Burning Man: Rites Of Passage

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26. Burning Man: Rites Of Passage - Night

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25. Midtown Manhattan Sunset - Timelapse Test Two

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24. Coney Island-Time Lapse Techniques Test

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23. Burning Man: Rites Of Passage - Day

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22. One Windy Saturday In February

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21. Cooking With Camille

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20. Cooking With Grandma Meal

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19. DUMBO Timelapse

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18. Prospect Park West Roof Time Lapse

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17. Bryant Park Time Lapse

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16. Beach Timelapse test

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15. TimeLapse_test

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14. Motion Portrait: 01

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13. Testing post production techniques for an upcoming short

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12. A Menchaca Family Christmas

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11. Mississipi Red - Jason Myles Goss

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10. Adriel's Arrival

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9. 7D: the first shot.

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8. Street perfomers in Buenos Aires:Testing iPhone upload

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7. In Patagonia, On Glacier

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6. Gone Fishin'... (Rough Cut)

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5. Down the Nile

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4. NYC Street Music 01: Drummer

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3. On The Way Home... (alternate edit)

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2. On The Way Home...

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1. Dry Leaf no.25

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3 years ago

Part one (Day) of a two part series. A short glimpse of a Burning Man experience. Hope you enjoy it. Part Two (Night) is done! See it here:

vimeo.com/33579217

Shot in August/September 2011 using a (very dusty) Canon 7D with 70-200 f.40L, a 50mm 1.8, and a 10-24mm Tamron

Many thanks to the all the incredible artists whose work you see in the film and a special shout out to the awesome folks behind the Black Rock Bijou, which features in the main video thumbnail!

Music is "Layers of Generation Without Number" by Bichi. Find more of their music here: itunes.apple.com/us/album/notwithstanding/id431166834

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Eric Brownrout 3 months ago

Awesome! Beautiful cinematography!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks Eric!
Eric Brownrout 3 months ago

No problem. The event looks incredible. I've been debating whether to go or not for a while... this might've just been what I needed to see to make my decision. :)
Liquid Orange 3 months ago

Great cinematography!! I really like it.

Weren't you afraid because of all the dust?

DSLR + Dust (especially during lens changing) = not good :)
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks! I was a bit concerned, so I ended up only changing lenses indoors. A fair amount of forward planning was needed and I definitely lost a lot of good shots because i did not have the right lens on. The 7D is supposed to have very good weather sealing though so I figured, its better than the alternative (Not shooting at all!) Lenses and sensors seem to have weathered fine so far.
eventuell wien 3 months ago

WOW incredible!
Which program or plugin are you using for color correction?
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks! All color correction done in After Effects.
eventuell wien 3 months ago

Thanks a lot for sharing!
Kimberrrley Thomson 3 months ago

nice! where did the sound come from?
kAssim norris 3 months ago

Great work man...what font did you use for the opening credits?
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks! Font is good old Helvetica Light.
Reem Labib 3 months ago

Wonderful imagery, beautiful editing, and perfect music. Great video. Now I really want to go :)
Ahmed 3 months ago

2013 is coming faster than you think. Better start preparing now ;) Glad you liked it ya Reem :)
Carlos Menchaca 3 months ago

Delicious!
Sepp Hölzel 3 months ago

great! Love Burning Man...

welcome Home
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks Sepp! Can't wait to go back :)
Maxouel 3 months ago

Wouhaouw amazing !! I would like to have the same quality on my movie ^^.

Good job I love your video, now I want to go to the burning man :)
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks Maxouel!
Bien 3 months ago

It's one of my biggest dream to go there.
great vid!
vamapaull 3 months ago

I can definitely see some dust on your sensor :)
Hope it's all cleaned-up and everything is ok.
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks. Just curious where you see the dust?
vamapaull 3 months ago

I've highlighted the part where the dust is visible:
userbooth.com/demo/?v=dust.jpg
Ahmed 3 months ago

Yup. You're right! I actually caught this one after I uploaded the video. A few cycles of the automatic sensor cleaning and it seems to be back to normal now. Good catch :)
Rafael Finger 3 months ago

Use Picture Style?
Ahmed 3 months ago

Nope. All color correction done "by hand" using RGB curves in AE
abdulhadikorcan 3 months ago

bad!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks.....I think?! Oh well...
Gabriel Franco 3 months ago

nice stuff Ahmed!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks Gabriel. much appreciated!
mpared 3 months ago

stunning so stunning its up at thecuriousbrain.com/ well done
Ahmed 3 months ago

Cool! Glad you liked it!
Hazuki Aikawa 3 months ago

Ahmed! This is awesome. I LOVE your cinematography. Not only is it pretty, it makes you feel like you're there...
Awesome job!!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks Hazuki! Coming from you that's quite a compliment :)
Carlos Menchaca 3 months ago

Incredible!
vlad ionescu 3 months ago

Amazing Work. Great Atmosphere and Photography. We featured it on ecstasya.com/flamboyant/burning-man-during-the-day-rites-of-passage/
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks Vlad!
Jana Rumlova 3 months ago

whau, that´s great! love it!
Chris Lew 3 months ago

Some of the shots almost have sci-fi look to them! The colours and images are awesome!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks Chris. The subject matter certainly helps!
Dan Wood 3 months ago

You've convinced me to add this to my bucket list. Great portrayal.
Ahmed 3 months ago

Do it ;)
LAITH WARK 3 months ago

I like it.
Beverley Woodworth 3 months ago

What I love about your shooting is the way you use the motion of foreground elements passing through the frame to reveal often a little interesting subject or surprise in the background. You have a great eye for seeing intersecting lines and motion that takes a real talent to observe in real time while it is happening on location.The video makes me feel like I am visiting another planet. Bravo!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thank you so much for such a thoughtful comment. You've made my evening. Cheers!
Erik Nordlund 3 months ago

