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17. The Last Days of Autumn - A Canon 7D film

by Paul Frederick

2 months ago

16. Balloons

by Paul Frederick

4 months ago

15. Where the Clear Waters Flow

by Paul Frederick

6 months ago

14. Leaves of Fire

by Paul Frederick

8 months ago

13. The Rising Sun

by Paul Frederick

10 months ago

12. Silent Winter

by Paul Frederick

10 months ago

11. Ice

by Paul Frederick

11 months ago

10. The Ride

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

9. When the Snows Fall

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

8. Autumn Glory

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

7. IndiSlider Insight

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

6. Grow!

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

5. Sirens of the Mist

by Paul Frederick

1 year ago

4. After the Thaw

by Paul Frederick

2 years ago

3. America's Team

by Paul Frederick

2 years ago

2. Adirondack Wild

by Paul Frederick

2 years ago

1. Winter Solstice

by Paul Frederick

2 years ago

"Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower."
- Alan C. Kay

This celebration of spring was shot with my Sony V1 using a Letus Extreme 35mm adaptor. A few shots are without the Letus. I spent quite a bit of time on the audio, so I hope you have good speakers! The music is some that I have the rights to from Digital Juice and Music2Hues. Enjoy, comments are welcome!

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Mark Williams 2 years ago

Paul, very nice work. Great scene composition and smooth camera movement as well as fine editing.
Eugenia Loli-Queru 2 years ago

I love this. :)

Could you maybe allow us to download it too? I mostly watch Vimeo videos on my HDTV via the PS3, so I would need the original file for that... Thanks.
Eugenia Loli-Queru 2 years ago

I added your video to the HDNature channel.
ricci ocampos 2 years ago

nice
Brian Boudreau 2 years ago

WOW some amazing work Paul.. really beautiful shots.. I agree with Eugenia, I watch alot of videos on my 360 please put a download copy
goldentouchfarm 2 years ago

Stunning, Added to The Weather Channel
Paul Frederick 2 years ago

Thanks for the great comments. I've changed to allow for downloads. This is for a TV show I'm doing, but what the heck, that is going to be an hour! It does look soooo much better when you download it. The sound is way better too!
Pedro Miguel 2 years ago

really great Paul, really nice shots.
Rob Evans 2 years ago

Wow that was simply beautiful!! What macro lens did you use for the predation sequence?
Paul Frederick 2 years ago

Actually, that was one of the shots with the stock lens on the Sony V1. It has a 20x lens, with a .5 digital extender that does not degrade the image. This is like having a 30x lens, plus it has a macro focus ability. I can't get that close with any Nikon lens that I own.
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

beautiful Paul and the sound adds a lot to it
Paul Frederick 2 years ago

Thanks Philip! Your work with the Letus actually prompted me to get one! Keep up the great work.
Daniel Loomis 2 years ago

Remarkable video! So beautifully crafted by a skilled videographer. I look forward to more of your fine work.
Paul Frederick 2 years ago

Thanks Daniel, I just got an IndiSlider and can't wait to shoot with it! Hopefully I can soon and get a new video up ASAP.
ampatspell 2 years ago

Beautiful, thank you for sharing.
How the flowers at 2:50 are called?
Paul Frederick 2 years ago

Those are called Trillium. They are a wild flower. They come in Purple, white and "painted" varieties. The "Painted" ones are mostly white with a purple line down each leaf.
Marco Rognoni 2 years ago

very nice job. Music, atmosphere and color are fantastic!
Thank you!
Niall Chadwick 2 years ago

Nice work Paul, very striking
Sean Seah 2 years ago

Nice! Very sharp videos u have! FCP LEX EX1 should be the ultimate combo i think! The last scene was awesome... really good composition!
Paul Frederick 2 years ago

That reminds me of when George Lucas asked Kirasawa why he framed his opening shot of "Kagemusha" the way he did...his response, if I panned left there was a landfill, if I panned right there was a modern skyscraper! Not quite that cut and dried but that last shot had shrubs to the left and right that would've spoiled the scene!
Jason Linn 2 years ago

perfect, as usual.
Paul Hameline 2 years ago

...See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

N-ICE Pauly, you are always perfecting you craft!
Paul Frederick 2 years ago

Thanks Paul, when are we going to work together again?!
greenjelly film 2 years ago

The cloud sky shot at the start is epic ! great stuff
Guyzo 2 years ago

Stunningly Beautiful. What lenses do you use for your wide shots?
Paul Frederick 2 years ago

Guyzo,

I have a Nikon 24mm F2.8 D lens. It tends to hot spot in the middle and is softer at the corners. I believe that is the way with most wide angles though. I love the depth of field you can acheive with wide angle lenses though!

