First snow, nothing to do video

Had free day and nothing to do so came up with this.

Shot with 5d mark III, magic lantern raw.

I fillmed in 5x crop mode and with my Computerbay 32Gb 1000x card i could get 2 560 x 960 25 fps almoust continious.

About each shot.

1. Was shot in dual iso mode (200/800) and came out pritty good. 

Lens Zenitar M 1.7/50

2., 4., 6. Iso 160

Lens ALPEX 2.8/135 - I thought the picture will be unusuable, but when i saw it on my computer i liked the soft/desatured look of image.

3. Iso160

Lens Zenitar M 1.7/50

5. Iso 160

Lens Carl zeiss jenna flektagon 4/20

I have this lens with exacta mount (exacta-eos adapter), but unfortunately i can't focuss to infinity, but really really close, what you can see in the shot.

Camera was moundet on some shitty tripod, who is not anymore holding togeather.

I am thinking now to purchase the velbon dv-7000 becaouse of pirce, size and weight.

What you think about that tripod as for traveling?

TSC Coffin Backpack review

I have not written here for some while, because of summer, busy time for me, but now i am sick have nothing to do and have some reviews in my mind.

So The Shadow conspiracy coffin backpack.

I will start with the PROS

- Good looking for so big backpack

- Lot of space

In the picture you see my backpack packed with two deadolights with tripods, my sony nex5, sony handycam, dictaphone, light filters, 0,5 waterbotle and some small things. There even was space for my 16 inch laptop. 

- Of course laptop sleeve, love it

CONS 

Biggest one is that bag cant handle weight what is possible to put there inside.
After some 4-5 months off using bag

Ater 7 months

No more waterproof

No more cons.

SUMMARY

All and all i love this bag, because it is handy for me as a bike rider, cameraman and student. Only it is not enough durable for me. If it would held at least year it would be my favorite bag.

Hope in new TSC night shift backpack is avoided those cons, but new backpack is not so good looking, at least in pictures.

Cheers

Soon will be smth more about JTL mixtape nr.2..... and hubguard review

Some new photos

horses
Sony NEX 5 with soviet 1000mm mirror lense MC MTO - 11


Nature
sonyh nex 5 with helious 44-2


playing with lights






Did test smth i dont know what but wen i imported pictures found this one and loved it


Richards B. shoe attack :D


Tilt shift attempt

First work on Final cut studio

This is my first work on MAC final cut studio. Cuted in Final cut pro and did some small color corections in color.



Problems who i got and some TIPs.

First one was that wen i instal FCS mac asked me for admin password, and because mac was not mine i stuck on that firstly.

second problem was that FCS nether FCP or compressor did not liked my AVCHD mts files, so i fixed this problem instaling Adobe Premiere cs4 and Adobe media encouder. IF you have a media encouder on mac than you are able to encoud .mts in apple pro res and work on FCP.

Spacebar problem you can read here FCP spacebar bug

Had some problems with timelines but those maybe where because i am not used to FCP

Compering working with Adobe premiere on two times better processor on mac with apple pro res working was much more faster, only rendering titles (texts) was slow did not understand that...

Color not that easy as on Adobe but final product is good will try to use to it.

All and all FCP > Adobe Premiere

if you have some questions ask them
hope this article helped you.

Final cut pro space bar bug

I got this problem with FCP spacebar did not worked, timeline did not starrted to play when i pushed spacebar. And there is really easy how to fix it! if you are not from States you need to changer your language under language settings to US and space bar then is working! :)

hope that this helped to someone.

cheers

Jelgava students CAPITAL in 3 parts

So i should make for school 3 commercials about my home town Jelgava so here they are cheers

Part 1 studying in Jelgava


Part 2 The Town


Part 3 Night life


So would you come to my hometown? :)

April MUST SEE BMX videos

BAKER'S DOZEN: Corey Martinez

Martinez!! Do you need to know smth else? just enjoy.



Edwin Delarosa from Animal Cuts

Second street legend edit.



Brad Simms TCU Alienation Edit

Doing b hops over you mate!!! one of living legends?



Lahsaan Kobza - Welcome to the Pro Team

Funny video begining, good stuff from subrosa rider. R.P.

Lahsaan Kobza - Welcome to the Pro Team from Shadow Conspiracy on Vimeo.

Shane Weston Hoop Dreams

sick backward moves!! fakie nothing, no foot can can etc.



Tuesdays With Miles-Qualcom


Go to Tuesdays With Miles for more videos.


Chase D.

Dan's Comp Pro Team: Chase Dehart - More BMX Videos

Sneak Peak MENTAL SKIN

Did a design for MENTALbmx SKIN from KIN leaves

This is a sneak peak soon will be in kin.lv

Uztaisiju MENTALbmx skinu mobilajiem, kuru drīzumā varēs iekert KIN.lv
bus arī PARBMX skins

skins pasarga jūsu mobīlo no skrāpējumiem un ļauj atšķirties no citiem.

Sony nex 5 fisheye test

Got fisheye and here are some test first shots and footage.

Sony nex 5 with helious 44-2 58mm f.2

some photos and low light test video.

