I worked on my first video of the year today, a little "Best Of..." moments from the Railroad Revival Tour that visited Oakland, CA on April 21st, 2011. One of my favorite bands, Mumford and Sons, treated the ~10k fans to a great show! If you ever get the chance to see them live, I highly recommend it!
As for my video skills, well I'm a bit rusty and it's my first non-Final Cut Pro project (I used Adobe Premiere Pro for this one) so don't be too harsh. I hope you enjoy it!
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ojXaIXc64
Or, embedded it you prefer:
Showing posts with label oakland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oakland. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Photo 365 - Day 250 (Railroad Revival Tour)
Day 250 (March 10th, 2011)
Title: Railroad Revival Tour
When we heard that Mumford & Sons was going to be a part of the Railroad Revival Tour (as well as its first stop was going to be in Oakland!) we knew we just had to go. The main idea behind the RRT was: get a few great bands together, put them on an old 1930's train together and have them ride from Oakland, CA to New Orleans, LA, stopping in many cities along the way sharing their music and magic that is trains! (FYI: I love trains).
We got lucky and were able to get tickets early, but the show sold out crazy-fast! I think, in total, there were 11k-12k people at the show and it was a lot of fun. The show was hosted at a park at the Oakland docks, so there really was no seating or specific area where you were assigned. Again, we got lucky and showed up crazy-early and were able to claim a few "seats" on a concrete wall facing the stage. Three great bands played (as mentioned, Mumford & Sons, as well as The Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros), and they really got the crowd going crazy.
If you have the opportunity to catch a future RRT (they did announce that there were certainly going to be more Railroad shows in the future - just nothing specific yet), I would highly recommend it.
Here is a picture of the rear of the California Zephyr train. The one tragic part of the show was they did not allow any "professional" cameras, so all I could bring was my little point-and-shoot and my iPhone. I tried to get a good shot with the camera, but ironically, the best shot I got of the train was with the iPhone.
Enjoy!
Title: Railroad Revival Tour
When we heard that Mumford & Sons was going to be a part of the Railroad Revival Tour (as well as its first stop was going to be in Oakland!) we knew we just had to go. The main idea behind the RRT was: get a few great bands together, put them on an old 1930's train together and have them ride from Oakland, CA to New Orleans, LA, stopping in many cities along the way sharing their music and magic that is trains! (FYI: I love trains).
We got lucky and were able to get tickets early, but the show sold out crazy-fast! I think, in total, there were 11k-12k people at the show and it was a lot of fun. The show was hosted at a park at the Oakland docks, so there really was no seating or specific area where you were assigned. Again, we got lucky and showed up crazy-early and were able to claim a few "seats" on a concrete wall facing the stage. Three great bands played (as mentioned, Mumford & Sons, as well as The Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros), and they really got the crowd going crazy.
If you have the opportunity to catch a future RRT (they did announce that there were certainly going to be more Railroad shows in the future - just nothing specific yet), I would highly recommend it.
Here is a picture of the rear of the California Zephyr train. The one tragic part of the show was they did not allow any "professional" cameras, so all I could bring was my little point-and-shoot and my iPhone. I tried to get a good shot with the camera, but ironically, the best shot I got of the train was with the iPhone.
Enjoy!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Photo 365 - Day 247 (Clouds #5)
Day 247 (March 7th, 2011)
Title: Clouds #5
Our continuing adventure of "Clouds of the Week!" Today is cloud number five!
I hope you enjoyed these cloud photos. Did anyone have a favorite? Mine are either today's (#5) or the one with the birds (#3).
Enjoy!
Title: Clouds #5
Our continuing adventure of "Clouds of the Week!" Today is cloud number five!
I hope you enjoyed these cloud photos. Did anyone have a favorite? Mine are either today's (#5) or the one with the birds (#3).
Enjoy!
Photo 365 - Day 246 (Clouds #4)
Day 246 (March 6th, 2011)
Title: Clouds #4
Our continuing adventure of "Clouds of the Week!" Today is cloud number four !
Enjoy!
Title: Clouds #4
Our continuing adventure of "Clouds of the Week!" Today is cloud number four !
Enjoy!
