That Feeling

This is the video that I have been working on all semester for my video production class at the U of U. It was shot mostly on a Canon 550D and a GoPro. It was filmed in Moab, Wasatch Mountains, Eagle Mountain, and the foothills of Draper UT. It was a really fun project. In the editing I added a lot of sound which I think gives it a more personal feel.  It was a lot of fun to film and edit.  The riders are myself, my brother in law Ryan, and one short clip of a friend named Kaleb.  I shot some in 1080p 720p, and 960p so it was a little confusing getting all to look good on the same sequence.  I think it turned out pretty good.  I hope you enjoy it!  

To watch it larger or in HD click here 

Macro photography

This week in my photography class we have been talking about Macro photography.  These two pictures I took from about 20 feet away with a zoom lens.  You get a really cool blur effect in the background when zooming in from a longer distance it kind of stacks up the background.  This effect is also really cool if you shoot the background in focus too.  

From the Moab Trip.

Moab is known to be one of the best places to mountain bike in the world.  It offers terrain that is unique from anything else.  I have been a big mountain biker for 2 years now and I have never made it down to Moab.  This was a trip in to explore what many call the best trail in Utah.  This trail is called the Porcupine Rim. We started even higher in the mountains at Hazard Country.  There are several shuttle companies in Moab that will drive you and your bike up to the top. 

This is me riding through the trees toward the top of the trail.

The start of the trail was up in the mountains with beautiful fall leaves.  Hazard county trail is single track that is really fun.  It has some technical sections and a few gap jumps.  This trail lasts for a few miles and then the terrain begins to change.

As we continued descending the trail grows rockier in the lower altitude. It begins to feel more like the desert and red rock begins to be the most abundant obstacle on the trail.  There are some of the most technical sections that I have ever been on.  There is cliff exposure, and the most breathtaking scenery that over looks the green river.    

 Ryan going off of a drop about half way through the 20 plus mile downhill.

The actual Porcupine Rim lasts about 20 miles.  Toward the end of the ride fatigue begins to set in a little and the trail gets to expert level technicality.  The trail gets pretty close to cliffs that drop hundreds of feet.  This is also where some of the most spectacular scenery is. 

Rocky section near the end of the trail.

After riding this trail I have to agree that there is nothing else like it. It was super fun, nerve racking at times, and an excellent adrenaline rush.  I would recommend this trail to anyone that has a passion for mountain biking.  I know I will be back at least once per year.  

Sunrise over Timpanogos

I was late to work because of this morning, but it was well worth it!

Time-lapse and long exposure photography

This was a picture I took with a 3 second shutter.  It was after the timelapse that I did below.

 It is fairly time consuming and was a little frustrating learn, but it is well worth it.  Time lapse photography gives a unique perspective on the world.  You get to see time pass at an accelerated rate.  Here is an example that I did a few days ago.

There are many people who do this professionally and it is some of the most spectacular video you will ever see.  Here is an example of someone who does it professionally. This is by Terje Sorgjerd

 

Amazing to see the rotation of earth in in the night sky.  Terje said, "This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide.Spain´s highest mountain @(3718m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s best observatories."

This is art using the existing world.  I plan to capture many more moments in the future.  

More Pictures from my Video

This is one picture from a time-lapse I did a few mornings ago.  This will be in my video when it is finished.

These next few pictures are from Eagle Mountain.  I pulled them from video that I shot.  These clips turned out pretty cool.  

This is a guy I met out at there.  His name is Kaleb and he also threw a 360 that I caught on video, but it was too dark.  This picture turned out awesome though. 

Another awesome adventure

This is off of the iamspecialized website.  I really like how this edit is done.  Check it out.

More Fall and Mountain Biking

These first pictures I took on Savannah's birthday when we up Big Cottonwood Canyon a couple weeks ago. The leaves were still super pretty toward the middle and bottom of the canyon.  

  

These shots are easier than you would think.  You just have to slow the shutter speed down on the camera and make sure your light settings are right.  

A great portrait of Savannah!

      

I went out to Eagle Mountain bike park with a friend for the first time this weekend.  We took a few pictures on the jump line and got some video on a couple to the trails.  I am learning how to jump my big bike which is pretty fun, but takes a lot of practice.

This picture is a cool guy that was there that we took a couple pictures of. 

Hopefully soon I sill be able to throw some style and tricks in the air.

Lone Wolf - Matt Hunter specialized video

This is a really cool adventure I came across a few months ago.  I wonder if he really was by himself on the whole trip?  That would be pretty intense.  I would love to do a similar trip like this next summer. Watch and enjoy.

Mini Trailer

Last night as I was editing the mountain bike video that I'm working on I put together this little trailer.  When I'm finished the video will probably be about 6 minutes long or so once I get it all down to the best footage.  It should be all the way done by the first of December.  I lost a lot of quality uploading it, but it still shows what is to come.

Moab

Ryan and I had an excellent weekend in Moab.  We camped at Bartlets Wash on Friday night and biked around there for a couple hours.  It was so much fun.  That place is like a huge sandstone playground.  That night Ryan made the best stake I have ever had over the fire.  On Saturday we took a shuttle up to Hazard and rode that to the Porcupine Rim and all the way down to the Colorado River.  It was one of the best trails I have ever been on.  It 20+ miles of downhill.  Definitely a confidence booster and adrenaline rush.  I didn't bring my big camera on that ride unfortunately so I don't have a lot of pictures.  I was able to pull a couple from go pro footage though. 

Emigration Canyon

Savannah and I went Hiking at the top of Emigration Canyon this weekend and we got some amazing pictures of the autumn leaves.  The maples are going crazy right now and it is so beautiful up in that area.  Here are a few of the pictures.  

Pictures from video.

These are some pictures that I pulled from the video we shot on Thursday at Canyons.  I wish I would have taken some time to take some still pictures rather than pull them from video because they would have turned out a lot better.  I like these though because they show the motion really well.  I'm excited to get out and film some more.  Last time was a great learning experience and I have a lot of new ideas.