Dead of Winter

How to make it through the worst of the wild, cold winds of winter?

Some say go to Florida. Others prefer to fly to Hawaii. But those are far more expensive than a really good book, and tradition touts that trick to triumph in the end.

Then again, you just can't beat a bed that's made of four folded-over cardboard boxes topped by a old blue blanket folded four times, covered with a polyester pillow that is 6" thick, and then add another 4" thick soft poly topping!

Oh, what a place for old, cold bones! Let the winter wind howl, let the snow fall fast and fly free, let the darkness grip the world, but – here! – here there is light and warmth and many a thump of a mighty tail.

photo made with Canon Optura 400 SD card, auto flash>APS.
© John Womack, 2007. All rights reserved.

More Video Made With Still Camera

Thanks for this introduction to the New World of Photography, Jack. I just glanced at a few seqs - will go back later today and view the entire thing. Note that little (none?) of his work was done in video mode. Most of it was still pictures that have been presented in a video-format such as is available in Mac's iMovie or Final Cut Express/Pro. Pics made with a good camera, sure, but the presentation is really the key here - no more slide shows in almost darkened rooms with a wobbly screen for background and a CD playing music out of sync. Not clear about the audio background - it sounded like loops but there are serious problems about copyright when it comes to music. Did not pick up much ambient audio background (skis on snow, water flowing, trees rustling, animals calling, wind, etc.) and did not notice much in the way of titles or narration. Did not see any indication of written story or storyboarding but lots of interesting views with some great wide-angle views. Personally, I would like to keep those to a minimum and use them to seque into action. But Wow! Lot's of potential here. I did two presentations at the Franklin Camera Club of how to do exactly this type of thing and present this type of "slide show" and they fell on blind eyes and deaf ears. "Photographers" are just not interested in this. They are locked on to the One Great Shot idea (which I myself taught for 10 years!). It's still a valid concept but still only a small part of the new world of photography. My little Canon PowerShot will do a lot of this same kind of work although without the brilliant clarity, and or course wide angles. And the BEST part of this type of work? You can take your presentation with you on a DVD. Forget the stands, the two slide carousels, the extension wires, the extra bulb, those precious slides themselves - leave them all safely behind. SECOND best? You can rearrange these shots easily and at will, without having to pull slides and re-put them. THIRD best? Your presentation preparation consists of turning on the TV. Thanks again.

John

On Feb 17, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Jack MacLean wrote:

Here's an example of movies taken with an expensive Canon dslr.
Regards Jack
http://vimeo.com/3155182?pg=embed&sec=3155182&hd=1