Camino Frances - Amazing YouTube Video

[Mark T17]

Hi all,

Lex Ells has just posted the most amazing video series of the Camino Frances on YouTube. Looks like he walked the route during October 2017 and used a drone to get some incredible aerial footage.

I watched a lot of YouTube to prepare for my Camino in September 2017, but I never saw anything like the quality of these videos. Hopefully the link below works or just do a search for Lex Ells - well worth a look.

Cheers
MT

 

[Sailor]

Good quality. Thanks for the link. Que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.

 

[HedaP]

Thank you for the link. Have only watched day 1 but thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent editing. Drones are a bit controversial on this forum but he got some good footage and his handheld video work is great. Having eaten what looks exactly like the same communal meal at Orisson, just this first video has bought back lots of happy memories.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I haven't taken a look yet at this video series, but it's so nice to get recommendations from forum members. I've spent a lot of time on and off over the past couple of years sampling Camino You Tube videos trying to find the best representations and have often been dissappointed, feeling I wasted my time looking for the "best" ones worth watching. That said, I mean no disrespect to those videos I find of lesser content. Every one films their Camino journey in their own personal style, just as they walk it...in their own personal way, no two alike.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Another way to view the embedded video above is through this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x50RPU4AFEo​

I'm posting it this way so you can copy and paste the url to use
elsewhere or maybe so you can view the video in full screen mode.

Forum software normally takes links to videos (like the one above)
and converts them to show an embedded video instead of the link.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Wow, I just watched the first one in the series and totally LOVED it! It's my new favorite!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

The forum has an earlier thread (started Sep 14, 2017) entitled "Drones Coverage" at https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/drones-coverage.50696/

Efren Gonzalez, aka YouTube user efrenglez1, aka YouTube Channel SummitXtreme, has finished his camino series of videos where he sometimes used drones. The last time I looked he had reached Santiago but didn't really show anything about the city. He has that now and also his walk to Finisterre. He is also adding seven videos of just drone footage and so far has two of them available for viewing. Go to https://www.youtube.com/user/efrenglez1/videos

 

[Dorpie]

Oh god, I'm such a sucker for Camino vids on youtube. Even ignoring the fact that these appear to have been edited and published en route the production standard is very high. While it certainly doesn't cover the entire experience as a visual record of scenery and conditions during an autumn camino it's great. I barely recognised Portomarin with the lake so low, having done a spring and summer Camino Frances maybe I now need to aim for a full set of seasons.

 

[RJM]

Nice videos. Better than most done on walking the Camino.

 

[GloriaAnn]

Hi all,

Lex Ells has just posted the most amazing video series of the Camino Frances on YouTube. Looks like he walked the route during October 2017 and used a drone to get some incredible aerial footage.

I watched a lot of YouTube to prepare for my Camino in September 2017, but I never saw anything like the quality of these videos. Hopefully the link below works or just do a search for Lex Ells - well worth a look.

Cheers
MT

 

[GloriaAnn]

Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing. I can not wait to walk the Camino next September!

 

[MichelleElynHogan]

Lex is not alone.

I came across some new Vlogs of the Camnio Frances by Efrén Gonzales, I believe he is from Miami, USA. He has created 37 installments of his trip across the country. Efrén's channel is called Summit Extreme. However, a couple of weeks ago, he began publishing a compilation of just his drone footage, by province.

Many have said that there is little to see on the Meseta. Take a look at this and let me know if you think the Meseta is not scenic;

Finally, I see both Lex and Efrén use the same drone, the DJI Mavic Pro. Very nice. Quality is astounding as it provides 4K HD. And I must admit, I just ordered my first drone last night. It is only for learning but I was able to find one that is similar to the Mavic Pro so when I am ready, the change over should be merely a boost of quality, in flying as well as media quality.

 

[Tony Bobcat]

Hi all,

Lex Ells has just posted the most amazing video series of the Camino Frances on YouTube. Looks like he walked the route during October 2017 and used a drone to get some incredible aerial footage.

I watched a lot of YouTube to prepare for my Camino in September 2017, but I never saw anything like the quality of these videos. Hopefully the link below works or just do a search for Lex Ells - well worth a look.

Cheers
MT

Thanks Mark T17 for attaching this link, I’ve only watched day 4 at this stage. They are great. Cheers Tony

 

[elleley]

Hi all,

Lex Ells has just posted the most amazing video series of the Camino Frances on YouTube. Looks like he walked the route during October 2017 and used a drone to get some incredible aerial footage.

I watched a lot of YouTube to prepare for my Camino in September 2017, but I never saw anything like the quality of these videos. Hopefully the link below works or just do a search for Lex Ells - well worth a look.

Cheers
MT

Thanks so much for sharing this! Brought back lots of memories of that first day. I especially loved seeing Orisson from the air!! One has to work a bit for that walk up the Pyrenees, but it was definitely worth it!
Utreia!