Dance, Stop-Motion and a 360° Camera Rig: LightSpin

LightSpin is an experimental photography and art project that finds its source in a unique lightpainting technique. For this project, ten performers improvised contemporary dance movements at the center of a ring on which 24 cameras were mounted. Their brief dances were carried out in pitch darkness, light being aimed at the subjects as to reveal their shapes and movements, thus capturing their passage in a defined space. Pushing the exploration even further, the final result of this project becomes a fully animated, 360-degree representation of movements! Viewed and shared on the Web, the LightSpin project is launched as a world premiere in honor of the International Dance Day. Dancers: Emmanuelle Bourassa Beaudoin, Dylan Crossman, Paul-André Fortier, Margie Gilis, Kim Henry, Cori Kresge, Merryn Kritzinger, Leon Kupferschmid, Daphnée Laurendeau, Simon Xavier Lefebvre, Louis-Elyan Martin, Alex Morin, Coralie Muroni, Erin Poole, Lucie Vigneault, Michael Watts http://ericpare.com http://timecodelab.com See full gallery on http://lightspin.ca Team Nicolas Foisy, Stéphane Hoareau, David Gaudet, Jeremy Lloubes, Jean-François Sarrazin LightSpin, from the creators of The http://24x360.com Project.

Timecode Lab and Eric Paré have developed this project is called LightSpin using a special camera rig  of 24 DSLR cameras. ​

They’re planning to release a making-of video a month from now, on May 29th, 2013. ​

SmartInversion: helium-filled flying object that moves through the air by turning inside-out

SmartInversion is a helium-filled flying object that moves through the air by turning inside-out. This constant, rhythmically pulsating movement is known as inversion and gives the flight model its name. Further information: http://www.festo.com/en/smartinversion SmartInversion ist ein mit Helium gefülltes Flugobjekt, das sich durch seine eigene Umstülpung fortbewegt.

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From the Festo web site:

SmartInversion is a helium-filled flying object that moves through the air by turning inside-out. This constant, rhythmically pulsating movement is known as inversion and gives the flight model its name. With the intelligent combination of extreme lightweight construction, electric drive units and control and regulation technology, inversion kinematics can be indefinitely maintained to produce motion through the air.


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Timelapse of the Karoo Region of South Africa

Just do yourself a big favor; while the video is streaming, start to relax and turn on HD. Pump up the volume on your speakers to max and enjoy :-) Please be so kind to share the video and feel free to embed the video wherever you like. Read more about shooting Karoo Journey below. Arriving in the Victoria West area on our first day of our timelapse trip to the Karoo, we were anxious to scout some locations to get shooting as soon as possible. It was now evident that there was indeed a heatwave passing through the country... As soon as we decided where to shoot first, we didn’t waste any time to unpack our equipment. I don’t think we realized just how much gear we had until we started hiking up these rocky hills, solar panel and all! It took several hikes to get everything up to the spot where we wanted to shoot. And once the shooting started, it didn’t stop. We had two cameras firing away, mostly one on a Shukuma DOLLY and one on a Shukuma MINI. Much planning is required for any timelapse shots, keeping various factors in consideration and this was no different. I always try to set up at least one dolly for nighttime shooting while there is still sufficient light. It can be quite challenging to set up in the dark, especially when working in uneven terrain and with one camera already exposing. And now try to make your way back to camp... On day four we made our way towards De Aar, almost failing to reach our next stop. There were so many spots next to the road to set up a shot, so we did just that. People were so concerned that they would stop to check if everything was okay. Perhaps they thought we had vehicle problems or perhaps they thought we were just plain crazy for being out in the sun like this!! The days were hot and nights were windy, often stormy. Irregular cloud activities and sudden wind direction changes sure kept things interesting and unpredictable. It was sometimes difficult to know in which direction a storm was moving so I would take the risk to set up my camera to shoot throughout the night, not knowing if I’ll be forced to stop the shot. During one night the wind was blowing like crazy and I was concerned about the camera and lens being so close to the ground. When I got out of the tent there was dust everywhere! As I got back to put all the equipment away, I was barley in the tent when the first raindrops started to fall! We then slowly made our way to the Strydenburg area and came across an abandoned house. On top of that, there was some serious storms brewing all around us. If we had five cameras here they would all be shooting simultaneously in a different direction. The scenes were incredible!! At one point there was an 18 hour period passing by and my camera didn’t stop shooting for more than 30min. After seven nights in the Karoo we came back with a total of about 25 minutes of timelapse footage. Trying to compile this into a song which is less than 4 minutes is simply impossible... SPECIAL THANKS TO: My wife: For helping me carry all the heavy equipment! For helping me planning shots and setting up. And for always making me laugh! Also for documenting the trip via Instagram - http://instagram.com/jonellelouw Music: Journey - by Michael Montes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/filmscores/id378986556 Equipment: Shukuma DOLLY - http://www.timelapsesa.co.za/dolly/shukuma-dolly Shukuma MINI - http://www.timelapsesa.co.za/dolly/shukuma-mini Merlin telescope head Software: Adobe Lightroom LRTimelapse - http://lrtimelapse.com My Saviour: Glory to God for blessing me with a talent to share His almighty creations with others! Keeping us safe on the roads and blessing us with the beautiful landscapes. And thank you to everyone out there enjoying this short timelapse film and sharing it with others ;-)

South African fine-art landscape photographer Joe Louw and his wife Jonelle took a trip into the Karoo region of South Africa. 


