East Coast Calling

Paul — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:14 +0000

Where Salt and Stone Meet

Paul — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:58:08 +0000

Away, Away, Away

Paul — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:34:08 +0000

The First and the Last, With A Stirring Roar

Paul — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:37:28 +0000

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?

Watching The Watcher

Paul — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:55:00 +0000

Looking Back To The Shore

Paul — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:26:51 +0000

Warm River Touching the Agitated Sea

Paul — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:15:51 +0000

Lost to the Fog, Lost to the Flames

Paul — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:51:46 +0000

Concrete Legs and Steel Arms

Paul — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:00:07 +0000

Forever Circling » Pier