Thursday, June 4, 2009

Where the Clear Waters Flow

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since my last post. I guess I'm not sure that many people are coming here so I may not be updating as often as possible. I always do a new update when I have a new video however, and I just finished this one.

I love shooting water, especially the clear mountain streams of the Adirondacks. This is a collection of clips from the last few years, mostly very recent but a few of my old favorites to round things out. I'm not sure if anyone really wants to hear the details as far as gear used, etc. If so, add a comment and I'll fill you in! Or visit Exposure Room or VIMEO, search my name and those entries have that info. Also you can view this and all my short films in full HD there!

Have a great summer and get out there and enjoy the weather!


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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Leaves of Fire

Wow, has it been over a month since I added anything to the blog? Time flies and I've been quite busy, so my apologies, in these economic times, that's a good thing! This is a video of some images I got last fall. The color here in upstate New York was some of the best ever. I wanted to make a video that showed the spectacular shades the leaves can turn as well as capture the feeling of the crisp autumn air.

I know we are on the verge of Spring here, and I'll be out shooting all the buds and blooming when I can for a future video, in the meantime enjoy the colors of fall. Search down on the blog for last years spring video entitled "After the Thaw".


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Monday, February 23, 2009

The Rising Sun

Is it me or does this winter seem like a l-o-n-g one! I was going through some older footage the other day and decided I would make a new video. I'm longing for some warmer weather so my family and I can go camping on a secluded Adirondack pond. This footage is from 3 different camping trips, 2 to lower Saranac Lake and 1 to Moose Pond. In late August, at dawn, the air is colder then the water, so mist forms quite easily. It can also be quite dramatic, but you need to get up at 5am to see it since it only lasts for about 30 minutes! This is a long video, close to 8 minutes, but sit back, turn the heat up and dream of warmer days.

The music is called "Passion" by Peter Gabriel. It's from the soundtrack to "The Last Temptation of Christ" by Martin Scorsese that came out in the 1980's. It's GREAT music that hasn't aged a bit.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Silent Winter

It's already been quite a winter here in the North Country! Today we are getting hit with 12-18" of fresh snow. Last Friday I managed to get out for a few hours to shoot some new winter stuff at Pt. Au Roche State park here in Upstate NY. It was an especially quiet afternoon. No wind. 20 degree temps and very still! It was a wonderful time, 3 hours flew by in no time at all. This is the short film I made with the footage I shot that day. I added all the dark corners in post, I know some try real hard to keep vignetting out, but to me it enhances these shorts. Focusing peoples attention on the main frame while breaking up the flat expanses, especially in these winter ones. I guess some like it, some don't. I have given up years ago trying to please everyone! So take it for what you will.

The music is by Bill Douglas. A tune called "Earth Prayer".

Enjoy and spring is coming...sometime!

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Friday, January 9, 2009

Ice

I'm continually fascinated by the incredible formations of ice that a winter stream can produce. These intricate patterns change by the hour as water that has been super cooled collides and freezes to anything it touches. The river banks and rocks widen with the ice until it completely engulfs the water underneath. I added all the vignetting to the images, to me it looks better with the darkened and blurred corners. It focuses your attention more to the middle. It looks slightly more extreme on here than it does on a real TV due to over scanning on a TV. I edit mostly for TV so that is what I used for a reference.

This was shot with my Sony EX1 with Letus Extreme adapter and Nikon 35-70mm F-2.8 lens. IndiSlider used on a few shots. Music is called "Minor Blue" by David Darling.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

When the Snows Fall

I love this time of year. Really! It's a transitional time, when the colors of fall have all but disappeared only to be replaced with a fresh blanket of snow. Everything can be so still and quiet during a snow storm. This new video shows the transition from fall to winter, the last colors and the first snow. There is an abrupt change between the two pieces of music, done intentionally to show the abrupt change from snowy evening to crisp morning light with fresh powder everywhere!

The music is "The Promise" from Michael Nyman's soundtrack to "The Piano", one of the most hauntingly brilliant piano pieces I've ever heard. After the change it goes to "First Time Outside" from the movie "Secret Garden" by Zbigniew Preisner. Buy these CDs if you can find them! I've had them and enjoyed them for nearly 20 years, I felt like they fit the mood perfectly for this video.

Enjoy!

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Friday, December 12, 2008

Happy Holidays!

Here's a new video! Climb aboard a horse drawn sleigh for a holiday ride! Special thanks to Don Sayward and his horses. This is a compilation of several trips out with him. I hope everyone has a safe and happy Holiday Season.

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