The 2021 Canadian International Air Show was held this weekend. This year, with the CNE being closed, the airshow was made free to attend. There were enough people with radios that I was able to hear the commentary.
I've got to admit, watching the F-35A tear though the sky was pretty impressive. To me, it sounds more like a rocket than a plane.
Filmed handheld with my Nikon Z6 and the 24-200mm lens. Set to DX mode for a 36-300mm equivalent zoom range. All audio was kept synchronized to how it was captured; any delay between seeing something and hearing it was kept the the way I experienced it live. Stabilization and some digital zooming added in post.
Watch me burn an old painting in slow motion (and in super-speed)
This was an encaustic painting I had made during my time at OCAD. Before I begin work on a large painting, I used to make a lot of samplers and testers to try out a technique before committing to the big piece. This was especially important with encaustic, a paint medium I was just learning. If the sampler turned out, I held onto them....for reference, mostly.
No longer. I havent done encaustic in 15 years, so why am I holding on to these samples? Into the fire you go!
This is a mix of real time, 5X slow motion, and 4X sped up video of fire consuming a painting. These videos are intended to be watched casually in the background, like something from the "slow TV" movement.
Creatred with:
Nikon Z6
7artisans 35mm f/0.95
120fps 1080p
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I went backpacking through Algonquin Park.
After a rainy morning, I set up my camera to record the sunny afternoon.
Shot with my Nikon Z6 and 14-30mm f/4 S lens. My tripod broke on the hike, so my camera was held in place with a pile of pine cones and tree bark.
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In this video, I reveal the awesome depths of my iconoclastic rebellious side, and display utter contempt for the law of the land.
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I check in after week 4 to describe life with my fancy new camera.
The Z6, Nikon's second-ever fullframe mirrorless camera is really fun to shoot with.
I'm really happy with it.
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If you would like some additional info about the story behind these braps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49iZxs2PDhU&lc=
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I am attempting to recreate one of my favourite artworks.
Years ago, I experienced a brilliant sculptural installation/sound art piece called "The Paradise Institute" by artists Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller. It involves walking into a large wooden box containing a forced-perspective theatre set and a pair of headphones.
Their recording techniques created a sensation of really being there, I could hear people moving around, chatting, munching popcorn, etc. I would swear someone had walked behind me, but when I turned around to look, I saw I was still the only one in the room. The sensation was so realistic and strong, it caused the hairs on the back of my neck to stand up.
It was an experience that has stayed with me for 20 years, one I am interested in learning to recreate. This is my first attempt and gives a brief overview of what I think is happening, and how I think they did it.
Note: Nothing in this video was sponsored, everything used was purchased by me. I even bought the ears at full price instead of waiting for a sale.
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I made this simple key light out of a bunch of bulb splitter things. Now one socket can power 4 bulbs, giving me the equivalent light output of four 100W incandescent bulbs, without the heat.
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I took my AF Nikkor 50mm /1.8D out for a walk with my Nikon Z6.
I've been on a bit of a vintage kick lately, taking each of my 50mm lenses out for a walk in the same area of the park during the same time of day to get an idea for how each lens renders the same scene differently.
While the experience of shooting my other three vintage 50's on my Nikon Z6 was fresh in my mind, I thought I'd go back to my most-used lens to see how it compares to the other two.
Good sharpness, good contrast, and a 7-bladed aperture which gives better stopped-down rendering than any of my other vintage lenses' 6 blade designs.
It feels noticeably more modern in the hand. Manual focus is light, the other lenses feel like the ring is moving something heavy and substantial, the Nikon D lens feels like it's not connected to much of anything.
The one thing I don't like about this lens is how it gives a half circle or crescent moon shape around bright out-of-focus spots, which can give backgrounds a nervous, busy look. The Pentax SMC 50mm/2 renders similarly, while the Canon FD and Helios 77 both have a soap-bubble ring around the entire bright spot. I prefer either the full soap bubble, or none at all.
Overall, I think the Canon FD and Helios 77 will be the vintage lenses I use most often when I know I will be shooting mostly wide open, and the Nikon lens will be what I use when I will be shooting stopped down.
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I saw a really pretty candle holder at a thrift store, so I bought it and shot it.
Visuals and sound: Kyle Clements 2018
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