09/09/2010

We are having a blast manipulating Jennida’s 7D with a macro lens attached. Most of today has been spent in and around the Scanlin switching back and forth between quiet images of fictitious living and experimental camera movements and close up magnifications. I rigged up a tripod to act as a “boom” in which to try and capture smoother movements but it is a hard task to muster. In addition to this there is always the shallow depth of field to account and compensate for. You can follow this link to see me in action as well as other photos at jennida's Flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennida/5016398279/in/set-72157624893508665/
We also spent time capturing more ambient sound for sound effects and we continued this effort up the trail to the Crow’s Nest, which overlooks the lagoon at Ox-Bow as well as the nearby beach on Lake Michigan.
Life has been really good the past few days. There have been some ups and downs though. Simply trying to maintain a supremely focused level of energy to work work work work work wears you out- especially when the rest of the world seems to be moving in slow motion. The air has also conspired to hamper our energy as it has been cold (and by cold I mean twenty degrees colder than we’ve been used to just two days prior.) But these are minor grievances. It feels more relaxing here in Michigan working than it does in Virginia…. not working (on art). The other mildly distracting thought is the idea that we are only here for one more day. I have just begun to realize that as good as it is now, we should have at the very least done two or three weeks just to get the most out if the experience. I envy everyone else that just on a social level will get to interact with each other and exchange ideas for another several weeks in addition to pursuing and contemplating work. With a lengthy stay the option to contemplate more would come easier with the "work", "work," "work." But as it is we are out of here Saturday Morning and back to Richmond…but only for a week!