If you are living life well there is always a "Fall Risk."
The passion is in the risk. Still, it's odd to come across such a literal reminder.
Birds. Version one. Getting close.
Birds. Version two. Medium shot.
Birds. Version Three. The establishing shot.
The Tiniest Bar in Texas. Just across the street from the Whole Foods H.Q.
(Killer prices right now on Prime Rib Eye Steaks. I know what I'm' cooking up
on my turn this Wednesday...).
Yes. At times stuff just floats in front of me.
Bridge. Version one. Establishing shot.
Bridge. Version Two. Medium close up shot.
Near the bridge. Version three. Detail B-roll.
there's a building frenzy going on downtown.
Usually happens just before the "big bust."
6 comments:
Please stop tempting me! My GX800 with its 12-32 kit lens is good enough as a small walk-around camera. I don't need another. I don't, I don't.
Good pictures, though.
Such a display of talent. The lower left one-third of that final close-to-the-bridge shot (vegetation on blue and gray) cropped square would make a nice, subtle companion to the detail images from that west Texas B&B from years ago.
Well Kirk you already tempted me when you bought your first one and mentioned that there was a second one at our favorite camera store. I called and ...
Instead I bought the most absurd lens there. Leica Telyt 400mm. So absurd looking that it should get me tons of Instagram points when I post its picture.
A few entres ago, you started to “gear up” to business again. You’ve shown, that you also can handle a G16 and other nice cameras on tourist-like walkabouts to keep fit mentally and physically. Very commendable. And you have, of course, shown historic work in portraiture and from the Zack theatre. But... but... where’s the video business, you also wanted to keep going? Where’s the entries, that show, that you even master video and sound on a “shoestring” - or if you like: “fully geared up one man show”? Where’s that?
In many ways, your recent days, weeks and months remind me of a man, who has retired In reality, but still avoids admitting it to himself.
Acting more or less like a tourist on a walkabout for weeks on end is hardly preparing for the future, is it? Will that enable you to show any of your future corporate clients - theatre, engineering, construction, production and whatnot - that you “still have it”?
Let me provoke (you don’t have to take the following literally, but you’ll get my drift): Why haven’t you “borrowed” a pigs head, put it on a broomstick and mounted it on tripod. Give it a hat, and start experimenting with various kinds portraiture, lighting, angles etc. Use this to create a video story, that edited down tells both portraiture behind the scenes - or call it “Stillleben” for all I know - and via sound and video deliver a story of the hard work involved in pig head portraiture. You could make it funny, real life sounds could involve the curses and hurt, if you trip the tripod holding the head or a Ishtar or... and on and on.
Now you have a product to show potential future newcomers. A product demonstrating your abilities and that you “still have it” in spite of lockdown, COVID-19 and all that follows.
I’d love to see your real and CURRENT creative “product” - not only what comes your Way during your “pensioner rounds” in downtown Austin ;-)
Greetings Kirk:
I confirm that the Canon G16 is one nice little camera. Based on your early reports, I purchased my own minty copy for less than $300. Focusing and colors look good - it deploys quickly and give me pleasing shots, teased a bit with Lightroom (which picks up the lens in its profiles) and DeNoise, which cleans up the final image.
Enjoyment levels very high - easy to transport and have with you all the time - fits in my small work and EDC backpack nicely. Love the 28-140 5Xs zoom range, OSO 80 and raw files.
Thanks - Chris in Wisconsin
Your G16 is so new that it even has a Digic 6 processor :)
If you would like to try something older I would suggest a Canon M (Digic 5).
I know you did not like it when it came out, but maybe you can reconsider: it has become a fantastic choice for videographers thanks to Magic Latern. You can even to RAW video with it now! Basically, it is now a Mini FP!
https://www.magiclantern.fm/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc8KqW0QcL4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xragd2oak1c
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