When we look at the art of flying in nature, the details are mostly too quick to perceive with our eyes. As a solution to research on flying movements, the latest High-Speed (HS) video technologies make it possible to record the art of flying in detail. Wageningen University started a project focused on HS recording, called Vliegkunstenaars.
The scientists of the Vliegkunstenaars-team believe that the public itself is well capable of wondering about flying organisms and is able to record it. So not only scientists are involved, but the public as well. Participants learn how to use a HS camera during an intensive course. Professionals are also invited to help: they will be able to work with a Casio EX-F1 camera (consumer camera) and a Phantom v710 (professional camera). For more information about the project please visit:
www.vliegkunstenaars.nl (only availabe in Dutch)
This video is in the public domain.
Video by: Marta Demarteau
Made possible by: Vliegkunstenaars of Wageningen University and their sponsors
On Saturday April 16th, I was selected as a participant for the professional HS course at Wageningen University. Above you will see the very first video that I took from a bee on blossoms at Wageningen, NL. The video was taken with the Casio EX-F1 camera at 300 frames per second. It would have been better if I used 1200 frames per second or higher to capture the wingbeats of the bee. It's a learning process! I also learned how to work with the professional Phantom v710, a very big camera that can shoot 7 500 frames per second at 1280x800 pixels in High Definition.
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| Press release photograph of the Phantom v710 taken by the project leader David Lentink |
In the upcoming months, participants of the course are invited to hire the Casio or the Phantom to shoot HS movies for the project. For more previous HS movies of the team and participants, please visit:
