On the Hunt for Herring

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For over a decade, Pacific Wild’s crew has boarded S.V. Habitat, to chase one of the most awe-inspiring natural events on the coast: the spring herring spawn and the incredible gathering of life that comes to feed on the herring and their roe.

But this voyage, we were in for a different ride than other seasons. The bow of the boat was equipped with a high-performance SHOTOVER—a powerful, gyro-stabilized camera housing designed to capture cinematic, high-speed footage. Typically these units are mounted on the belly of a helicopter, but for this trip we were going to film from sea level.

Inside the housing lives a Freefly Ember capable of shooting 800 frames per second and a super telephoto lens—to avoid disturbing wildlife. A true game-changer.

This trip we weren’t just chasing herring—we were testing the boundaries of wildlife cinematography with this gear.

From waves to whales to misbehaving wifi-codes, this season was one for the books.

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