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Dawn Observations #001

Paul — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:54:46 +0000

I do love going out first thing in the morning with my camera and catching the beach and sea as the sun comes up, even in winter. You can't beat an empty beach. Last weekend I borrowed a Canon 60D with a 50mm lens from a friend and decided to do something different and film some HD footage. Filming with digital SLRs in the last year or so has become very popular as you can use still camera lenses to get some interesting effects like very short depth of field, particularly with manual focus. Over this last year as part of my new job I've been learning more and more about film and production so it was also good to try out some filming techniques like focus pulls and throws and follow focus, all relatively easy to experiment with a D-SLR. This first dawn observations edit is made up from my walk around and under South Parade Pier in Southsea and was shot in 1080P. It's a little rough around the edges and some of the grading I still need to figure out. I'm planning some more of these edits in and around Portsmouth in the next few months, hoping to experiment some more. P.S. What with this being hi-res HD, you can click HERE to watch it in HD and with the full screen option and it still looks crisp! Technology these days, eh?

Local Catch

Paul — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:00:25 +0000

Cold Morning, Warm Cat

Paul — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:05:54 +0000

I missed my cat loads whilst I was away for the Christmas period, glad to be back. Tim loves the cold, early mornings spent on the garage roof watching the street. Red sky in the morning and all that.

Autumn Daybreak

Paul — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:23 +0000

Quiet Harbour Water

Paul — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:48:06 +0000

Continuing my 6am bike ride, after the taking photos on the beach, I cycled along the length of Southsea to Old Portsmouth and explored the fishing boats and market. I saw this lone swan (which always makes me sad, they pair for life, where is it's mate?) swimming in the calm harbour water, seemed to be enjoying the quiet Saturday morning before the day picked up pace.

Pier Sunrise Part 1

Paul — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:21:16 +0000