Thanks for watching!
monso 2 years ago

awesome.wonderful.wow.paul thanks............
Carl Adams 2 years ago

Truly beautiful, love the close up of the ice melting and the dissolve to the wide shot of river.
Exceptionally good editing and music composition. The music is perfect and has a nice calm tranquil atmosphere which goes with the footage.
dreamblademyth 2 years ago

A refreshing, celebratory work.
Wayne Avanson 2 years ago

another cracking piece. a feast for the eyes.
Frederic Vercammen 2 years ago

amazing footage !!!
Pierre 2 years ago

Amazing how beautiful nature can be presented that way. Great videoart and soundtrack: mindblowing.
Stunning timelapse at the end (just one framejump).
This could turn out to be an example for many of us :)
Paul Frederick 2 years ago

Thanks and very observant about the frame jump. Any guess what caused it? :) During the shot I realized I had Steadyshot on, didn't think it would matter since it was a locked off shot, WRONG! When the ultra high contrast sun went behind the dark trees, it triggered a jump in the image stabilization. When I sped it up is when I realized it, the shot was too cool to not use though! Now, I try and make SURE it is turned off before using it on a tripod.
Pierre 2 years ago

It will always be a warm cool shot. It didn't bother me, just saw it :) and nobody is perfect ...
Thnx for the info, learned a lot.
Rick Silva 1 year ago

The light in these shots has such a unique quality, very nice. Nice quote too! :)
Makoto Muroizumi 1 year ago

I love your works.
I downloaded your "Winter Solstice" and repeat watching it over and over.
This piece is again, so beautiful, but honestly I am surprised and disappointed to find ugly interlace lines in your fine work.
You say that this piece is for a TV show, so you did not bother de-interlacing it?
It's a shame.
I hope that you de-interlace your next video, which will be another beautiful piece, I am sure, before uploading it at Vimeo.
I am looking forward to see it.
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

To be honest, I did a de-interlace pass but once I uploaded I see that for whatever reason it didn't take. It will be interlaced for TV, not everything should be de-interlaced for broadcast! It was shot interlaced for this reason.
Wayne Avanson 1 year ago

Fantastic as usual…

Lovely.
Andy Mac 1 year ago

Gorgeous!
I also use a V1 and I've just ordered a Letus Extreme, after months of watching fantastic examples such as yours.
How did you achieve the timelapse sequence at the end? Was it shot at normal speed and quickened in the NLE, or did you use the interval recorder in the V1?

Thanks,

Andy Mac
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

I shot it for about 20 minutes and sped it up to 3000 percent in post. Thanks for the nice comments!

I hope to do another one soon.
Justin VanAlstyne 1 year ago

Great work Paul! Enjoyed the changes in focus, slow pans, and close-ups. Gives me some ideas for my next shoot.
J_Girona 1 year ago

No more words: excellent !!
SCOTT W. 1 year ago

Wonderful, wonderful video. And what perfect timing too. I saw the ant being eaten. Good timing on your part, bad timing on the ants part :-)
kahve 1 year ago

perfect !
Martin Goguen 1 year ago

amazing.
Nicola Di Marco 1 year ago

really an incredible good work. I love the phorography and the composition! well done!!
Gérard Mouillaud 1 year ago

Spring : after the thaw or Grow!
Summer : ?
Autumn : Autumn glory
Winter : When the snows fall
Splendid serial saison's movies
Paul Frederick 1 year ago

You are right! I need a summer song...hmmmm... if only we weren't buried in 3 feet of snow right now! Actually Sirens of the Mist is summer...but I'll work on a summer one.
Gérard Mouillaud 1 year ago

OK Paul, every thing on every time ! (chaque chose en son temps)
david Jo 7 months ago

Hi Paul, I enjoyed watching your beautiful videos. Excellent job. Will you allow me to share your magnificent videos with others on sites such as Videomotion and Google video ? I will of course give you full credit. Just let me know what credits you want me to insert if and when you permit me to do so.
Thanks again for sharing.
amankerstudio 5 months ago

great sunset timelapse...
how did you do that?
Rob Imbs 4 months ago

Absolutely gorgeous, beautiful composition, the sound work was wonderful and the pace and progression of the season change felt natural. Very well composed, I can respect the amount of work that must have gone into this.