On Location: Salmon
In further pursued of the documentary “Salmon Tails” Subvision Productions went on the road early November to film salmon in the Alberni Valley. Every year a great migration of these two salmon species takes place in this area. We drove to the site and hiked the 10 minutes to the river bank. The gear that we filmed with included the Panasonic GH4 with a variety of lenses, a GoPro 4 black and a DJI drone with a 4K camera.
In the early morning the Stamp river was loaded with large Coho and Chinook salmon . Fog was drifting over the water surface as the sun was climbing the sky and illuminated the water and the forest.
Stamp river panorama
A nearby creek added cold run off water to the river and the fish assembled at the mouth of the creek. The water gave the small boulders in the creek a beautiful sheen.
On location: creek
As the day progressed the light on location changed and so did the salmon activity. The sun was sometimes obscured by clouds and created a wide range of green hues. As the sun started to disappear behind the trees the water turned a vivid green. The salmon became even more active and the Coho were constantly jumping.
Coho in the late sun light
Coho duo breaking the surface
When the sun was gone so were we. On to the next “On location” destination !