07.24.08
Explore photos
I have been pleased a number of my photos and the Shinjuku and Luzern videos were featured on the Flickr Explore page. This is one of the recent photos:
07.23.08
Basel 2008
I made this the same night as Luzern. I think it has merit, but I will likely redo it. There is more footage of the Rhine and Basel that I could use.
07.22.08
Luzern, Canon HV20 HD
I finally uploaded my January 2008 Canon HV20 HD Europe footage. Tonight I put together a Luzern video. I took the train from Wetzikon to Zurich and then to Luzern to shoot for about 90 minutes. After non-stop walking and setting up the camera I had no lunch and returned to Zurich and Wetzikon for rehearsal that afternoon and the performance in the evening. It was quite a day.
This video so far has made #58 on Explore in Flickr. I am pleased with it.
07.19.08
Elements
I put together a video combining West Texas, Chicago, a homeless man from Shinjuku, and a short electronic score. It is 88 seconds so it can fit on the flickr website. Although flickr has the time limit, they retain better video quality than YouTube.
07.05.08
Imke Jelle van Dam: Fugue Take II
Terry and I recorded this today. We rearranged the piano and cello a bit and have rethought the piece. It is one more step.
07.02.08
Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.8 lens.
I continue to enjoy the new lens I got just a week ago. I ran out of battery power this evening just when I was getting started, but I did manage to take a few decent shots. Nancy Schiesari thinks I should apply for the MFA film program at UT Austin. If I were 15 years younger I very well might. But there are jobs and a female life partner to be found. I am applying for an exciting job in LA that would involve the high school for the arts. I will keep you posted. In the meantime I am editing the Tokyo film and am thusfar pleased the the Japanese translator. Below you see a photo from tonight with lots of “bokeh”, a Japanese term for clarity in one part of the frame and diffusion in the rest.
