chicken head tracking 2.0 (steadycam)

[dale]

Maybe some of you remember the great video this guy made to show how chickens' heads remain utterly immobile while you move their bodies all over:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPlkFPowCc&feature=fvwk

Well, he finally did attach a cam to a chicken's head so you can see how steady the cam stays, no matter what. Once he gets it right, that is. Chicken Head Steadycam:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ushoOdR-DKk

dale

[MAK]

   Those are pretty wild! Thanks for sharing Dale!   

[Patti from Kentucky]

I attended a raptor banding demonstration at the Cape May Autumn festival a few years back, and the presenter demonstrated this ability with a Sharp-shinned Hawk they'd captured, just before they released him.  He moved the bird's body around to show us how his head stayed perfectly still.  He maintained that this is quite handy when perched on a branch that's moving in the wind, particularly if one is monitoring a set of bird feeders...

At the time, I thought it was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen...I described it to Jeane, fully knowing that one really had to see it to appreciate.  So, thanks for the video, I played it for Jeane so she too could stare in amazement!