed a peregrine falcon chasing (and grabbing at) professional downhill mountain biker Gee Atherton over bumps, jumps and at insane speeds.
Love the The Earth Unplugged crew’s approach and patience, plus the ingenuity that thy used in a)the concept; and b)the filming techiques. #muchrespect
I’m not a gear guy, but wondering if you caught the equipment they were using? None of this would have been possible just 5 years ago, or it certainly would have cost 50x what this probably cost to make today.
Here’s the finished product:
Other than having the bird there, it seemed pretty much like every other “biker going down a mountain” video. Too much focus on the rider, not enough on the bird, and they didn’t make anywhere near enough use of that slow motion camera as they could’ve.
I’m in awe of the ingenuity of the team, and the results, and the awesomely awesome Peregrine. Wow. *wild applause*
Just mind boggling, i wonder how its done.
@faisal – check the top video homie
this is insanely coool!!!
Outrageous!!!!!!!