24hours of Nurburgring in 19,500 frames!

Tim Hahne made this incredible video of 24hrs of Nurburgring on a Canon 5D MKII. This video takes you on journey from begining to end of the race, showing you the emotion and effort that goes into a race of this caliber. Tim really captured the great emotion when the race is over with victorious team! Your going to have to watch to find out who won! Enjoy! Video after the jump! Source:[Autoblog]

24 HOURS IN 19500 FRAMES from tim hahne on Vimeo.

Hotel Inntel by Wilfried van Winden

Look at this fabulous hotel! I want to stay there!!!

The town center of Zaandam is being revamped by Sjoerd Soeters to be brought back to its rich heritage — historical street layouts are being renewed and the dull and impersonal town center is being revitalized with a new hotel — one that incorporates the historical stylistic features of Zaanse Schans village.

Pix after the jump!

Hotel Inntel by Wilfried van Winden

Canon 5D MKII Firmware 2.0.7!

Looks like the firmwares are just flying out now for the 5D MKII! Here is the newest 2.0.7. fixing a few problems:

This firmware update (Version 2.0.7) incorporates the following improvements and fixes.

The Version 2.0.7 firmware being released this time is for cameras with firmware up to Version 2.0.4. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 2.0.7, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

Download link after the jump!

5D MKII 2.0.7. Firmware Download!

Nike Write the Future!

Here is a really wonderful Nike Ad for Football (Soccer) full length version! I’m sure this was for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa. Make sure you watch in 1080p! For you RED enthuisiest 2:02-2:08 of Kobe was shot on Mysterium. Video after the jump!

Source:[RedUser]

Conan @Google!

Really do i need to really even say anything? The King of Late Night visits Google! Team Coco!!!

Video after the Jump!

Flying Subaru!

Well its not too often that you see Subaru cars out of control unless they are flying down a narrow dirt track at outrageous speeds. I don’t know what the excuse is for this fellow, but watch out! Subie flying thru!

Video after the jump!

My Volvo!

V-O-L-V-O! Grynch pays tribute to his car 1986 Volvo 240 DL. Its got a catch tune to the song, i’m sure you’ll be singing “V-O-L-V-O, V-O-L-V-O, my Volvo”!

You can download Grynch EP “Grynch’s Chemistry EP” at Grynch.com

Video after the jump! Source[Autoblog]

Camera Raw 6 and Lightroom 3 Lens Correction Feature

With hype of CS5 over now, Adobe can start showing new features in Camera Raw 6 and Lightroom 3. Lens correction is the newest feature to be highlighted.

Join Lightroom and Camera Raw product manager Tom Hogarty as he walks you through a short demo of the upcoming Lens Correction feature that will be part of Lightroom 3 and Camera Raw 6.

Video after the jump. Source[PDN]

Apollo 11 Lauch @500 fps!

Ever wondered what does a space shuttle looks like at beginning of lauch sequence looks like at 500fps? Now you can!

This amazing video by Spacecraft Films shows the July 16, 1969 launch of the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the moon. The camera was rolling at a whopping 500 frames per second, allowing the first 30 seconds of the launch to be slowed down into this 8-minute narrated video of pure awesomeness.

Video after the jump!Source[Petapixel]

Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo.

BMW’s Sebring Race Commercial Shot with Canon 5D Mark II

Wow can you believe how much Canon’s HD-SLR’s have made a impact in the world of video. BMW using the 5D MKII to shoot there latest commerical for Sebring Race. There was some gear mishap as 5D MKII was lost in the filming of this commercial:

Apparently one of BMW’s professional drivers, Dirk Muller, was being too aggressive while following the other M3 and accidentally rammed a Canon 5D Mark II and lens into the rear of the car. The poor camera and lens were splattered all over the Sebring track.

Video after the jump! Source[PDNPluse]

Nike Music Shoe!

Now this take some creativity to turn some Nike shoes into musical instruments! I’m not too sure if this was 100% real or not, but you know its pretty damn cool! I really want some Nike speakers! Where can i buy! Video after the jump!

ZEISS Compact Primes!

How ever loves ZEISS lens, but you had the choice of either cinema or stills. Now ZEISS offers its compact primes for HD-SLR cameras! Woot! Link after the jump! Source:[Zacuto]

ZEISS Compact Primes!

Eazy Duz It!

Good atmosphere + Good people + Good music = Good times!

Pictures after the jump!

The Common Threads Videos!

For all those again that didn’t make it to the show and wishing you did come, now this time i have video! Unfortunally i did miss “Bamboo Ballroom” collection as i ran out of card space (Sorry girls!). Hope you enjoy it! Videos after the jump!

