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A Visual Poem

"Woods" ~ Bon Iver

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139 Likes

  • ⾺ Dan Huston plus 8 months ago
    This is beautiful!
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    I'm glad you liked it Dan. Takes a child to motivate me. =D
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  • Brad Herring plus 8 months ago
    Great work, Paul! I know what you mean when you say it takes a child to motivate you.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Yep! I know...I love your vids of your kids! =D
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  • Maria Bowskill plus 8 months ago
    Awesome Paul, really liked it x
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks Maria! =D
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  • Claudia Robinson 8 months ago
    beautiful, Paul!! it is poetry.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Ah Claudia. Thank you. Was too much fun, especially watching Jacob crawling up a tree.
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  • The Fibro Twins 8 months ago
    so beautiful Paul
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thank you Fib!
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  • leslie 8 months ago
    this is lovely, paul. thank you.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
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  • Filip Vervisch 8 months ago
    Thanks Paul for sharing this with us. I enjoyed it very much.

    The images are very good, and very wel edited, but above all, your choice of music and text is excellent.

    I want to look at it again and again.

    Filip
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks Filip. :-)
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  • Ed Davis 8 months ago
    I like the combination of video and the music. Good stuff!
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks, Ed!
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  • such beautiful visuals, psh look at you go!
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Ah thanks Karan. Can you see now, btw?
  • Kind of. Everything is still very very blurry and i have to strain and go up really close to the monitor to see. It's kinda scary, I left a message with my doctor, so hopefully this can be rectified. I have no idea what's happening to me.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Good. I'm glad you're doing a little better. Was worried there when you started twittering. =(
  • I'm still a little scared..its scary when you can't see. I'm worried I have to drive to school and my vision is not so well. More than not, it makes me really really sad because everything I do is based on my ability to see properly. my body is falling apart.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    I wouldn't panic. It may be something very simple. GET BETTER!

    beep boop bop beep!
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  • Nicola Di Marco 8 months ago
    really poetic! thanks for sharing
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thank you Nicola. :-)
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  • Lydia Kurnia 8 months ago
    Beautiful, Paul! I loved it! :D thanks for sharing :)
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks Lydia. And Thanks for adding it to Visual Poetry!
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  • Pierre 8 months ago
    The a capella song gives your imagery that little plus :)
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    I love that song! =D
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  • Stacey Dietter 8 months ago
    Very peaceful - there is no shortage of motivation in children, or nature. It is easy to find beauty in both - great job.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thank you Cherrytown. =D
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  • very good!
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks Emilie.
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  • Henry Selvey 8 months ago
    Paul, what a beautiful Spring sentiment! Video stupendous, audio could use some smoothing out. Combination, superb!
    Henry
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks for the critique, Henry. =D

    I'm glad you liked it.
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  • ►Alex Leahu◄ 8 months ago
    I like the mood, very mellow. It calmed me down :)
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    I'm glad my video could relax you. ;)
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  • Joe Giambrone 8 months ago
    really good man i enjoyed it =D
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thank you Joe. :)
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  • Cynthia Smith 8 months ago
    Keep going. Thank you.
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  • Gary Hawkins 8 months ago
    Beautifully shot.....
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Glad you liked it Gary. =D
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  • Chris Light 8 months ago
    wow Paul...I should never watch these after my 3 year old is asleep...now I want to wake her just to film her hahaha... amazingly inspiring work here. feels good when your kids reciprocate your love on camera, doesn't it?
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    HAHA. Yeh, don't wake the kids. Thanks for your positive comments.
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  • Pete 8 months ago
    Lovely and quiet )))
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks Pete. =D
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  • Adam Sobotka 8 months ago
    Good, inspiring work on video. Can't say I like that song though.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    I'm sorry to hear about that. The song is from Bon Iver's recent EP. It has been met with some negative reviews.
  • Adam Sobotka 8 months ago
    Meant no hard feelings..on next line to me is straight opposite opinion. I had same reaction for a my shot with Nine Inch Nails. Its hard to satisfy everyone I guess :)
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  • Switch 8 months ago
    Funny, I really really like the song but I don't like the editing on the video.

    Seriously, fantastic song.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    It's not for everyone, I suppose. However, you think you could elaborate on WHAT you did not like about the editing?

    I'm ok with critiques, as long as viewers aren't so vague.

    I do request that you send a message instead of responding here.

    Thanks.
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  • Cogneau Jean-claude plus 8 months ago
    is beautiful verry nice

    C'est trés bien réalisé, magnifique
    Sorry for my englich.
    Jean-Claude Cogneau Belgium
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thank you Cogneau.
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  • Montres Henderson 8 months ago
    very nice. the music was perfect for it. nice mood
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks, Montres! Glad you liked it.
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  • Alana Frank 8 months ago
    I can't wait for summer now. This video makes me appreciate nature even more. I liked it a lot.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Yay for summer!! =d
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  • Timmy Pan 8 months ago
    Great work! I got to say it's so beautiful, makes me wanna go out door and get some fresh air!
    非常美丽的春天景色,加上动人的旋律,还有孩子的童真,的确非常具有诗意~
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks Timmy!
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  • Mulligan Picture's 8 months ago
    Very nice indeed.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    :-)
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  • Carlos Sánchez 8 months ago
    I like it, nice photography :)
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thank you Yagacsa.
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  • Meg Robertie 8 months ago
    it soars
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    YAY FOR SOARING! Thanks for your comment Meg. =D
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  • evanoah sea☆ 8 months ago
    hee heee! you did it paul! beautiful! good job! hugsss
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Hugsss back! =D

    Where've you been Evan! Need to see more of your work.

