Sutton Hoo | Specs-Cam: Monday 10th June 2024
Added 2024-06-10 20:23:27 +0000 UTCWe promised we'd be trying out some different viewpoints during the dig, and this next one is spectacular!
We've got hold of a pair of special sunglasses with a built-in camera for each eye, enabling a unique first person perspective on the dig. What's more, Hilde agreed to try them out for us. For many, this will be the closest you'll get to digging at Sutton Hoo!
We'll be trying this out more during the dig, so let us know what you think in the comments.
Comments
If the glasses have a camera for each eye, could you share a side-by-side recording of both? (Or at least a separate recording of each eye.) That way we can try the full 3D effect on VR headsets.
Mark
2024-07-02 09:51:46 +0000 UTCI dig this! Nice work Hilde.
Difort
2024-06-14 10:20:05 +0000 UTCI really like this. It makes you feel more involved in what that team are doing and what they may find. Thank you 🙏
Maria
2024-06-12 11:36:36 +0000 UTC❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Cheryl Kurucz
2024-06-12 01:33:38 +0000 UTCI was worried that the darkened lenses would make it difficult to pick up various contrasts in soil colour (or possibly make it clearer under certain light conditions.) Your suggestion makes perfect sense.
Patricia Amero
2024-06-12 01:14:19 +0000 UTC😂 I love this comment.
Patricia Amero
2024-06-12 01:07:15 +0000 UTCI really like this - it's the first time I've really been able to appreciate how the archeologists can see the stains and colour changes that indicate something significant. Good stuff!
Rosemary Henderson
2024-06-11 21:30:38 +0000 UTCOh my gosh what an incredible view!! This is so amazing!!! 🙌🏻🤩 Thank you so much Hilde for giving us a front row view of the dig! Thank you, TT!
Melody Piercy
2024-06-11 17:28:10 +0000 UTCWonderful view of what's going on!!
Bernie Stafford
2024-06-11 14:25:01 +0000 UTCI think there is huge potential for capturing the moment something amazing is uncovered. So many times the cameras and crew rush over after the fact. To see something as it emerges would be amazing.
David Boon
2024-06-11 12:53:59 +0000 UTCi think its just amazing to be able to have a full birdseye view of the trench ,dig as it goes on ,its like youre there on site , it puts things into perspective as it shows the otherside of the show ,the glamourous reality of the weather , the production teams efforts to film ,everyone going about their buisness . the hours long painstaking digging ,thats always so much worth it in the end as looks so relaxing concentrating on a pation ,with people who have the same drive to uncover the past love it .😊🐝🌸🌼👢🥾💪☀️🌧️❄️💨🌈🧜🏼♂️🧚🏼♂️🥄🧹⛏️
Stefanie Messialle
2024-06-11 09:21:18 +0000 UTCHi Gillian, we're mixing it up with a few different perspectives, but will be returning to the afternoon 360 lives later in the dig.
Time Team
2024-06-11 09:04:16 +0000 UTCAnother fun perspective! Personally, I was loving the daily 360 degree in the afternoons as it allowed a leisurely look around the site. If it’s not a huge faff, maybe we could have this too? Thanks TT for all the coverage ☺️x
Gillian Gordon
2024-06-11 08:40:54 +0000 UTCReally good first person view. More please. The lenses can always be removed when good contrast vision is required.
Simon Roper
2024-06-11 06:00:46 +0000 UTCIt's wonderful!!! Please more?!
Jane McCormack
2024-06-11 02:02:25 +0000 UTCThough I do hope people aren't too self-conscious and don't talk to each other and feel worries about being natural.
Graham Dombkins
2024-06-11 01:03:28 +0000 UTChaha.. I **LOVED** that view Thanks for reminding an old bugger like me what it's like to have hair that can get in your eyes! 😉
Graham Dombkins
2024-06-11 01:01:31 +0000 UTCLove it felt like I was there‼️
Mary Vila
2024-06-10 23:43:10 +0000 UTC🤯 No way... NO WAY?! OMG... incredible. I'm there!! What a cool bit of kit... I'm so loving this. Thank you, please do it again. 🙏
Patricia Amero
2024-06-10 23:32:08 +0000 UTCLoving it all! Wouldn’t it be amazing if they found something (later under the topsoil) truly significant while we were all watching. Or you all were - it’s the middle of the night for me so I have to watch the replays here in Adelaide!
