Facebook Live – Stuck in Customs
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Aug 2017 : Saturday
filed under  #80Stays, Facebook Live, Sony A7R 2

Jamming out with Hans Zimmer

Concert Photos

This is only my second time taking photos at a concert, so I still have a lot of learning to do. I figured out a lot of stuff the first time after I made mistakes! The key seems to be to have a 2-camera setup, both with fast, prime lenses. One is a 35mm and the other is 100mm or stronger. I didn’t quite have all the equipment I needed, but I did the best I could with what I had.

Pre-concert Sound Check

Here’s a FB live video we did during afternoon sound check. You also get to hear Lisa Gerrard belting out some of her work from Gladiator.

Daily Photo – Jamming out with Hans Zimmer

What a fun series of nights, following around Hans Zimmer’s band from Budapest to Frankfurt. This was a really special night because this is Hans Zimmer’s birth city. It was a massive stadium and the German fans were insane for their man here. We also went backstage after the event as well to hang out with the band; it could not have been more awesome! 🙂

Jamming out with Hans Zimmer

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2017-06-09 22:44:54
  • CameraILCE-7RM2
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/50
  • Aperture4.5
  • ISO1000
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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Jun 2017 : Friday
filed under  Facebook Live, New Zealand, Queenstown

A Favorite Walk

How-To Video

Here’s a how-to of how I made today’s photo. I did this on Facebook live, and it’s embedded here. Enjoy! 🙂

Side note: the video looses audio/visual sync though due to technical gremlins but hopefully it’s still somewhat useful!



Daily Photo – A Favorite Walk

I do this walk by my house a few times a week. This is about 5 minutes away and affords amazing views of the valley. I decided to make a panorama here with my new Hasselblad X1D. This is made up of 5 different vertical photos… stitched together in Lightroom, then adjusted with Aurora HDR. Well, you can see more in the video above!

A Favorite Walk

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2017-03-27 23:15:30
  • CameraX1D
  • Camera MakeHasselblad
  • Exposure Time1/250
  • Aperture8
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length30.0 mm
  • Flash
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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Mar 2017 : Tuesday
filed under  Antarctica, Facebook Live

Strange Formations in Antarctica Ice

Special Critiques for our Facebook Group

First, haven’t you joined our Facebook Group? You gotta… it’s so fun! I did a critique the other day of some images people posted on Facebook Live – here is the video below!

Daily Photo – Strange Formations in Antarctica Ice

We took a lot of helicopter flights across the ice in Antarctica… it was so unusual to see these square shapes. You may notice another one off in the distance to the right too. I asked our helicopter pilot Hef about them. He said he has no idea, but he’s been seeing them forever… I’d like to know myself… because in my whole life whenever I see ice crack, it always seems to crack in a random pattern!

Strange Formations in Antarctica Ice

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-01-14 12:31:41
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/5000
  • Aperture5.6
  • ISO125
  • Focal Length113.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias-0.7

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Mar 2017 : Wednesday
filed under  Facebook Live, Matamata, New Zealand

Yet another hobbit hole!

A Flight Over Hobbiton

We did a live FB show while flying over this amazing spot. Here it is!

Daily Photo – Yet another hobbit hole!

For regular readers, you know that every year I post about three photos of different hobbit holes. This one is probably #13 or something like that. I think there are 44 all together on Hobbiton Movie Set. it’s an incredible place… I highly recommend the tour! If possible, sign up for the final tour of the day because you can also have this fabulous private medieval dinner at the pub right there in Hobbiton!

Yet another hobbit hole!

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  • Date Taken2016-06-04 22:27:46
  • Camera
  • Camera Make
  • Exposure Time
  • Aperture
  • ISO
  • Focal Length
  • Flash
  • Exposure Program
  • Exposure Bias

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Feb 2017 : Tuesday
filed under  Antarctica, Facebook Live

More from the Photo Walk in Antarctica

Where should we do photo walks?

Here’s a recent FB Live we did wondering where YOU wanted us to do photo walks in Europe??

Daily Photo – More from the Photo Walk in Antarctica

Where should we go in Europe? We’re starting with a Workshop in Lisbon and then getting on a private bus to tour around Europe. Let us know where we should stop in the comments… these photo walks are always free by the way! Can’t wait to meet you in person… And yes, this was the first ever photo walk on the main continent of Antarctica! 🙂

More from the Photo Walk in Antarctica

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-01-16 22:48:53
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/200
  • Aperture9.5
  • ISO160
  • Focal Length16.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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Feb 2017 : Monday
filed under  Arrowtown, Facebook Live, New Zealand

The View from Michael Hill’s Home

The Art Tour from Sir Michael Hill’s Home

Here’s the two parts stiched together (it was interrupted) from our little art tour in SMH’s home!

Daily Photo – The View from Michael Hill’s Home

Sir Michael Hill has always been incredibly generous to me. Not only is he a friend, but he’s an art collector. I took a group of friends there for an art tour not too long ago and after that, he let us all loose to take photos. This is the view from his front yard… that’s Lake Hayes there in the distance… how pretty are the trees and, well, everything!?!?

The View from Michael Hill’s Home

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2016-04-22 06:56:23
  • CameraH5D
  • Camera MakeHasselblad
  • Exposure Time1/15
  • Aperture8
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length50.0 mm
  • Flash
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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May 2016 : Sunday
filed under  Facebook Live, New Zealand

The Real Lord of the Rings

Live from WETA Workshop

I’ve been having some great fun out on the road broadcasting via Facebook Live. It’s a blast to bring you all along on my adventures and even better that we can interact via the comments and questions as the broadcast takes place! One of the highlights so far has been our visit to WETA Workshop where Sir Richard Taylor gave us a tour. If you have seen Lord of the Rings, Narnia, King Kong, District 9, Mad Max, or Avatar (to name a few) then you have seen their work. It was a super cool experience, check it out below.

Favorite New Zealand Photos

And here are some of my fave photos inspired by the movies! 🙂

Coming Home

Underearth

The View From Deer Park Heights In New Zealand

The Dirt Road to Paradise After you pass Glenorchy, the paved road continues for a while as you approach Paradise. The paved road then turns into a dirt road. At this point, many visitors turn around, which is a shame! You can keep on rolling down this road in your rental car for quite a way. There’s even a few river crossings you can make, like Arwen on horseback. You can do it! Probably. I even see giant campervans going through here… anyway, the dirt road is in pretty good condition, so don’t let that turn you back!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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