Pic(s) of The Day -Siege of Fort Erie

I finally got around to prepping for photos from the 2014 siege of Fort Erie (video is another story).

You can see larger versions on Flickr.

Link Of The Day - Every Trick in the Book

SNL's new title sequence contains enough trendy techniques to satify camera geeks & hipsters alike while giving trolls & "Cooler than you's" lots of material for criticisim & mockery. 

Everyone else just says ""hey, that's cool" & how'd they do that.

http://www.alex-buono.com/how-we-did-it-snl-titles-sequence/

Pretty good article on how they made it and how they came up with the ideas. 
If nothing else it's made me think maybe I can get away with using stuff I always thought was "gimmicky".

I still think a little gimmick can go a long way.

Season Finale

https://www.flickr.com/photos/66888488@N02/15529504382/

Closing/Fan Appreciation Day.  Racing shots, presentations, prize draws & some general crowd & fan shots.

As the final 'Event Day Video' I wanted to try a few different thing, while keeping the basic fiormat we have been using throughout the year.

There are a few different camera angles, theres some "slo-Mo" (overcranked @ 60fps the time remapped), and I used some off camera sound from

the TV feed to mix with nat sound and then laid a music track under that.  As always fi I had it to do again or if i had another week to rework ti I'd

tweek things and make a few changes but that can go on for ever.

Projects like this are alway a juggle between adding one last thing or making another revision and getting it out to people while the content is still fresh.

Link Of The Day - It's Back

Camera Filters .  ND, Variable, Grad, Round, Square, Big, Small, Cheap, Expensive they all get a few words in this video.

Site with original Post  http://dslrvideoshooter.com/ It's a few down the list (they hasve other cool stuff too).

Reposted here with some interesting comments about circular polarizers and Tokina 11-16.

Link of the Day - Teaser

Teaser for opening day at the Race track (tomorrow 4:15).  It's the intro to the daily simulcast show, with a bit of text about Opening Day.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/66888488@N02/14088333689/

Wallpaper Wednesday - Sand

It's Wall paper Wednesday again. Today's wallpaper  is a cool design made in the sand by melting snow,  with a little interest added by the colour effect.

The Desktop & Mobile version are both 16X9 and Free to download, use & share with others under an "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Creative Commons" license.


Click on the Thumbnails above to download Full Res versions.

Link of the Day - Win A Teradek clip

Teradek & Planet 5d are giving asway a teradek "clip"  from NAB this Thursday.

click the contest link below to enter.
Contest

Pic Of the Day - Catch of the Day

Catch of the Day

Fresh Fish straight from Lake Ontario.  Caught from the pier  in Port Dalhousie.

Link of The Day - Real Canadian Craft Beer Festival

The Real Canadian Craft Beer Festival is on this Saturday at the Scotiabank Convention Centre from 11 am- 9:00pm.

Looks pretty cool. Lots of Breweries, Food and Bands including taps beer & syndicate food.

Link of The Day - Composition

 A little video about composttion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sQBWYZM7VU&feature=player_embedded

Link of The Day - Battle of Lundy's Lane 200th Anniversary

There are free events during the day & night.

Check out the link for details.

http://niagarafallsmuseums.ca/events/lundyslane200.aspx?utm_source=Museum+Information&utm_campaign=0bbd0a57a4-April_2014_Newsletter_NFHM&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_df9cc26960-0bbd0a57a4-418446537

If you pay $6 and register you get a t-shirt, & the first 500 paid registrations get a free coin.

Wallpaper Wednesday

The Desktop & Mobile version are both 16X9 and Free to download, use & share with others under an "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Creative Commons" license.

Click on the Thumbnails above to download Full Res versions.

Pic Of the Day - Wide Turn

Wide Turn

Taken in 'Silver Town'  Niagara Falls, Canada.

Pic Of the Day - Macro Monday - Frost

Frost

Frost on a Window in a disused store front in Niagara Falls Canada.

Pic Of the Day - The Red Door

The Red Door

It's been a tough winter.

Link of The Day - practical tips for home studios

I think the 'flash' is a bit distracting, but aside from that , some good tips.

http://filmmakeriq.com/2014/03/diy-studio-tips-and-tricks-shanks-fx/

PicOf the Day - Funamentals

Fundamentals

The 'Hand Exposure guide'  on the side of an 8mm movie camera that sits on my desk @ work.

Pic Of the Day - DIY BBQ

DIY BBQ

Found this bit of rusty handy work waiting for spring in Fort Erie, Canada.

PicOf the Day - Peeking

A bit of peeking through the bushes to see what lies beyond.

Pic Of the Day - Reflected Light

Reflected Light

Taken in the "silvertown" neighbourhood of Niagara Falls, Canada.