Nelegāls sekkta HipHop

Filming in I AM HIP HOP 2010
Filmed with JVC Handycam and cheapest fisheye in ebay



Nelegāls, Filomāni Nenonest music video teaser
soon will be whole video.
Filmed with Sony nex 5 and 16mm lens

MARCH must see bmx videos

NO MORE FRONTIER FLAT VS STREET


this is this month BEST made video!!!

GARRETT REYNOLDS from road fools 18


"This time is really sick, and this video makes you to take look on your bike and go out" Raimonds Pētersons

ODSY VISION: GARY YOUNG

ODSY VISION: GARY YOUNG, MARCH 2011 from ODYSSEYBMX.COM

"Tehnical, simply, beauty. Nobody canto like that! :D" Raimonds Pētersons

Trey Jones - Welcome to the Pro Team


"Orginal, different, MUST see this, because smth this much fun, never has been" R.P.

Monster Energy's Pat Casey


"DEWTOUR++++++++ HARD LEVEL MEEEEN" R.P.
Those treewips are soooo sick


Osiris Shoes - Josh Betley

Florent Soulas winter


this is smth unseeen

Setups: Janis Cunculis vs New Box



Latvian stuff!

Sony nex 5 with soviet industar 50 2 lens

Got my adapter from honk kong found zenit in my basement and did some test photos, in soon future will try to make some test video.







Smth more in here Soviet flicker set

sony nex 5 test photos

First pictures with my new sony nex 5, some experiments with sweep panoramas what i found in http://sonyalphanex.blogspot.com/

Ride at your own risk and other.

Finally got chance to see Mike Novelli documentary about bmx bikes and problems with skateparks in USA, happy that there arent not allowed bike parks in Latvia, but there are showed many problems with extreme sport what is in all Countries.

So show this movie to your parents and other negative thinking people who you know!!!!



And some other great videos what i have seen latelly

Nike basketball commercials.

Footage shoted with RED even in youtube at 480p looks amezeing (i think it is red, but i'm not shure)



like the creativ thinking of Nike



some good using of photoshop and timelapse from Ryan Flett "Natural Progressions"



cheers

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Sony NEX 5 for filming part 2

Previous week spended all my savings for Sony NEX 5
Searching, more info about camera found some more cons and some creative people innoovations.

Manual controls during video

No fully manual video controls, but in firmware update 3 is possible to manually control aperture, but still is not possible to manually control shutterspeed and ISO, we hope that it will be possible in firmware update V4.

About firmware 3 (aperture in page 6)

Wishlist for V4

About photography found interesting and usefull innovations.

Is not possible to use external flash, here is cheap solution - ABOUT

Timelapse



Is not possible to make with Sony NEX 5, here is the cheap solution, you just need a sony nex remout control and Timer Remote Control RS-60E3 For Canon - HOW TO

TIP

How to save money on lenses, it is possible to use old russian for example M42 mount lenses, wich are enough in good quality. Of course you need m42 to sony nex adapter. And with those lenses you must do everything manualy, focus, aperture.

here is showed Helios 44 2 lenses

One off the best music video director Jonas Åkerlund

From Black metal band to grammy for best music video (madonna - ray of light).
He is not a hoolywood guy he is a outsider and his videos is not all the same like most of mtv music videos. He become popular with his music video for prodigy - smack my bitch up, witch was banned from mtv, and many more scandalous music videos.

Here is interview with him






Some of his music videos

Prodigy - smack my bitch up





The Cardigans - My Favourite Game



Rammstein - Pussy




Moby - porcelain



and ofcourse
his last work



and there are many more, smth about 300 not bad :D

Video illusion

Today filming some street my friends got this crazy idea to jump over other guy who is riding really fast :D



But yeah it is only a illusion

February must see BMX videos

So those will be bmx videos wich i and Raimonds P. think are what you must see from February!
We are chosing videos who are full with good riding and made in good quality.

Federal BMX-San Diego

Love this video old school feeling, and still old sony camcorders with Cenentury fisheye is looking good!




Red Bull Bargespin


Raimonds said to not put this one in but i think it is not epic but smth new for bmx and you MUST see this!



PART ONE

Dakota Roche at Black Box Distribution

good filming and bunny over you to manual!?



Sean Sexton Kink Commercial

It is Sean dont need to say anything else :D



Jeff Wescott

Last 360tothover SICK!




VANS . alex VALENTINO

Some nice video effects and filming with fly cam and ofcourse RIDING !!



Russian game of bike and some extra riding

alweys fun to watch good game of bikes this time it is from Russia




Etnies Team In Malaga,Spain




Andreu Lacondeguy (not bmx but still)




Liked this? Come back last days in March and see MUST SEE MARCH videos!!!

Ruben Alcantara First Hand

A Look into the life of Pro BMX rider Ruben Alcantara.
Ruben is legendary bmx rider from Spain and his riding is all about style.
Couldn't find in better quality, and i think the MTV style intro is not going well together with video feeling.

If you like bike riding you must see this!







Thanks to Raimonds P. for sharing this with me and about new idea, every month, last days will be few videos who you must see from that month