Isn't This The Truth? 1993 vs. 2013

Man, isn't this the truth? Sad thing is... I remember having all these gadgets.  Actually, it's not a sad thing; I'm proud to be a part of that moment.  It's an experience I wouldn't trade for anything.  But it is quite funny and cool to see it in this perspective...  What a difference 20 years makes.

Bounce Inc.

What an amazing video.  I was mesmerized by the quality and the hard bodies :-).  Actually the video was shot using a Phantom Miro Camera - capable of shooting 1500 frames per second.  

Experts in cinematic sports, Australia's Infinity List joined Bounce Inc, to produce this awe-inspiring video.  Bounce is a massive indoor trampoline universe all about jumping high and landing soft & safe. Imagine over 100 interconnected trampolines, over 500 square metres of foam pits and padding to land on, and trampoline ‘dodge-ball’.

Bounce's Free Jumping Revolution team is made up of professional gymnasts, snowboarders, skateboarders, and circus performers.
 

Isn't This The Truth? Pictures We Didn't Take Before Digital Cameras

LMAO.  I look at all these and I see my Facebook newsfeed!  And yes, I'm guilty of some of them.  Honestly though, before digital photography came into existence, were you using your 35 mm camera to take pictures of yourself?  Did you take pictures of the food you were eating at a restaurant, or the wing of an airplane as you were taking a picture of the sky? LOL.  You will laugh at all these, check them out.

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Must Watch: The Smashing Pumpkins

Halloween is over and it's time to get rid of your pumpkins.  So what do you do with them????   Oh, I know, how 'bout smashing them?

That's obviously the way Devin Graham wanted to do it.  He and a group of friends from his production company smashed a few pumpkins in slow motion using a Red Epic camera.  What transpired was this pretty cool video Smashing Pumpkins.

Landscapes: Volume Two

If you have never taken the chance to explore the Southwestern United States, you can now catch a glimpse of it in this absolutely stunning video footage by photographer Dustin Farrell.  He is producing a three-part Landscapes series of unbelievable scenes in captivating time-lapse video.

Using a Canon 5D2 DSLR camera and processed with Adobe software, it is an amazing video to watch.  If you do not have a high-definition 1080p monitor, then "bug a friend" who does, so says the photographer, "it is a much better viewing experience."

I will say this, even if you do not have a high-definition monitor, this video is breath-taking, captivating, and awe-inspiring.  And the background music makes it even that much better.

An Owl As You've Never Seen It Before

The video you're about to see is absolutely stunning.  It was taken using a Photron Full HD High Speed Camera SA2, and the images will blow you away.  The shots are of an Owl flying towards a camera at an amazing slow speed, and it looks as if it's coming at you.

Ryan collects piggies, for piggy rights, and I collect owls, because I think they're a fascinating bird.  I've collected owls since I was a child, but Ryan on the other hand, started collecting piggies when he read my post, Concealed Cruelty.  In it was a video of piggy abuse that forever changed his life, and ever since then, he's been piggy rights this, and piggy rights that;  I don't even cook with pork any longer.

Fortunately for me, the only thing close to Owl abuse that I have ever seen was in "The Legend of the Guardians" when the evil Pure Ones kidnap some young owls and make them their slaves.  Just horrible!

Check out the awesome video below:

Through The Streets of Brooklyn in High Definition

Shot on Rule Boston Camera's Phantom Flex camera, this astonishing film, 8 Hours in Brooklyn, directed by Jonathan Bregel is absolutely breathtaking.  

The footage was shot with an 8 hour span in Brooklyn, NYC and features people going about their regular day.  From kids playing basketball to skaters boarding through the streets, kids's playing slip 'n slide, and a tattooist inking someone.  The images are captivating and mind blowing, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Los Angeles Running on Empty

Everyone knows California is congested with people, and especially cars.  But what if you woke up in Los Angeles to find no vehicles whatsoever?  What would it look like?

The following video by Ross Ching is absolutely amazing.  Using his Canon 60D, he took his initial creation, "Running on Empty," and added music, coloring and opening shots.  It is really great, check it out below.

Water Captured At A Stunning7000 Frames Per Second

You all know how much I love anything to do with Art, or the Art of Photography, and the following video is no exception.

It's another one of  those slow-motion capture videos, that I absolutely love.  Kudos to Romain Glé and Thomas Séon who put this music video together.  There's nothing like water being captured at 7000 FPS (frames per second).  Simply stunning to say the least.

A Huge Water Bomb!

We've all seen water balloons burst - we've either played with them as children, or as adults. But have you seen one burst in slow-motion? 

As with my previous two posts, The following video uses high-definition cameras to capture the destruction of a water balloon.  This time, the artists are The Slow Mo Guys - this is my first time hearing about them.  Regardless to say, they don't burst a regular water balloon, they burst one a thousand times the size - 6 foot, to be exact.  

I actually enjoyed watching this, it was quite entertaining.

Jell-O in High Definitiion Slow-motion Video

You may recall my post, "Wormhole in The Fabric of Time," where professional photographer, Tom Guilmette took his Phantom High Speed Digital Cinema camera, and created a masterpiece.  He was able to capture remarkable images we probably would never see if it were not for his camera.

The video below features another great collection of images taken with a similar high-definition camera, and the visuals are splendid. I'm not sure who the artist is, but credit is definitely deserved.  If any of my readers know, please inform me by leaving me a comment.

Update:
Modernist Cuisine is responsible for this video. The Art and Science of Cooking is how it's website describes it.  They have a book about the revolutionary new way of cooking. You can read more about it, by visiting, modernistcuisine.com.

Wormhole in The Fabric of Time

"Violating the laws of nature. Playing God. Capturing stuff we are not suppose to see. Potentially opening up a wormhole in the fabric of time." - Tom Guilmette

And that is exactly what Tom accomplishes when using his Phantom High Speed Digital Cinema camera.  Capturing captivating images you normally wouldn't see.  Imagine dropping a glass of milk, a pocket full of change, or simply watching a drop of water fall from a faucet, and you really don't notice much of anything.

During the hours of 2am and 6am (kinda sounds like Fox's 24, lol) Tom shot some test footage in his Las Vegas Palms Casino hotel room. He wanted to familiarize himself with the "Flex" version of the camera.  I'm not familiar with this, but if you're a photographer I'm sure you do.

I wanted to share this mesmerizing video of the images Tom captured using this amazing camera.