BBC TV coverage including a 3 minute video

[Austin Thomas]

Hi all,

Just to let you know that I featured on the BBC TV recently here in the UK. It was only broadcast locally so I doubt anyone on this forum would have seen it live.

I was contacted by the BBC earlier this year and asked if I would be interested to do some video work when I next visited Kenya. The video was intended to complement some of my photographic images from Kenya, that you can see in the birds and wildlife forums of this site.

I didn’t have to think too long before accepting but I did have to start reading some manuals and the DSLR video section on this forum as I had no prior experience of video work.

The local BBC team and their news and weather presenter Dianne Oxberry visited my home and started to gather some material. I was suitably briefed and tasked to record some stills and videos from this years trip to the Masai Mara.

The resulting 3 minute video can be found HERE

Considering the scraps of video that I supplied, it is amazing how polished the final version looks by comparison.


Enjoy

Austin

[Andrew Merwin]

Thanks Austin. That was enjoyable. Congratulations on being featured & having your wonderful images broadcast throughout the UK.

[Jim Buescher]

Congratulations. Wonderful video and story with fantastic images. TFS

[Steve Kaluski]

'Hey up lad', sorry Austin, meant to reply sooner, but thanks for the heads-up.

A good and informative little piece to camera. Do I detect an 800mm coming soon? Big congrats Austin on this one.

Steve
BTW Back up north tomorrow so catch up soon. :)

[Austin Thomas]

'Hey up lad', sorry Austin, meant to reply sooner, but thanks for the heads-up.

A good and informative little piece to camera. Do I detect an 800mm coming soon? Big congrats Austin on this one.

Steve
BTW Back up north tomorrow so catch up soon. :)

Thanks all,

I am glad you liked the video.

Steve,

The 800mm might come from the US as it looks to be the cheapest option when comparing the Sterling and USD prices.

Cheers

Austin

[Jamie Strickland]

congrats, well put together video I though, some great shots in there

[Rachel Hollander]

Austin - Congrats and well deserved profile.

Rachel

[Harshad Barve]

big congrats and well deserved

[Bill Jobes]

It's wonderful to be recognized that way, Austin. Well-deserved !

Some of your images are very moving. The elephants at the top of your blog, and the galloping stallions are among my favorites.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome stuff Austin!! Great video...I'm sure you were pretty stoked about this:)

[Austin Thomas]

Awesome stuff Austin!! Great video...I'm sure you were pretty stoked about this:)

Thanks all,

@ Daniel.

I was quietly pleased but my mother was absolutely delighted ! The BBC to my mothers generation is the pinnacle !

Cheers

Austin

[Lorant Voros]

Nice video, great photos and well deserved recongition.