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276. Aug 1st: Ypsi • Arbor

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275. FToM + KSR = ♥

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274. Post Production - Week 88

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273. .mothman

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272. 5x5

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271. Riding bikes around an old abandoned warehouse in Ypsi

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270. Teaser 017

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269. Long Portrait: Erica Hampton

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268. mmm :) apples

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267. 1 day. 40 artists. 9,000 gallons of beer.

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266. And that's why you never stick your electronic dev…

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265. Detroit Science Center

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264. Teaser 016

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263. photo album

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262. archive » ypsi • 06 • 09

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261. Xander's 5th Birthday

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260. Whenever I Want

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259. Teaser 015

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257. The rain outside my window ☁

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256. Post Production - Week 78

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255. I had a very, very strange night...

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254. Weekend Project: Self Portrait

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253. Stockpile Promo

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252. 111˚ ☼

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251. Editing FToM Screen Cast

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Maybe someone better with words could explain why it is abandoned houses always feel so fascinating when on the road.

I used to spend hours in them on my first bike trip... Tim and I would drag our bikes off the road, make lunch while sitting on a dirty, glass-covered floor. I would poke through old dressers, look for things that used to be important to someone. Baseball cards. Magazines with notes scribbled on the margins.

It was late when Larry came across this old farm-house - he stopped, took a few pictures, wandered around the back and peaked inside... but there wasn't enough light to really find your way around.

He was only there a few minutes, and then he was back on his bike... I wondered when I was filming this when the last time anyone payed any attention to this empty home.

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mikehedge 4 months ago

love it
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

Thanks Hedge. When do we get to see some teasers from AtDS? ;)
mikehedge 4 months ago

hopefully soon!
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

Excellent :) I can't wait to see more -I know your footage must look insane on that RED camera!
Ayz Waraich 4 months ago

look at that sky. beautiful...
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

That was a really great night - the sky was magical. Larry even stopped to do a vlog that talked about... I can't remember exactly how he put it... but just that his entire trip was for moment like "this". Thanks Ayz.
Thomas Nordanstad 4 months ago

so beautiful but why so short... vimeo is such a great place to show the whole thing at. But hey - your choice and great poetry!
Thomas, Sweden
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

Thanks Thomas! well it's so short cause it's a teaser ;) When the film is finished I will definitely show the whole thing online! But I'm still finishing up editing. Thanks again!
Scott Gold 4 months ago

Atmosphere! Love it! Too short...I need more. What's the music by the way? Thanks for sharing.
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

Thanks Scott :) I actually did feel this one seemed too short, I tried to stick some other clips from this night onto it... but it ended up being around :40 seconds long *shurg*

The music is by a guy I found on myspace called 'My Reminiscence with a Stranger' :)
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 4 months ago

Hell yeah. Nice shot
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

Thanks Michael ;)
Alyss Black 4 months ago

this looks like a dream. i want to just swim in the orange sky. :D
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

Thanks Alyss :) it's funny you say that... the days I remember from my bike trips where the sky was like this kinda' feel more like dreams then memories.

I still remember how unreal the colors were... how warm and comfortable the air was... nights like this one are some of my favorite memories from the road.
Alyss Black 4 months ago

i love those sunsets!! especially paired with a warm night, and a suttle breeze. the fireflies wandering around, just completing the dream like state.

its evenings like that, that are worth living for. :}
Ivan Marah 4 months ago

This is great. I love the whole feel of this shot.
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

Thanks for watching and for the great comment :) !
Zach B 4 months ago

Wow. Terrific shot. Glad to see you're still posting these Mike. Sorry to hear that it's getting a bit draining. Been there before, but its all worth it in the end. Believe in yourself.

Been keeping up with the Tour at all?

BTW - you might know about this, but thought I'd share it. I stumbled upon Rapha not too long ago and have enjoyed the blogging from the road. Reminds me of a sponsored-esque Pedal. rapha.cc/road-journal
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

Hey Zach :) Thank you! I have my good days and bad days... it's just a long, slow road. But don't worry, I never forget that it's always worth it in the end.

I haven't been really - have I been missing all kinds of craziness?

Also yes! I love those videos - Dave usually shared them with me whenever he post a new video. They are so beautiful - makes me jealous!
Sami Takieddin 4 months ago

Serene yet breathtaking. Too short! Need more! :)
mike ambs ☂ 4 months ago

Thanks Sami :) I promise the next teaser will be longer.
eric nuss 4 months ago

Rotating around that barns form, plus the magic hour, plus the storm, plus cycling for thousands of miles, all can be appreciated, thanks for getting it all in one.
mike ambs ☂ 3 months ago

Hey Eric :) thanks so much!
Martin Lang 4 months ago

So simple and clean. Good work Mike!
mike ambs ☂ 3 months ago

Hey Martin! Thanks for watching :)
leslie 4 months ago

the colors, and the almost paralax effect are stunning. this is goregous, mike :)

those abandoned houses are all over montana and north dakota. i've seen them from the train in the 3 times, i've crossed the country, and i want so much to drive to all of them and go inside.
mike ambs ☂ 3 months ago

Hey Leslie :) Thank you so much! I loved this shot - I loved this whole night of filming, really. It was beautiful outside.
p. René 4 months ago

The light, the music, the mood... serene.

A forgotten, battered relic from the past, presumably filled with a myriad of untold stories, meets the present only to become in the blink of an eye but a vague memory.

If not for a lone rider, everything is static, ghostly, almost frozen in time.

There's nothing more to say except, in a very selfish way, I wish I could have been there.

Thank you for sharing this brief, but yet special moment.
mike ambs ☂ 3 months ago

Thanks René - you put it very beautifully. Thank you for leaving this comment - you are great with words.
p. René 3 months ago

Thank you mike.

watching this clip makes it so... let's face it, this house has a soul and the music is telling its story. your track selection for this scene is nothing short of perfect.

as a rider myself, this teaser only makes me want to hop on my bike and hit the open road every single chance i get. where exactly was this scene shot?