My Favorite Holiday 2008 Photos
January 4, 2009 by admin · Comments
The holidays are sadly over (at least until next year), but I took some time this weekend to go through my holiday pictures. Here are a few of my favorites:
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Numi Flowering Tea Time Lapse HD Video
January 1, 2009 by admin · Comments
My friend Antonio brought over some Numi flowering tea and we decided to do a time lapse video. You can find the HD version on Facebook.
Music by Tim Stewart. Numi’s official blog can be found here.
Time Lapse of a Snow Storm
December 20, 2008 by admin · Comments
Here’s a fun video I shot with my Nikon D300 today:
Some Nikon cameras, like the new Nikon D90, have an interval feature that programs the camera to do some limited time lapse captures. In this case I set it to shoot a photo every fifteen seconds starting about 12:30 p.m. this afternoon (right when the snow was about to start). It collected 730 images (before the battery died) that I later stitched together to make about 12 seconds of video. The camera limits captures to 999 images, although connecting it directly to a PC or Mac will give more flexibility.
Quicktime is an excellent tool for the stitching operation, it was almost too easy! Special tip of the hat to the Inside Aperture blog for the inspiration and instructions. I set the camera to shoot high quality, full res JPEGs and loaded them into Quicktime with the image sequence option. The file was enormous (2.9 gigs for 12 seconds!) but it gave me a ton of resolution to do that motion zoom on the BBQ.
You can find a better quality version on my Facebook video page.
You can also download the full 720P Quicktime by clicking here.
Full Moon Shots
December 14, 2008 by admin · Comments
It was a beautiful (but cold) night here in Connecticut on Friday, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take some long exposure shots under the fullest full moon we’ll have for at least the next eight years (with my Nikon D300 of course). You can find more information on why the moon was so full from the Times Online.
Here are a few of the better shots:
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Day 3 Photos and Video from #dnc08
August 27, 2008 by admin · Comments
No time for commentary (we’re on our way to a few events) but here’s the photo gallery and a video from yesterday:
And the video update:
Photo Gallery From Day 1 at #dnc08
August 26, 2008 by admin · Comments
Photos from last night are up! Check out the slide show by clicking the image above or here.
Blogging Gear for Denver
August 21, 2008 by admin · Comments
When I blogged the 2004 convention in Boston, the most I could do was some text and photos. Now we’re in the age of YouTube, faster bandwidth, and nearly unlimited storage. Which means more content and more equipment!
The HF100 is an outstanding high definition camcorder that shoots to SD card. See my full review here.
There’s probably something newer out now, but this is great piece of equipment. Lousy in low light but the audio inputs (two balanced XLRs) make up for it.
You know you want one :). If you’re getting serious about taking pictures, this mid-range camera is well worth the investment. Very fast, very responsive, and with the right lens amazing output!
Litepanels “Micro” On-Camera Dimmable 5600K LED Video Light
It’s a little on the blue side, but this is a very bright and energy efficient video light. Runs on four AA’s for hours with absolutely no heat.
Gorillapod SLR-Zoom Flexible Tripod
Whoever invented these things I hope is getting very wealthy. The gorillapod is a tripod with flexible legs that can be wrapped around objects very securely. It’ll mount a camera to just about anything. A great thing to keep in your bag.
It’s amazing how much you can do on a laptop. Apple’s game changing technology is not just limited to iPhones and iPods. And to make the most of it you should be sure to install:
Apple Final Cut Studio 2 (Mac)
Final Cut Studio is the exactly the stuff that the pros use. And it’ll run on your Macbook Pro. Amazing.
Sennheiser EW100ENG G2 Wireless Microphone Kit
Good video requires good audio. This is an affordable but professional wireless mic kit. Excellent sound quality and built like a tank!
They call it ‘legendary’ for a reason. It’s unidirectional meaning it’ll pick up your subject and not all of the background noise.
Plenty of video blogging coming from Denver! Stay tuned.
My Photos from the 2004 Democratic National Convention
August 16, 2008 by admin · Comments
- I took this picture from my very lucky seat on the stage the last night of the 2004 convention.
Back in 2004 I took nearly a thousand pictures at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, including a few when I was given last minute seating on the stage when John Kerry received the nomination. So to get ready for the 2008 festivities I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the photos I took last time. Each link will open in a new window:
Young Democrats Anaheim Video
August 16, 2008 by admin · Comments
I produced this video for the Young Democrats of America Winter Conference in Anaheim, California. The video was used to kick off their weekend festivities.
Young Democrats of America in Nashville!
August 15, 2008 by admin · Comments
I flew down to Nashville two weeks ago to attend the Young Democrats of America spring conference. Check out the below video synopsis of the weekend’s events! Their vote pledge strategy is so simple yet so brilliant. I’m sure the CT Young Dems (who are sporting a brand new website) will have their vote pledge activities starting soon.
You will need the latest version of Flash to play this as it is encoded in h.264.
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