2013/11/19 21:55:48
The Maillard Reaction
 
 
Here is a very short video my wife and I just made the past few days while learning to work with a GoPro camera.
 
This video shows off a local mountain bicycle trail that we have been riding for a little over 25 years. I've been trying to get regular exercise for the past year and having a fun trail to ride on has been a key factor in my keeping at it. The trail is in a beautiful section of the Apalachicola National Forest. The forest managers keep the forest healthy by prescribing periodic burning so as to encourage the native plants to thrive while minimizing the danger of wild fires. This year the wiregrass and the wildflowers are making an excellent display of what the pine woods around here can look like in their natural state.
 
http://vimeo.com/79778185 If you want to watch it please use the "HD" option so that the picture quality is OK.
 
The distribution video codecs don't handle all the fast movement very well. The HD web stream doesn't look any where near as nice as the original "source" footage but it's the best we have in 2013. :-)
 
It was fun to make this video and I hope it conveys the fun we have when we are out riding our bikes in the forest.
 
My wife is much faster than I am... it was nice of her to let me ride at the front. :-)
 
best regards,
mike
 
 
 
2013/11/19 22:30:48
timidi
Wow. Awesome Mike.
2013/11/19 22:35:10
Mooch4056
The video looks very good. Time consuming but good work. Thanks for sharing Mike. Looks like fun.
2013/11/19 23:31:29
bayoubill
Thanks Mike Great video! Sounds great too! I would have ran into AT LEAST one of those trees which is why I Am not allowed on a bicycle. 
2013/11/20 00:07:50
Old55
Cool stuff, Mike. 
2013/11/20 06:53:27
The Maillard Reaction
Hi everyone, Thanks for watching!!! :-)
2013/11/20 07:02:34
Karyn
Great video Mike.
 
Have you thought about doing it professionaly?
2013/11/20 07:16:37
Zonno
Very, very nice video and beautiful surroundings.
This where I ride daily.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-AbPav5E5M
 
2013/11/20 07:24:43
The Maillard Reaction
Thanks Karyn.
 
Hi Zonno,
 That video made me envious. I like living in a forest but the idea of living in a city where you can use a bike safely seems really, really fun.
 
:-)
2013/11/20 08:19:15
craigb
Good job Mike!  I just tried it on my exercycle and immediately hit a tree...
 
 
Zonno
Very, very nice video and beautiful surroundings.
This where I ride daily.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-AbPav5E5M
 



Wow, they move really fast there!
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