The Pencil of Nature, a video collection for NaVloPoMo 2009 & Vlomo10 & Vlomo11 by Lorenz Gude and Julian Seery Gude

I Herd Hot Ducks

lgude — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:58:19 +0000

It was over 43 C today (105 F) and these ducks were still panting audibly when I encountered them tonight well after it cooled down. I decided to herd them as close to the camera as I could with irregular success.

Ducks…..well, Ducking

lgude — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:30:37 +0000

My friends the ducks in Minnawarra park hard at work. It was the first outing for the 10-22mm Canon @ 10mm (16mm 35mm equivalent) – in other words a very wide angle view doing its first Lumiere. My all time favorite lens was my 20mm Nikkor stolen 20 years ago. This one is much wider and much more rectilinear. I liked the 20mm Nikkor because it distorted the edges of the frame and made the space in the shot feel like a Dali painting.

Ducks and Drake

lgude — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:53:01 +0000

An interesting situation where the adult female is separated from the drake by the chain link fence which is no barrier to the half grown family. I want to see if I can catch the family in other circumstances.

Reflections

lgude — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:40:09 +0000

Here the man made world in largely confined to the reflections, but still is a strong element of the scene perhaps because it is contained or framed by the natural world.

The Eternal Game

lgude — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:04:58 +0000

Sixty seconds from of a cricket match at Kelmscott Oval on a Saturday Afternoon. Only a clod could play cricket and fail to learn at least a little about the nature of time.

One Bends

lgude — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:41:30 +0000

The other doesn’t. As someone who likes to explore the edge between the still and motion photography, I don’t think I have ever found a better subject.

Whirlpools

lgude — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:58:53 +0000

A section of water reflecting the sky and showing small whirlpools caused by branches in the water. I thought I’d included some of the branches at the top of the frame to give a visual anchor rather than just have unanchored reflections. Now I’m not sure which which way is best and will have to go back and reshoot it if I want to find out. Stay tuned!

Red Rose Crossing

lgude — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:39:29 +0000

Continuing to push the close up capability of the Xacti, this time I put the camera on spot focus. It is sharper than my last try with the 9 point focus setting. Those crossing gates, which are about 50 meters from my front yard, put in another supporting appearance on the soundtrack.

Sound Test

lgude — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:48:28 +0000

As technicians do a sound test for tonight’s Carols in Minnawarra Park, Armadale, the flowers and the bees carry on. The ‘super macro’ feature of the Xacti is exciting, but I want to get the focus working better. Well Vlomo2011 has just finished and I decided this was the year I’d keep going and post more regularly. Not every other day, but I’m going to try to do it steadily this time.

Canning View

lgude — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:00:58 +0000

Another view of the Canning River at Kelmscott, Western Australia to finish off Vlomo2011. This kind of meditational video is what continues to hold my attention and so is a good place to end. I’ll see if I can expand my horizons for next year. Thanks for watching.