    How about a new Same Vid, Different Use Project?
  • evanoah sea☆ 8 months ago
    ;) i'm around! spread my time equally between several things. re; clipdub... the channel was sorta "plowed over" with the channels 2.0 upgrade. all our data was lost, no forum now, etc. (a bit upsetting as so much effort went into making it a success ya know?). anyway, remy may open a clipdub group in the future. i'm sitting out a bit. just did a couple clipdub things in support of martha graham's game. now working on a very short soofy vid, and a big glass project. love ya! keep on rocking!
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Ok, that pisses me off about losing all that data. That was the first channel I ever visited upon creating a profile here. =(

    Hey, can you start sharing your vids with me? I've missed a lot of your work. :-)
  • evanoah sea☆ 8 months ago
    aww it happened some time ago, no need to let it bother you now. the channel speaks for itself everyday - and like a ghost town it stands as a visible reminder of what happened. i think we got over its death rather quickly, though as i said, no one is ready to try and rebuild it for who knows how long or short its life will be in the future? as was pointed out to me, this is a young business with some bright young people on the staff, but they're at times socially undeveloped. clearly at times they're merely stumbling along like we all do in our lives. gotta be forgiving. ;) (and yes, i'll try and remember to share my work with you dear paul. thank you).
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    You're awesome Evanoah! =D

    I hope you're having a wonderful Sunday afternoon!
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  • nate myton 8 months ago
    I like the song.
    Good thing I already know how to climb a tree, since this was no help at all.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    It's a poem. You won't get it unless you think outside the box. =D
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  • Andy Melton 8 months ago
    This is a beautiful video. I've been feeling uninspired and this is truly inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thank you Andy. I was feeling the same way until I made this! =D
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  • INDIGO SHAKTI 8 months ago
    I surround myself with children daily and only when their open chakras explore ...can i see the visions they see. Your heart chakra is wide open....keep it there and musically I am right with you. Ever want to record together? I love the mantra....Trees heal A.D.D...and FREE! This is my new Mantra....Heal A.D.D ... climb a tree.
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  • Jeff Glenn 8 months ago
    great shots. what lense were you using at 3:09?
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    No lense. Everything was shot with my Canon Vixia H30 - no adaptors. (although I'm shopping now.)

    It's all about getting into place for the shots you want. ;)
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  • Jonathan 8 months ago
    Beautiful! I never thought I could feel so in touch with nature while watching a video on the internet! Haha!

    But this was amazing! What dazzling imagery! Your boy is beautiful and the way he moves is awesome! He's SUPER COOL!!! Thumbs up, my friend! :)
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thank you Jonathan, I really glad you enjoyed it.

    This video was spawned after I was feeling unmotivated and in a rut. I pulled out some recent video I hadn't used and VOILA!

    Kids make you feel like you can do anything sometimes.
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  • Wolfgang Gaebler plus 8 months ago
    Great - and the music is a great choice, too!
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks, Wolfgang. =D
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  • CVideoz 8 months ago
    creative... might add a little sound of water but all end great
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks for the critique, CV. I'll keep that in mind.
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  • Tabeek 8 months ago
    This reminds me of my childhood ... and, now, watching my own children. Thank you. Beautiful.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks Tabeek! =D
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  • Tabeek 8 months ago
    I guess it's all about interpretation, Jonas. I think the combination of the growing music intensity and the simple visuals -- many times scenes taken for granted in our fast-paced lives -- make this a worthwhile visual experience. For me, the little boy climbing and playing with the light saber outside personally hit home. The description calls it a visual poem ... so, to each his own.
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  • petra moes 8 months ago
    Hee Paul, what a lovely poem! i really love your close-ups of the grass, water, light.... thank you : ).
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thank you petra. =D
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  • Hi Paul, Nice job. What Cam are you using and what setting did you use? I'm undecided on what cam to buy.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Canon Vixia HV30. I think this was just normal HDV mode. Nothing special.
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  • Oh my God! You did that with that small camera. WOW! it look good man. SIMPLY AMAZING
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks KD. The camera is amazing. I love it. =D
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  • Libby Rollier 8 months ago
    i love this. and bon iver.
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks Libby. One of my favorite artists - Justin Vernon
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  • Steve plus 8 months ago
    good stuff
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    THanks Steve. Love the vids of your family. Wonderful!
  • Steve plus 8 months ago
    Hey thank you I really appreciate that...its something I love doing so I hope that comes out in the final render....thanks
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  • Christina Webb 8 months ago
    Great !
  • Paul Davis plus 8 months ago
    Thanks Christina - lovely profile pic.
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  • Dave Kelly 8 months ago
    Really enjoyed this. Told some friends who have children - I think they'll get it....
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