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Context from multiple views, 3D from motion parallax, visual surprises from point of view and hidden gems.  Surprise reveal to create drama by looking for visually engaging views and then find a surprising  transition in. Hide behind foreground and  track  side/vertical to interest, pan to interest.

 

For walking landscape track use  cell pone + Hyperlapse 5x  + Active track and move slowly.

Turntable side track use Activetrack to maintain orientation.

For forward, back  or close side track use cell phone + full lock + Action mode 1x. 

 

For telephoto up to 200mm, use cell phone 2x (50mm) lens w/o Hyperlapse, wave stabilize in PP, zoom and sharpen in PS.

 

Beyond 200mm, use NikonP1000 stepped frames with carefully alignment to target, in roughly 0.5degree increments to cover at least 10 deg, combine into movie and zoom in PS, stretch using 10% speed  with Optical Force, wave stabilize in PP.  0.5 deg  = 1 stride for every 100 m of distance from target, needs at least 20 frames.

 

For max realism in pan use fast follow, slow joystick  and slow zoom.   

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Boat - Full lock gimbal and Action mode   on coach launch.

Boat - Hand held or gimbal Lock video on coasting power boat. 

Boat - Action video hand held on driven power boat, 100mm for human perspective, so use 4x lens on cell phone or Nikon P1000. 

Car 

Cycle - Lock or Active track 

Horse/Camel

Plane 

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Night view stills or time lapse - cell phone Apple Night mode. Sony 7as 20mm or 100mm.  Human ISO1 daylight, ISO800 low light.

Night view stills on boat - cell phone Mimo gimbal  Lock, photo using Apple Night, or Procamera for RAW.

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Moon, or eclipse  sun, with foreground needs extreme depth of field using f16-f32 only on Sony 7as . 100mm lens at f32 has a 6m -inf DOF.

Planets - Nikon P1000 + Fornax stage, or Celestron SCT + Svbony +AVX stage

Galaxies - Celestron RASA + QHY RGB + AVX Stage

Nebula - Celestron RASA + QHY SHO + AVX or 100mm + QHY SHO + Fornax.

Milky Way - 20mm or 8mm + Sony7a, 100mm <5 secs exposure. 

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Wildlife - Nikon P1000. 

Night wildlife - Celestron RASA +Svbony.

People - Nikon P1000 or Cell phone + ProCamera stabilized.

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Underwater - need a GoPro.

Overhead view - need a drone.

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Example scenarios; 

Start with Sphinx dominating scene and then track showing the pyramids behind.

Use a window start with side view and then reveal what is through window. Walls, lintles and pillars all act as blocks.

Walk into room using door as block and panorama around.

Start low horizontal hold and move to max reach- about 3 meters. 

Look for a tower view point  track up over edge and out and then rotate down to overhead view. 

Track down to low view of vegetation or water fall.

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Transition between 2 views - , to avoid people use camera overhead. Start with view1 side track, pan or joystick to view2, zoom and front track towards new target.  Best Activetrack pointing and side track best using slow follow, Best handle pan & tilt  use fast follow.   Use blocks for transitions, pillars, walls, traffic etc. 

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Story telling; travelogue, highlights, theme. For instance - Botswana travelogue, wildlife, White water, boating. 

Fall travelogue - London, Paris,  chateaux, Bruges sights are all linked by  rivers  - then Spain. 

Egypt linked Nile, and Petra ? - River Jordan as a trade route. 

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NILE, PETRA, WADI RUM  TOUR   March 2023

Cell, gimbal, P1000, Sony7as 8mm, 20mm & 100m, tripod.

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ALASKA      Sept 2023

Kyacking - waterproof phone, wildlife - Nikon.  Boat video - iPhone/Gimbal. 

Icefields  - 

2 bear flights - Nikon - helicopter - iPhone/Gimbal

Northern Lights/Milky Way.

Anchorage - Native Museums

Northern Lights in Fairbanks 3 nights.  Sony 7a & iPhone / tripod backup batteries

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INDONESIA and JAPAN   Sept 2024

US to Singapore.

Borneo WT to see Orangutans from Kota Kinabalu

Tour Java & Bali - Jakarta, Krakatoa, Yagna, Bonsuru Temple, Bali

Raja Ampat WT Snorkel, from Sorong -  GoPro

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GREECE
Athens

Mycenae 

Santorini

Crete

Thessaloniki

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TURKEY

Istambul

Epheysus

Cappodocia

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ICELAND - midsummer  https://guidetoiceland.is/nature-info/what-to-do-in-iceland

Vatnajokull Glacier

Vatnajokull NP - Dyrholaey  headland with sea birds inc. puffins.

Thingvellir NP - geothermal

Godafoss waterfall north leg of Golden circle 4 hrs to drive. 

 

SCOTLAND

Edinburgh 

Glen Coe 

Skye - Lewis 

 

IRELAND 

Dublin

McGillcuddy Reeks

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PORTUGAL

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MOROCCO

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MOZAMIBQUE

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MADAGASCA

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UZBEKISTAN /  TAJIKISTAN

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HISTORY OF IDEAS

See history page. Egypt, Greece, France, Spain, UK.  

Pharoses, Greek Enlightenment, Crusading monarchs, Renaissance, Secular democracy. 

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