New Go Pro HD Wilson Creek Winter Ride

I liked it. That said, one of the most overused camera mounts imho is the chest. It produces some of the shakiest footage possible. It can produce some very cool perspectives, but it often (mostly?) just results in earthquakevision. The fast, smooth bit at the end through the sage was lovely and good use of the chesty footage as were some clips early on. Some of the chunk was sort of unpleasantly bouncy for the viewer though and it made me skip ahead in the vid a few times. I liked the snow scenes a lot and the area was well displayed and made me want to ride there. Some sun would have been awesome, although I hardly expect you to control that. I really liked the pull or push zoom (Ken Burns effect) of the static off-bike shots. That was a nice way to break up the long chesty scenes. I'm not sold on the grip view, but I always admire experimentation anyway. I certainly know it is really hard to get real variety when you are the only person on the ride and can't 'direct' the filming of others. Overall I think it could have been a 3 minute vid and would not have sacrificed much in the way of story telling or miss conveying what the area is like, and you could have cut all the chesty stuff in half. The end brought no real sense of closure, but I guess that's a quibble. I thought the music was quite good and fit the mood of the scenes well. Overall a solid effort.

Thanks a lot guys! That is a lot of very good input. A couple of weeks ago when the weather was a little warmer (muddy) the equestrians were out there in the dozens and post-holed the crap out of the whole area. That is where the majority of the heavy shake is coming from and is hidden by the snow. That last shot (5:20+) is an area where the horses didn't make it but had the same setup on my DIY chest mount. My average speeds were down 2+ mph b/c it was so rough out there. Hopefully this year I will get more small group ride video's to help break things up a bit. I think the helmet mount is more stable but is kinda boring if there is no one in front.
The handlebar shot did a good job of showing how steep it is if you get off trail, but a little goes a long way so that is why there is only a couple of measures with it.
I am glad there is a forum like this. I really get a kick out of putting shots together and setting it to some of my favorite music. Watching what some of you do is like watching someone easily clean a section of trail that I struggle with. Gives inspiration and makes me want to ride more, which is what it is all about. Am I right?