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Just spent the weekend at Temenos, a retreat on a small mountain in Massachusetts. There was no electricity, phone service or water. The temperature was below the freezing point, windy conditions and approx one foot of snow. Please visit my blog to find out about the technical challenges during this shoot
mikekobal.com/blog/?p=397
to find out more about Temenos
massretreats.com/temenos.html
if you like what you hear
mathieu.lozinguez.free.fr/mp3.html

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  • Barış Akyüz 2 years ago
    always good angle
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Baris
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  • thierry francois 2 years ago
    A man in the kingdom of trees ... Impressive !
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    :O) thanks thierry
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  • Oleg Kalyan plus 2 years ago
    beautiful trees!
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    yup, this place forced me to take a good look at them again :)
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  • NCASI plus 2 years ago
    I kept expecting something to jump out.
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    haha. that was my plan originally...
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  • nixter retxin 2 years ago
    Very good sir. I am terrible at video, I thought my 7d would help...no dice. You have to have the vision for video and you clearly do!
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thank nixter. don't give up, don't try too hard, play around with it
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  • Carlos R. Dueñas 2 years ago
    Great, as allways !! Thanks..
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Carlos
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  • Luchiano Prata 2 years ago
    Even in a cool weather your movements are so smooth!
    Greetings!
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Luchiano, I have quite a few great clips that had to be dumped because of the shake
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  • Renato Dibelčar 2 years ago
    Mike, is at all necessary some comment? Still one your work of art.
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Renato.
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  • Mike Kelly 2 years ago
    That is a graceful, stark, yet beautiful video. Glad to see you shot it in B+W. Probably wouldn't have mattered now that I think about it. Were you alone out there or with a group of monks? :o)
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Mike. can't help it with my b/w obsession. I was the monk while looking at the trees and then there was my gf (monk time out)
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  • RogerB1 plus 2 years ago
    The film and edit is great and up to your usual quality of work. Maybe the music was a little too dramatic for this "quiet place".
  • Make Some Tea plus 2 years ago
    I dare to disagree. I think winter wilderness is more dynamic than the common assumption. The wind and the extreme light contrasts create surrounding that's very special... magical, I would say, but this word is very much overused these days. I digg the soundtrack.
  • RogerB1 plus 2 years ago
    Actually I like the soundtrack also. Just wondering about it's place in this film. :o)
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  • www.NachoMartinezPhotoArt.com 2 years ago
    Great video Mike. The trees seem to be dancing.
    Congratulations,
    Nacho Martínez
    LowCostPhotoArt.com
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks photoart
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  • Make Some Tea plus 2 years ago
    Absolutely stunning work, mate. I'm really looking forward to do something in black and white. This video gives me more motivation to move my ass and get out there. Well done Mike.
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Tea
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  • Dan Carter plus 2 years ago
    Mike,

    Now you're talking my language. Wilderness. Very different than your usual NY people scene. I really like it.

    Thanks for sharing.
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Dan!
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  • Claudia Robinson 2 years ago
    it's photography at it's best...

    Merry Christmas, Mike!
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Claudia, merry xmas to you too!
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  • der gaertner 2 years ago
    pure joy to watch it!
    thanks and merry christmas!
    tom
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks tom, merry xmas to you too!
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  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Chris. Merry xmas to you too!
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  • André Marques plus 2 years ago
    Hi Mike, great work you have here. I do appreciate the kind of "home-schooling" that one can have with Vimeo and you nice guys. I have to ask something... now that the firmware for the 5D (24p/25p) is coming out, is there anything better on the 7D than there is on the 5D (price exclusive)?

    Cheers,
    am
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    Hi Andre, once we have the firmware for the 5d2 assuming we will get 24/25p and 60/50p it will be king again.
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  • Abbas Toumert 2 years ago
    Nice "climax" ...
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thx Abbas
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  • rickflick 2 years ago
    Well, trees are dramatic!
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    :)
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  • Pablo Bruna 2 years ago
    temenos means fear us in spanish.. nice work, b&w cant be more elegant.
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thx Pablo
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  • Señal Local 2 years ago
    about 1,45 its rememberme this picture (tallercinco.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/en-el-mudo-corazon-mr.jpg), that call "En el mudo corazón del Bosque" (In the mute heart of the forest). but this is inspirated in the coigüe trees from Reserva Nacional Tolhuaca, in Curacautín Chile. Nice work
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thx Senal
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  • André Marques plus 2 years ago
    So, if you one has the dough, it should buy the 5D and not the 7D?

    cheers,
    am
  • indyflix 2 years ago
    If you need variable framerates now, go 7D, if you can wait a bit, go 5D. It might take awhile for the firmware update...
  • André Marques plus 2 years ago
    I can wait some months, I think. I have the idea that the 5D is an overall better camera, and the difference I can get between one and the other is +- 700 euros more.
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  • Sergey Pylypenko 2 years ago
    You shaw a great respect to the nature. Thanks. And the sound of course...
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks wanderer.
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  • // 2 years ago
    Makes me think of Tarkovsky! Great work.
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    hehe. thanks //
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  • Tim Bonython Productions pro 2 years ago
    Hi Mike - love the footage & music.

    Who's the act/music?
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Tim, music link below the video
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  • Robert Shaw plus 2 years ago
    Love the slow pans, makes the trees look so graceful in what sounds like pretty raw conditions, but worth it. Beautiful, thanks Mike. Will be getting the 5D soon but trying to figure out what lens to get first?
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Robert. depends on what you shoot. I really like my 24-70 2.8 sigma
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  • Mathieu Lozinguez 2 years ago
    Great job Mike !
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Mat :)
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  • Kevin Johnson 2 years ago
    Gorgeous! Love the angles and the very subtle slow movement of them, makes the tension of the music play that much stronger!
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks Kevin
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  • Gavin Owens plus 2 years ago
    Pretty tense Mike and and wonderful as always.
    It seems the apparent "crappy" codec in the 5D holds up well even on difficult conditions like tree branches.
    Nicely done
    G
  • Mike Kobal plus 2 years ago
    thanks GO. yes, it is fine. flattening the tone curve def helps maintain lots more information for later grading.
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  • Royce Kokami 2 years ago
    I think somebody's been watching too much "Antichrist" :) Just joking Mike, good job and love the details and textures
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    ha. Thanks Royce
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  • Sami Sinervä plus 2 years ago
    Are this shot taking by hand? No tripod?
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    everything from a tripod
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  • ScalesOffMedia plus 1 year ago
    very you , nice music behind it
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Scales
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  • Kostas Petsas 1 year ago
    Nice images and atmosphere from an impressive scenery. B&W is also an excellent choice for this one. Trees are almost scary when seen from below. Must have been cold out there :)
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  • Zofiafotoeule 1 year ago
    Wow!.... More of this! Welcome to "Friends of Trees" channel!:)
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