Betrayed, the short film shot with the 5D Mark II, trailer
Friend of mine and photography passionate showed me a nice short film trailer today. The film is called "Betrayed" and is shot with Canon's 5D Mark II Digital SLR camera.
On his blog, photographer Robert Caplin, who did the cinematography for the film, says:
I'm very excited to announce the launch of "Betrayed", a short thriller co-written and directed by Joshua Grossberg and starring Seth Gilliam (The Wire), PJ Sosko, and Cara Buono (The Sopranos). Betrayed, one of the first narrative works to be shot on the Canon 5D Mark II, follows husband and reporter James Vance (PJ Sosko) who mysteriously disappears, but not before leaving a cryptic video diary leading law enforcement to unravel the crime of his demise.
Betrayed was co-written and directed by Joshua Grossberg, who according to IMDB is also writer and producer for "A Bridge Life: Finding Our Way Home" documentary, following Katrina in September 2005.
What can I say about the short film from the trailer is that the images are incredible! And so they should, considering the great camera which the 5D Mark II is and most likely the nice lens sets that Robert Caplin and Joshua Grossberg could put together. Best if you watch it yourselves and make your own opinions on the matter (share if you dare).
If you want to learn more you can visit the official website at betrayedshort.com and read Robert Caplin's photography blog.
Enjoy!
The Nikon competitor:
"Vincent Munier - Summer Variations - Nikon D3s"
People at work
One of the companies I am a fan of on Facebook posted a link to this very nice mostly Photographic article and I liked it so much that I have to share. It is called "At Work", it's Part II, and comes from The Boston Globe. Ok at this point I am writing about two articles because I just looked at the "At Work" Part I as well and it is just as amazing.
The images are very captivating and very expressive and they should be as they come through Getty, Associated Press, Reuters, etc. and that implies of course real quality. As you may have already guessed the article presents in photos people at work, but the trick is these images come from all over the world and capture a variety of professions and people in different circumstances. I think that the article, as a whole, so both Part I and Part II, is in very good spirit especially in these times of economic troubles.
My favourite images from both parts are, in no particular order: At Work Part I - image 1 - the man and the clocks, just have to love the light; At Work Part I - image 17 -
the shallow depth of field makes me wonder about the details at the tip of that pincer; At Work Part II - image 30 - the dof is great and the dark dirty hands in that light truly inspire in me the hard work of the miner.
So best if you watch and read the details yourselves.
The Boston Globe "At Work"
The Boston Globe "At Work" Part II
Enjoy!
Astrophotography
Like most people I am fascinated by the amazing images the high tech telescopes take, the abundance of colour and the mystery of those far away places which many of these images transmit. But it turns out that you do not need such a big investment or an organisation the size of NASA to capture spectacular views of our galaxy and many many places far away from our little earthly home.
According to a few newspapers from the UK an amateur astronomer by the name of Mr Shah has managed to modify his garden shed, install a retractable roof and a telescope linked to his computer. Armed with these tools, 20.000 pounds poorer, lots of coffee and the support of his wife Lisa, Mr Shah lost countless nights to produce some amazing space photography. And I would not be writing about it if there was nothing to see.. and that it is!
You can view the gallery on http://www.astropix.co.uk where you can also find information about buying Mr Shah's picture book or contact him for information regarding his technique and astrophotography.
If you are lazy and just want to view the the gallery, hier is the direct link: http://www.astropix.co.uk/ps/index.htm
Enjoy!