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49. Alter Ego
1 year ago
46. NYC Sounds: LIVE underground: Wilder Lee
1 year ago
Spotted this guy, Wilder Lee, rocking the underground tunnel between 7th Ave and 6th Ave, pulled out my 7D and started shooting' I hope to catch him again at a better place for better acoustics, he informed me later that soon after I left the cops told him to "pack it up", what a shame. If you like what you hear, myspace.com/thewilderlee
for tech info please visit my blog.
mikekobal.com/blog/?p=474
thanks for looking!

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  • indyflix 1 year ago
    Great creation mike. How did you get that motion blur in the crowds? Did you shoot photos than edit them in post?
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Indy. Secret for now ;) will reveal soon
  • indyflix 1 year ago
    ahahaha of course, Ill see if I can't reproduce... :)
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  • James Davis 1 year ago
    Nice spontaneity. It's raw and alive.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks James.
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  • Jesse Stein 1 year ago
    Good music paired with the black&white really gives this some soul...I like it.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Jesse.
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  • Ayrton Orio plus 1 year ago
    It's a really good video! I love the B&W, excellent contrast, seems like a leica to me, and for the content, I think this guy deserves better than staying in the subway!
    Great work anyway!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Ayrton.
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  • Carlos R. Dueñas 1 year ago
    Maybe 60p but slow shutter, and then slowed down to 24p? Very nice! ;)
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    ;) thanks Carlos
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  • mungkey 1 year ago
    Very nice work mike!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks mungkey.
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  • Luke Pygman 1 year ago
    He's really good! Reminds me of Delta Spirit.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Luke, true.
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  • Olaf Henze plus 1 year ago
    great stuff! like the bw and decent split screens.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks olaf!
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  • common places...common people...great work!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks myriam
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  • Thomas Kress 1 year ago
    Great! Do you had any special settings on the 7D?
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Thomas, nope, just everything as flat as possible and no sharpening. (done in post)
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  • domenico bandiera plus 1 year ago
    interessante!!!!!!!!!
    Audio mic interno o RODE?
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks domenico. Rode mic
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  • der gaertner 1 year ago
    cool b&w - as always!
    if this was accidental, did you have a tripod with you?

    cheers 7
    tom
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks gaertner, yup, if i take the cam, i usually take a small tripod and a tiny bean bag.
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  • Vertical Images 1 year ago
    at a guess, i would say, the people strobing was done with optical flow, slowed right down, to get the distortion, exported, and sped back up to full speed? am i close?
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    no, much simpler :)
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  • Jean Marc ROCFORT plus 1 year ago
    Love .... your shoes !! :PP

    Great ghostly work Mike !!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Jean
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  • Nurcan Azaz 1 year ago
    Very nice work. I specially liked the blur motion in the crowds.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Nurcan
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  • Juneteenth Works 1 year ago
    love it ! of course the motion blur is captivating with the music
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Juneteenth, nice cam you got there ;)
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  • Peace Thinker 1 year ago
    Interesting slice of humanity, enjoyed it
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks peace thinker
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  • Niiiice wide angle lense! wich lense you use for the feet shot? I also work with street video at NYC, but with a hv20, is great the quality of your camera!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Don. I had the 17-40mm that day
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  • Caleb Vinson plus 1 year ago
    Mike the way you captured the essence of him playing and the subway is beautiful!! I really felt like i was down there...the editing is super! Keep up the great work!!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks I C
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  • Alexander Kovalev 1 year ago
    nice )
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Alexander
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  • Mike Kelly 1 year ago
    This is terrific Mike! Isn't it nice to know I won't ask any tech questions? Wouldn't have any idea what you're talking about. Anyhow, the music is great! Wrong venue of course, but this guy will go places!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Mike!
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  • Vinh 1 year ago
    I actually think the acoustics added to his raspy folk style. Great job capturing the moment.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Vinh
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  • Good Luck Pictures 1 year ago
    Really cool Mike, dig the shots, dig the song, great job!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Good Luck
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  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    hehe. thanks Chris
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  • Nico 1 year ago
    Nice aesthetic, you captured it very well. I wish you had a better sound like in your Live Underground video
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks nicolas, yeah, me too. that tunnel is not great for the voice
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  • Yup, definitely cool!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Leo
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  • Goingsteadi 1 year ago
    Well Mike, that´s visual poetry for me. Nice shoot and also well edited. Congrats. because you´re taking real juice of that toy (7D)
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks goingsteadi
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  • andy hurwitz 1 year ago
    man, that captured the moment wonderfully. great contrast between the freaky NYC commuters and this beautiful musician
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks andy
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  • thierry francois 1 year ago
    What a beautiful slice of life Mike !
    And thank you to discover this man .
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    glad you enjoyed it, thanks thierry
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  • peter tan 1 year ago
    Brilliant Mike especially on the slow shutter effects
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thx peter
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  • sublimejdm 1 year ago
    nice,is a real life and music !
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks sublime
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  • Moayad Hassan 1 year ago
    Lovely work Mike

    I've always wanted to video street performers :)
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Moayad
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  • The Film Artist plus 1 year ago
    Captured so well!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thx Filmartist
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  • Jose Medina 1 year ago
    Great video, I actually like the raw sound.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Jose
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  • Sam Morrill staff 1 year ago
    This guy is like the Tom Waits of the subway.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks for checkin it out Sam (and the like) he usually plays @ Bedford station.
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  • Abbas Toumert 1 year ago
    Coll musician, there is a lot of inspiration in New York subway. Thx for sharing. What's next ?
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Abbas. no idea
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  • great footage
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thx LNS
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  • Harry Wackett 1 year ago
    I love the composition.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Harry
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  • Teo Karakatsanis 1 year ago
    very nice..
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks vj
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  • Mike Revelle 1 year ago
    Smoothly Cut, I like it.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Mike
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  • Edward Smyła 1 year ago
    Mike, when will you share the blur secret?. A very Nice video!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    :O) on my next one
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  • barni rage 1 year ago
    great work! keep it up! ... or at least as underground as this! c:
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks barni
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  • Bernhard Lücke 1 year ago
    Fein! Tolle Athmosphäre. Hast Du ihn zweimal aufgenommen oder in die Tonspur geschnitten? Auf den motion blur bin ich gespannt.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    Danke Bernhard. hab zweimal aufgenommen und zusammen geschnitten. ...
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  • Dig For Fire plus 1 year ago
    love it mike... great find!
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  • Dig For Fire plus 1 year ago
    love the editing too!~
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks DigforFire
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  • Bogdan Bucur 1 year ago
    beautiful shoot ... nice b&w
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Bogdan
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  • mundods 1 year ago
    Nice, the strobe-move or phantom sequence, so really nice. It was slow shooter speed on camera or Fx in post?
    Anyway, great job.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks mundods. post.
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  • Pedro Nogueira 1 year ago
    Very cool video and sound.
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks Pedro
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  • DJ Devereux 1 year ago
    what a legend and yet again another piece of sweetness from the Kobal as usual haha lol
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    lol, thanks man
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  • John Hicks plus 1 year ago
    love the wide angle close ups, that you chose to shoot in b&w and that its raw & real & shot in NYC!!!
  • Mike Kobal plus 1 year ago
    thanks John
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  • Nat Sakhonbut 1 year ago
    Oh !! im so love it...

    cool dude
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