2nd Thirty Days – Day Twenty-three
Posted on Saturday, 27 March 2010 @ 7:20pm by David
Catface stalks her next kill, Durham, N.C. | Panasonic Lumix G1 and Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens; exposed 1/4000 sec. @ f/2.8, ISO 100.
2nd Thirty Days – Day Twenty-two
Posted on Saturday, 27 March 2010 @ 10:32am by David
Scenes from the Memphis Airport from Friday, 26 March 2010
A day late and a dollar short…
MEM Gate A17 | Panasonic Lumix G1 and 45-200mm f/4-5.6 lens @ 91mm; exposed 1/50 sec. @ f/5, ISO 800.
MEM Gate A17 | Panasonic Lumix G1 and 45-200mm f/4-5.6 lens @ 67mm; exposed 1/40 sec. @ f/4.2, ISO 800.
Impressions of Stephens Lake Park
Posted on Friday, 26 March 2010 @ 11:25am by David
Introduction
Over the past couple of weeks I have been making photographs and video of Stephens Lake Park: what the place looks like, how it is connected to the city of Columbia via Broadway, and how the people of Columbia make use of the space. It is “landscaped nature” in that is is completely man-made, but tell that to the birds who pass through, or the dogs that happily scamper through the grass.
This is a “draft” of the project. At the very least, an idea of what it could be like. I would like to incorporate some spoken narrative–my plans to interview someone from the Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation fell through this week.
The video was made with both the Canon 5D Mark II and the Canon 7D bodies, and the stills were made with the same cameras.
Update: On Video…
A friend of mine just e-mailed me to ask about my impressions of the video from the 5D Mk. II and the 7D, respective to one another. I thought I would copy my thoughts to this post given the topical nature:
As far as the movies produced by the 5D II versus 7D, I would grant you that they do “feel” different, and I like having both cameras, but if I couldn’t only have one for video, specifically, I’d opt for the 7D. I posted this draft of my project for David’s class on the Friday before Spring break, and the majority of the video is from the 7D (you can try to guess what was from the 5D–I’ll let you know if you’re right).
Movie mode is easier to access, and autofocus is more intuitive on the 7D. The depth of field (DoF) is different because it’s a 1.6x crop as opposed to a full 24x36mm sensor, but I actually like having a little more DoF. Sometimes, the 5D II’s DoF just seems too shallow for video (obviously, you can stop down) and that can be very distracting.
Food for thought!
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2nd Thirty Days – Day Twenty-one
Posted on Friday, 26 March 2010 @ 12:43am by David
What comes after this hill? Stephens Lake Park, Columbia, Mo. | Canon 5D Mk. II and Voigtlander 40mm f/2 Ultron lens; exposed 1/50 sec. @ f/2, ISO 100.
On Friday morning I’ll be posting a “draft” of my interpretive essay on the experience of Stephens Lake Park, situated along the bustling artery of Columbia, Missouri that is Broadway. Look for it here!
2nd Thirty Days – Day Twenty
Posted on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 @ 9:13pm by David
Biding her time. | Canon 5D Mk. II and Voigtlander 40mm f/2 Ultron lens; exposed 1/200 sec. @ f/2, ISO 400.
One of the last stills I’ll likely make with the Voigtlander 40mm pancake lens before I send it back to LensRentals.com on Thursday is of fellow graduate student Erin O’Neill, seemingly waiting for the day to end while sitting on the counter next to one of the light tables in the photo lab at the University of Missouri.
2nd Thirty Days – Day Nineteen
Posted on Tuesday, 23 March 2010 @ 11:00am by David
While trying to “recharge” with an iced coffee and kicking back with my feet up while sitting on the outdoor furniture on Ninth Street yesterday, I decided to have a little more fun with the Voigtlander 40mm “pancake” lens that I’ve been experimenting with over the past week (borrowed from lensrentals.com), and made this sequence of the cars going by. It’s definitely not framed as consistently as I would have liked, but I think it’s fun just the same.
2nd Thirty Days – Day Eighteen
Posted on Monday, 22 March 2010 @ 11:59pm by David
Shop. Eat. Live. Play. Moon! | Canon 5D Mk. II and Voigtlander 40mm f/2 Ultron lens; exposed 1/1250 sec. @ f/4, ISO 100.
2nd Thirty Days – Day Seventeen
Posted on Sunday, 21 March 2010 @ 6:57pm by David
Jakob Berr "suited up" to go to Jarrad Henderson's reception for a display of prints from his master's project, "Beyond This Place." | Canon 5D Mk. II and Voigtlander 40mm f/2 Ultron lens; exposed 1/400 sec. @ f/2.8, ISO 400.
Jarrad Henderson gives a "thumbs-up" at the reception for prints from his master's project, "Beyond This Place," at the Black Culture Center at the University of Missouri. | Canon 5D Mk. II and Voigtlander 40mm f/2 Ultron lens; exposed 1/100 sec. @ f/2, ISO 800.