Clothing By:
Bamboo Ballroom
Nokomis
Suka
Fridget
LH

Hair By:
Horseshoes & Ponytails

Make Up:
Nicola Gavins

Jewelry By:
Amor

Tron 1982 Trailer updated

Here is a true dedicated fan to the Tron movie as he has freshen up the original movie to have a modern look! Heck yah!!!

Just a huge fan of this movie. Wanted to make a exciting trailer with a modern feel as oppose to its original marketing in the 80s. I hope people will give this movie a try before they see Tron Legacy. Sure its dated but there was practically nothing like it in the day, especially 1982. Hope you folks like this fan edit and do check out the film before the sequel comes out. Also rate comment subscribe if you like what you see. Thank you for watching!!

P.S.S.S. Sorry for the mistake in the Date card. It should have been July 9th. I don’t know why I thought it was the 19th.

Video after the jump.

The Common Threads!

Once again its time for “The Common Threads” @The Common in Edmonton, Alberta! If you missed out i feel really bad for you! As its a great time with great clothing, food, and music! Again if you missed the show i have captured the event for you! Pix after the jump! Video’s will be following shortly!

Clothing by:
Bamboo Ballroom
Nokomis
Suka
Bridget
LH

Hair by:
Horseshoes & Ponytails

Makeup by:
Nicola Gavins

Adobe CS5 Content Aware Parody

Seems like the new content aware in Photoshop CS5 from Adobe is pretty amazing, but at the sametime seems like you can be a bit more slack on how to take a photographs as it can do pretty much anything to help you get better photographs! Watch this video as they poke fun at the content aware! Video after the jump!

Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta 2 out NOW!!!

Today Adobe labs has released the latest beta for Adobe Lightroom. Beta 2 has many more improvements over beta 1:

* Improved performance throughout the application for faster importing and loading of images
* Native tethered shooting support for select Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras
* Luminance noise reduction has been added to the previous color noise reduction improvements available in the first public beta for outstanding overall high ISO quality
* Support for importing and managing video files from DSLR cameras for better overall photographic workflow control
* Improvements to the import experience in the first beta to reflect public feedback
* Improved watermarking functionality from the first beta to reflect public feedback

* Brand new performance architecture, building for the future of growing image libraries
* State-of-the-art noise reduction to help you perfect your high ISO shots
* Watermarking tool that helps you customize and protect your images with ease
* Portable sharable slideshows with audio—designed to give you more flexibility and impact on how you choose to share your images, you can now save and export your slideshows as videos and include audio
* Flexible customizable print package creation so your print package layouts are all your own
* Film grain simulation tool for enhancing your images to look as gritty as you want
* New import handling designed to make importing streamlined and easy
* More flexible online publishing options so you can post your images online to certain online photo sharing sites directly from inside Lightroom 3 beta (may require third-party plug-ins)*

Link after the jump!

Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta 2

Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta vs Adobe Camera Raw 5.6 vs Capture One 5.1 Pro

Well sorry for the lack of updates as i’ve been extremely busy with work! Here is the latest thing that i’ve been really looking into…RAW Editors! So here i’ve got 3 different RAW editors:

Adobe Camera Raw 5.6 (current editor)
Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta (consideration)
Capture One 5 Pro (consideration)

I know there is other programs out there, but i didn’t have the time to go through all of them!

I have a image that i put though each of the 3 editors with all there respected defaults. You can see how each of the 3 RAW engines produce photo.



You can see from the images below how far LR3 has come along with there noise control. The noise now is no longer just smudged, it’s now more like film grain. I would have to say how much I do like this look compared to ACR or C1. I’m not going to say that LR3 is the best, but overall it has a huge bonus over the other 2. What LR3 really lacks is speed(even moving the LR folder to another drive, cache is on my SSD, and generating 1:1 previews). Dpreview had a link up earlier tonight for a upgrade to LR3, but it was taken down. Maybe the new beta will update many of the need element to change Beta to working version?

Well if you haven’t had the time to check out LR3 Beta i would suggest to give it a try. Maybe give C1 Pro 5 a try aswell! (This would be my solution if i was a studio only shooter.) What ever you use out there don’t be closed minded to the other editors out there everything has something to offer, and might fit your workflow better.

Canon 5D MKII firmware 2.0.3 is out!!! 24/25p!!!!

Its out folks!!! The new firmware that many have been waiting for, 24/25p in your Canon 5D MKII!!! Link after the jump!




5D MKII Firmware 2.0.3