http://www.rakeman.net/blog Online / Firefighting / Photography / Videography Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:09:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Don't even know how I stumbled across Waldeck. Just my kind of music. Must get CDs. http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/11/14/waldeck-i-like/ Telephone exchange boxes, or whatever they are, tend to be grey and ugly, so I am partial to this camouflaged specimen: http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/11/09/urban-camouflage/ I'm slowly starting to work my way into videography again, after roughly 10 years' break. This time, I gave myself one hour to produce a little editing exercise using surplus footage from a recent trip to Kardaun, Südtirol, Italy. One hour edit from Irakli West on Vimeo. It's mostly about editing rhythm, ... http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/10/24/on-the-road-videography/ I'm sure one could come up with a great metaphor, with the Pharaoh, E&Y, the look, etc. http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/10/15/look/ I suppose A-has "Take on Me" video must have a special meaning to many people in my generation. Here's a refreshing remake, which takes the actions in the video literally. There goes my youth crashing out, but hey, it's worth it! [kottke] http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/10/07/literal-video/ Excellent little short about a man who makes sails for windmills. Passion for the Wind from Thomas van der Gronde on Vimeo. http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/10/02/passion-for-wind/ Since unboxing gadgets seems to be all the rage these days, thought I'd pitch in with a one terabyte drive I bought from Amazon. Pointless unboxing and crappy pictures, but hey. This is a backup drive for raw edited video, which takes up shedloads of space. One terabyte ought to ... http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/10/02/me-too-unboxing-terabyte-drive-pointless/ Totally awesome video. I really don't think things can become more abstract than that. Bricks from Pierre-Abraham Rochat on Vimeo. http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/09/29/pursuit-between-two-invisible-people/ The good thing about non-commercial videos? Fantastic CC Music a-plenty. Gave myself one hour for a video short. It was raining, so I headed out in the garden to play a bit with f-stop 2.8. Here we go: Check out the HD version here: 1-Hour Video: Rain from Irakli West on ... http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/09/25/exploring-the-camera-rain/ Passing by Marienplatz today, Munich's main square was being cordoned off to allow ultranationalist party NDP to set up an election booth. Next weekend, we have parliamentary elections here in Bavaria, and NPD is participating. Not that they stand much chance of achieving any significant results, but I always wonder whether ... http://www.rakeman.net/blog/index.php/archives/2008/09/23/dilemma/