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Rocky Mountain Night Skies Lit by the Northern Lights

A Timelapse of the Canadian Rocky Mountains at night ending with the northern lights. Shot over a period of three months and some very long cold nights. All scenes are shot in either Alberta or BC Credits, in order of appearance: Heart Mountain Mt. Townsend Mt. Smuts & Mt. Byng Spectral Peak & Mt. Costigan Mt. Aylmer Mt. Bogart & Mt. Kidd Revelstoke BC For more photos and such www.richardgottardo.com or connect with me on twitter www.twitter.com/richardgottardo thanks for watching!

Photographer Richard Gottardo on his months in the Rockies hoping to capture the Northern Lights:

"Time after time they prove to be incredibly difficult to forecast."

April 13th and 14th, an enormous solar wind (i.e. a coronal mass ejection or CME) streamed over the Rockies in British Columbia. ​

Just astoundingly beautiful!​

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Online Miniseries: ‘The New African Photography’ on Al Jazeera

The series kicks off with a vivid adventure, as Emeka Okereke leads a busload of artists and photographers for the Invisible Borders road trip of a lifetime as they search for new ways to portray their continent and explore their art. "A photograph is a window, and not the view.

Al Jazeera English just premiered the first episode of their new show, “The New African Photography.” Aiming to replace the images of famine and war with images that show an emerging 21st Century Africa, the show is told through the eyes of photographers. 

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TOKYO CITY SYMPHONY: 3D Map Imaging

Symphonize with the world to the ever-evolving city of Tokyo. 進化するTOKYOを、世界中の人たちと奏でよう。 http://tokyocitysymphony.com The 10 year celebration theme for Roppongi Hills is "LOVE TOKYO." We will be starting a movement here from Roppongi Hills to transform Tokyo into a more attractive and exciting "world-class city."

For the 10th anniversary of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, we are presented this absolutely stunning digital projection mapping project in conjunction with the Tokyo City Symphony.

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14ft StoopidTallBike from CicLAvia

Music: "Contact High" - Architecture in Helsinki (misspelt in video, DAMN) "Amoebaz" - RUNE! (aka Swoon) LA BIKE CULT ~*Los Angelopes*~ https://vimeo.com/33673595 -------- INFO --------- What an awesome adventure!! Thanks for all the support and all those beautiful smiles. CicLAvia 2013 - Los Angeles, CA http://www.ciclavia.org/ 14.5ft at the Seat Built in 12 work hours One Huffy beach cruiser, 2" square tubing, 3/4" round tubing, and 1" round tubing 26" single speed coaster brake wheelset 6 1/2 single speed bicycle chains (32.5ft of chain) To bend the pipe i used an upside down shopping cart and a split log. Ghetto, i know, but hey - IT WORKS. My last tallbike was just under 10ft tall at the seat and you can see us featured in 30 Seconds to Mars' music video, "Kings and Queens" - http://youtu.be/hTMrlHHVx8A STOOPIDTALL, is the inbetween from that one (Kafourki) and the world record tallest bike that i'll be building later this year. THANKS: Thank you to all the Angelopes who guided STOOPIDTALL through the sea of fellow cyclists! Thanks to all the photographers and videographers who documented STOOPIDTALL's Maiden Voyage! And SUPER Thanks to LAPD and the other Traffic Enforcement officers that allowed us passage to brightening people day. Much love, Richie What's Next? STOOPIDTALL will be featured in ZEN DOG, an indie film shooting in JULY - zendogmovie.com and facebook.com/zendogmovie Articles: http://la.streetsblog.org/2013/04/23/king-of-ciclavia-richie-trimbles-14-5-ft-tall-bike/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/23/stoopid-tall-bike-is-the-t_n_3140088.html?1366740098 http://blog.halbergman.com/2013/04/22/stoopidtall-the-tallest-bicycle-in-los-angeles.html FOOTAGE COPYRIGHT © RICHIE TRIMBLE 2013

Last weekend's CicLAvia 2013 in  Los Angeles, CA saw this enormous bike, called StoopidTallBike. Indeed.

Richie Trimble explains his work:

14.5ft at the Seat
Built in 12 work hours
One Huffy beach cruiser, 2" square tubing, 3/4" round tubing, and 1" round tubing
26" single speed coaster brake wheelset
6 1/2 single speed bicycle chains (32.5ft of chain)

Music is "Contact High" by Architecture in Helsinki

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