So another day out looking for amazing video... Today's venture took me to the west side of Utah Lake. A long stretch of two lane highway with shooting ranges and beautiful views of the mountains all around. I haven't been out there since I use to ride my bullet bike at speeds faster than I should have. The weather was stormy, but not a bit of wind. Perfect conditions to fly the DJI Phantom quadcopter. I flew around for while, trying to capture some the beautiful light that was shooting through the clouds. Got some footage.
It wasn't until the ride back that things got interesting. It was about 7'oclock when I saw something on the road from quite a distance. As I came by and passed it, I realized that this thing was a big tarantula! I flipped my car around and drove back to find this guy hanging out in the middle of the road. I grabbed the camera and went to get up close and personal with him. I realized that this guy was not going to move, despite the danger of staying in the road. I grabbed a stick and helped him along to get out of harms way. Luckily all the cars that passed stayed out of the lane and he safely made it to the other side. I got back in my car and started driving home again. I wasn't another mile later that I saw yet another one! I decided that I wouldn't go back this time and kept going. Another 1/2 mile, and another one and this one was even bigger than the last two. I stopped and got the camera, and the tripod and got right up in this ones face. Wow, what a face. These creatures are amazing. They are so tall when they stand up and get all defensive. So I got some good video of that one and set off again. I saw 3 more on the road. I knew that we had tarantula's here in Utah, but I had no idea where they were, or how many there must be. Scary!
So here is the video. I added some of the flight video as to not scare you too badly. Watch in 1080p if you aren't scared at all.
As always, this was shot with Canon 5D Mark III, Magic Lantern Video Raw (14bit), 24fps, DJI Phantom with GoPro Hero 3 attached to Zenmuse H3-2D, 1080P 48fps and color corrected in Adobe Premiere.
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