I love this! Thank you! I'm going!
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Ahmed 3 months ago

Thank you! The glow that you are referring to is mostly due to all the dust in the air diffusing the light more than any combination of settings. I’m afraid I don’t remember the settings for that particular shot in any case.
Less Than 3 Productions 3 months ago

awesome! this convinced me to bring my dslr next yr. All I had this yr was my gopro :/

youtube.com/watch?v=z6kAbr-Jy00&feature=feedwll&list=WL
Ron Williams 3 months ago

I'll be there next year, with my 5D mkii, can't wait.
Ahmed 3 months ago

I must admit, a 5D would have been great for the night shots! I had a hell of a time focusing with a wide open 50mm prime+trying to keep my iso to a reasonable level. Good luck next year!
Rich Van Every 3 months ago

Awesome Shots Man! Keep it up! Heres one for you! vimeo.com/30886195?iframe=true&width=80%&height=80% enjoy!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thank you! Just checked out some of your vids and you've got some pretty great surf there!
Mike McHale 3 months ago

One of those awesome videos you can just fall into a totally surreal state of mind. Looking forward to part 2.
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks alot Mike! Part two on its way shortly.
RockySmokey 3 months ago

Never heard of the Burning Man seems like something out of some kind of Sci-Fi movie or something.
adsava 3 months ago

Whaou! I'm impress. Nice job.
Jon Brown 3 months ago

My favorite burning man video!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Wow! Thanks Jon!
Brauni Audiovisual 3 months ago

I dont understand what Im watching here =) but still love the angles you use and colors...
EnglishJon.com 3 months ago

vert cool! can't wait to go in 2012!
Alilou Issa 3 months ago

Awesome... Thank you
Ahmed 3 months ago

My pleasure :) thanks for you comment!
Gravity Sleeps 3 months ago

Ahhh.
Weldon Byrns 3 months ago

Part 2! Part 2!
I want to see Part 2!!!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Coming very soon!
Creative Playground 3 months ago

I want to go THERE!!!!

Love the VIBES!!!!!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Was that a 30 Rock reference? Liz lemon would be proud ;)
papachan 3 months ago

Ohhhh thats a great piece ! i am in love !
melvinhoyk 3 months ago

Burning Man is getting bigger than the movie Mad Max.
BreadBox.it 3 months ago

Love it! Great work!
Rudolf 3 months ago

Where is the Like Button?? .... ahh there... Great Job, really, learn much from this video, hope can make some great video just like this. Really awesome.
Kareem Kenawy 3 months ago

lovely stuff man
Danger Boy 3 months ago

Much love, peace, hugs, and drums...
lemolife 3 months ago

love it !
Geoffrey Joe 3 months ago

Love the grade and cinematography! Choice bro.
Murat Pak 3 months ago

Stunning !
Solfeggeoff Anomaleye 3 months ago

bliss! thank you so much for capturing this.
ciaran 3 months ago

Well composed shots with just the right amount of colour correction, good job!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment ciaran. Much appreciated!
Agent Jackson 3 months ago

BEAUTIFUL WORK - takes me right back to the playa - THANK YOU!
Ahmed 3 months ago

Glad you liked it!
jupateado 3 months ago

Amazing, so talented, I have to live that experience some day, Thanks for sharing it in a beautiful way.
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thank you!
Thomas Wing-Evans 3 months ago

Brilliant
Ahmed 3 months ago

Thanks!
Heliprod 3 months ago

AMAZING SHOTS ! Thanks a lot for sharing... I'm really missing this atmosphere...
If you want also to have a look at my short aerial footage, it's here, feel free ! ;-) vimeo.com/31053044
Color Lounge - Cedric Riveau 3 months ago

This place is unreal!
Makes me wanna go there!
Joey Dean 3 months ago

when is 'night' coming?
Ahmed 3 months ago

Very soon! I'll try to have it done in a week or so.
Joey Dean 3 months ago

cool, lookin forward to it. I'll get them both featured on my blog: harduphungoverandthebastardlandlord.com/
Frank Desiront 2 months ago

how did you manage to not get your stuff stolen?

i mean there are 50.000 people out there... i guess more than one guy would love to get a 7D or a 70-200mm L serie lens...

i'm planning on going this year...but at night i wanna get wasted as well.. but i'm afraid of leaving my equipment out of sight... my stuff costs around 6000$

is it safe to leave the stuff in a car?
Ahmed 2 months ago

Your stuff should be pretty safe. People generally haven't made the trip halfway across the world (or more) to steal each others things. In fact you are much more likely to have people offer you things out of generosity (food/drink/little gifts...). Sorry if this sounds all touchy-feely, but If you go there you'll understand. Not that you shouldn't take precautions, but for a city of 50,000 people, its fairly/remarkably crime free. Good luck!
Danariza 2 months ago

inspiring.. thanks for sharing ! love it very much.!
illdog 2 months ago

nice stuff!! i really wanna make it there someday...
Carlos Menchaca 2 months ago

Cool
Ollie Rillands 2 months ago

Absolutely stunning shots
Ravi M 2 months ago

This is simply amazing. Inspiring work!
Ahmed 2 months ago

Thanks Ravi!
Andy Sapp 2 months ago

I don't know if I can click the next part fast enough!
Ahmed 2 months ago

Sweet!
Scott McFarlane 2 months ago

The shot of the boat gliding across the desert is so surreal. Great job.