When I turned 29, I just started working on my first 'serious' filmmaking attempt ( after having quit my umptieth soul crushing job ). I shared the result ( Zeespiegel ), here on Hive, 6 years ago or so. It definitely wasn't my first film project but the first that I seriously went for and actually finished ( aside from one short film created in 2002/2003 ( aged 21 ) and a bunch of unfinished attempts and experiments that were never witnessed by the world or have been lost forever.
Sounds like an inspiring place for sure! P.S. Are snakes even active with this type of ( cold ) weather?
And - talking about apex predators - are there bears too or 'just' wolves?
I don't know about bears, I should probably ask before venturing out on my own like that, haha. But based on this environment, there may actually be some. It's very mountainous and certainly dense in forestry. Especially in the horizon where I can just see endless rows of mountain peaks.
In a way that excites me a bit more, to know there's more nature around. I wish I had my 85mm lens or perhaps something a bit more telephoto for capturing the nature here though. 35mm is just a bit too wide.
I remember your film uploads, by the way ;^)
Have you ever considered getting a camera and at least getting into the photography side of things? I think with where you tend to roam around, it'd be a really therapeutic hobby to have for you. I know for me it's an essential aspect of my life now. I feel off if I don't get out with the cameras after a few days.
By now, I know that this is how you roll, haha!
Thinking about it, I feel kind of tempted. Might be a nice thing to buy, with some crypto profits, in the near future. I sold my Canon 7D ( that I mainly used for filmmaking ) back in 2017, after having bought a Go Pro Hero Black ( a li'l device that I hardly used and started malfunctioning, early on ). I had forgotten that I still have it, it's collecting dust somewhere. But yeah, a DSLR or something along those lines might be nice, although I am not necessarily looking forward to photo editing/ the digital/ on the computer side of it. I would probably skip that part, knowing how I work. I like the idea of not using my phone for everything though and going back to using quality machines with basically one function ( camera for photography, walkman for music, phone for calling and texting, etc ).
Cheers for sparking these ideas!
You wouldn't really need to do a lot of editing if the lighting is good and the settings are set nicely for the environment. I know what you mean though, I don't really like the editing side either. If I do edit I tend to make very quick changes. It's one of the main reasons I prefer shooting film over digital, but that's not much of an option in this part of the world. Film's still pretty expensive, and definitely difficult to find.
Look into maybe getting a used Sony, it'll be about $500 if you get an APS-C model. The pictures I've been sharing have been with a Sony A6000, the quality is definitely good for the price. Lenses on APS-C are also a lot more affordable. You can get the 50mm for about $150 these days.
I believe full frame Sony lenses also work with the APS-C models, you just have to crop the sensor to fit the lens, which then just makes the lens basically double in focal length at a slight reduction in quality. That might also be an option if one day you want to just get a full frame Sony A7 III or something.
Though with how crypto is doing, perhaps you may not feel the guilt of splashing out on a brand new full frame. :^)
Let me know on Discord if you wanna get some help on choosing a body and lens(es).