Dean Read's Audio & Video Blog: Autumn – Forest Wild Camping

In this video I head out in to the forest again with my friends Ray & Jay, autumn is in full swing and we made the most of the seasonal splendour that is currently on offer. As always I took a walk up to the forest which I try to vary each time so the footage is different. This time I decided to bring the Canon 7D armed with a 50mm F/1.4 to give it a go, I had inherited it while in Australia from my father when he switched to a mirrorless camera, I’m very happy indeed with the quality of video that it has produced and I’m certainly looking forward to doing more with it.

Looking down in to the Amber Valley during my walk to camp

Pitched up in the forest

Once again I used my Terra Nova Adventure 2 Tarp paired with an Army Issue Goretex Bivvy, Jay was using his DD Hammock and Tarp which you can see in the video.

Leaves and Mushrooms

Relaxing by the fire

Canon 7D with a 50mm F/1.4 and a RODE VideoMic Go with RODE Dead Cat Wind Protector

It was also the third outing of my Rode VideoMic Go which I’ve been very happy with, I love the fact that it is powered by the camera as I know I’d forget to switch it on if I’d gone for the Pro version. The Dead Cat wind protector did it’s job this time but I’m yet to see how it really performs in high winds, no doubt I’ll give it a thorough testing in the weeks to come and I’ll let you know what I think.

Walking back down to the village in the morning

We had a really great night relaxing by the fire, the colder months are certainly on their way now as it was very chilly away from the fire, if i’m honest I probably could have done with my down jacket. All being well I’ll be out in the Peak District again in the next week or so and more than likely returning to the forest again in the near future. As always, thanks for watching / reading / listening and I’ll speak to you again soon.