Photo 365 - Day 245 (Clouds #3)
Day 245 (March 5th, 2011)
Title: Clouds #3
Our continuing adventure of "Clouds of the Week!" Today is cloud number three, with extra Bird Action included for free!
Enjoy!
Title: Clouds #3
Our continuing adventure of "Clouds of the Week!" Today is cloud number three, with extra Bird Action included for free!
Enjoy!
Photo 365 - Day 244 (Clouds #2)
Day 244 (March 4th, 2011)
Title: Clouds #2
Our continuing adventure of "Clouds of the Week!" Today is cloud number two!
Enjoy!
Title: Clouds #2
Our continuing adventure of "Clouds of the Week!" Today is cloud number two!
Enjoy!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Photo 365 - Day 243 (Clouds #1)
Day 243 (March 3rd, 2011)
Title: Clouds #1
Normally we in the San Francisco Bay Area don't have much in the way of real weather. We have a little rain now and then, perhaps a little wind - but nothing like snow or hurricanes. Okay, true, we sometimes have little things called earthquakes, but at least those are short. Lately we've had some really amazing cloud patterns, that I have to say have been quite photogenic! Mind you, we still didn't get any rain or anything, because let's be honest, we don't believe in real weather in California.
This will be a collection of 5 shots, over the next 5 days. I hope you enjoy them!
Title: Clouds #1
Normally we in the San Francisco Bay Area don't have much in the way of real weather. We have a little rain now and then, perhaps a little wind - but nothing like snow or hurricanes. Okay, true, we sometimes have little things called earthquakes, but at least those are short. Lately we've had some really amazing cloud patterns, that I have to say have been quite photogenic! Mind you, we still didn't get any rain or anything, because let's be honest, we don't believe in real weather in California.
This will be a collection of 5 shots, over the next 5 days. I hope you enjoy them!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Photo 365 - Day 116 (Oakland Docks)
Day 116 (October 27th, 2010)
Title: Oakland Docks
I got these while visiting Hanger One distillery in Alameda. They are the giant cranes at the Oakland docks. These are used to unload/load giant steel carriers off the cargo ships and put them either on trains or trucks. Normally I see them from my house (much farther away) and they look like those little "bobbing-head birds" that slowly raise and lower their heads. I had to really mess with the timing on my camera to get a good shot, because the lights were really bright but if I metered off them, I wouldn't get any detail in the shadows. On the other hand, metering for the shadows made the lights just blow-out any details. So, its was a fun balancing act of shutter speeds to get a nice shot. I also like how you can see the stars in the top, but at the same time see the light streaks from the planes coming in/out of SFO.
Enjoy!
Title: Oakland Docks
I got these while visiting Hanger One distillery in Alameda. They are the giant cranes at the Oakland docks. These are used to unload/load giant steel carriers off the cargo ships and put them either on trains or trucks. Normally I see them from my house (much farther away) and they look like those little "bobbing-head birds" that slowly raise and lower their heads. I had to really mess with the timing on my camera to get a good shot, because the lights were really bright but if I metered off them, I wouldn't get any detail in the shadows. On the other hand, metering for the shadows made the lights just blow-out any details. So, its was a fun balancing act of shutter speeds to get a nice shot. I also like how you can see the stars in the top, but at the same time see the light streaks from the planes coming in/out of SFO.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Photo 365 - Day 4 (Irony Sign)
Day 4 (July 7th, 2010)
Title: Sign of Irony
Ok, this one needs a little explaining. I saw this sign posted on a large electrical box in Oakland, and I thought: "Wow, how ironic, a sign that says posting signs is prohibited, that will make a nice picture." But, after taking the shot I noticed the sticker on the other side of the box didn't have the painted section and the complete warning is: SIGNS & GRAFFITI PROHIBITED. Oh! Irony within irony! Someone painted over the word graffiti. Even gangsta's have a sense of humor (and irony).
Title: Sign of Irony
Ok, this one needs a little explaining. I saw this sign posted on a large electrical box in Oakland, and I thought: "Wow, how ironic, a sign that says posting signs is prohibited, that will make a nice picture." But, after taking the shot I noticed the sticker on the other side of the box didn't have the painted section and the complete warning is: SIGNS & GRAFFITI PROHIBITED. Oh! Irony within irony! Someone painted over the word graffiti. Even gangsta's have a sense of humor (and irony).
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