Bron Lloyd
2024-06-10 23:11:44 +0000 UTCIt was a helpful viewpoint of the diggers. However, I did find myself getting a tad queasy while watching. For me, it would be interesting to see that viewpoint when an interesting find is being retrieved as the usual camera shots seem to be too far removed from the moment. Was it comfortable for her to be wearing them while working? If not, have you thought about a body cam?
Leanne
2024-06-10 22:24:33 +0000 UTCI love it! I’m 76 and disabled, so a dig is something I can’t do. But this allows me to get up close and as real as possible. Thought going forward. If you could outfit all archaeologists and diggers with those glasses, your film compilations later on could catch those moments of new discoveries.
Jessica Wicks
2024-06-10 22:20:03 +0000 UTCI like it.
Alan Murdock
2024-06-10 22:13:48 +0000 UTCSpecs cam is brilliant! I hope to volunteer on a dig someday, and this is almost like being there. Thank you so much for setting this up! ❤️
Anita C
2024-06-10 22:04:13 +0000 UTCI like it, it's almost like I'm digging there myself. It's as close as I'll ever get to a dig.
Mea Cadwell
2024-06-10 22:02:00 +0000 UTCExcellent way to get a much better idea of the work that goes into digging. More please!
Rosemary Cormack
2024-06-10 21:59:13 +0000 UTCBeing sunglasses, does it distort the digger's view of soil color?
Richard Hartman
2024-06-10 21:54:12 +0000 UTCAwesome idea, keep the cams coming!
Jason Mann
2024-06-10 21:43:37 +0000 UTCIn lieu of a GoPro, then; would've been even more amazing had Hilde come upon a find!
JanD
2024-06-10 21:25:41 +0000 UTCWhat a great way to watch what's going on!
Cathie Kozik
2024-06-10 21:22:50 +0000 UTCInteresting view.
Bethanny Allain
2024-06-10 21:21:39 +0000 UTCAmazing view... love it
Rosemary AG
2024-06-10 21:17:58 +0000 UTCNice perspective.
Steve Bougon
2024-06-10 21:14:05 +0000 UTCFantastic. Appreciate how much you all are doing to include us!
Maggie Huffman
2024-06-10 21:03:58 +0000 UTCYes, like that. Very good first hand perspective 👍
Paul Williams
2024-06-10 21:03:24 +0000 UTCReally good but I’d love to know what she’s looking for and the actual purpose of this particular process. The pictures are very clear but some explanation for those of us who lack knowledge and experience some explanation would enhance our enjoyment and understanding.
Linda Monk
2024-06-10 21:00:17 +0000 UTCI think the experience was a good one. (I was a bit distracted by the occasional strand of red hair blowing from right to left across the FOV. ;)
John Lewton
2024-06-10 20:55:37 +0000 UTCFabulous evolution to how inclusive Time Team is, it's always bought me along and made me feel part of the exploration, now even more so
Pete Richardson
2024-06-10 20:46:56 +0000 UTCAwesome!!!
Gloria Carbaugh
2024-06-10 20:46:44 +0000 UTCAwesome view!
nic vipond
2024-06-10 20:43:53 +0000 UTCCool!
James Leighninger
2024-06-10 20:41:40 +0000 UTCLoving these new types of filming the dig that you are showing us, Hilde looks so happy to be trying out her new specs, keep up the great work.
Kevin Murphy
2024-06-10 20:37:57 +0000 UTCAbsolutely brilliant !! More please....
Maggie Bateman
2024-06-10 20:35:15 +0000 UTCThat's really good, I've never seen scraping up that close.
Alice Hutchinson
2024-06-10 20:33:36 +0000 UTCExcellent! Really puts you on site!
Lynn Marsh Freeman
2024-06-10 20:32:25 +0000 UTCWow, perfect!
Cornelia Baltensperger
2024-06-10 20:31:38 +0000 UTCgood use of the technology!
Drew Beechum
2024-06-10 20:31:19 +0000 UTCThis is exactly what I have been hoping for. Thank you!!
Henrik Vogt
2024-06-10 20:31:14 +0000 UTCInteresting idea. She could narrate as she is digging.
Mary Campos
2024-06-10 20:30:22 +0000 UTCAlmost like being there and digging myself! Except easier on the knees and back. 🤣 Seriously though, great perspective!
Joanne Kellam
2024-06-10 20:30:15 +0000 UTCThis is great!
Ruth Feathers
2024-06-10 20:30:11 +0000 UTCI'm diggin' it.
Mark & Jill Jefson
2024-06-10 20:30:11 +0000 UTCI love it, it’s almost as good as being there- except my knees won’t be as dirty!
Irene Daly
2024-06-10 20:30:03 +0000 UTC
