Tangled vines. Endless rain. Dodgy hotel rooms. Mud. Biting flies. Aggressive viruses...Perfection. Is this a vacation? Erik Boomer, Tyler Bradt, Galen Volckhausen, Tim Kemple, Anson Fogel, Blake Hendrix and Skip Armstrong hunt the remote Mexican jungle for the perfect waterfall...and the perfect shot. Paddler and cinematographer alike explore a world beyond the expected. Cascada. From www.forgemotionpictures.com, makers of the award-winning films Of Souls + Water, WildWater and Cold. Presented By NRS www.nrsweb.com Directed by Anson Fogel & Skip Armstrong Music by HECQ and Anson Fogel. Learn more about HECQ and buy his amazing work here: www.hecq.de/ itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hecq/id79947932 Media and Film Festival Inquiries Anson Fogel - anson@forgemotionpictures.com
Forge Motion Pictures and NRS followed paddlers Erik Boomer, Tyler Bradt, and Galen Volckhausen in the jungles of Veracruz, Mexico looking waterfalls .
Crazy. Beautiful.
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The boundaries dividing sport and art are blurred in this collaboration between Red Bull and Snap! Orlando. Mike Dowdy, Adam Errington, and Dallas Friday strap lights to their wakeboards and join with light painter, Patrick Rochon, in an effort to capture the inherent emotion and creativity of athleticism.
Patrick Rochon shot the Red Bull Riders doing some amazing wakeboarding on boards outfitted with amazing LCD lighting at the Orlando Watersports Complex.
And all the goals by group.
Wingsuit / BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli does the never before done-a tactical flight through a narrow cave on a rugged mountainside. The flight starts with a jump from a hovering helicopter, Alexander reaches speeds of 250 km/h (155 mph) while following a precise trajectory leading to the cave opening, he then fully commits and flies directly through the narrow opening of the "Batman Cave!"
The project page describes this crazy-stupid-amazing-daring video as:
Wingsuit / BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli does the never before done—a tactical flight through a narrow cave on a rugged mountainside. The flight starts with a jump from a hovering helicopter, Alexander reaches speeds of 250 km/h (155 mph) while following a precise trajectory leading to the cave opening, he then fully commits and flies directly through the narrow opening of the "Batman Cave!"
Watch the behind the scenes of how these videos go down in the link below!!! http://youtu.be/62CUg45lMtQ This video features Adrienn Banhegyi. She performs with Cirque de Soleil, and holds two world records for jump roping! Find out more about her amazing talent in the link below!
Adrienn Banhegyi performs with Cirque de Soleil and holds two world records for jump roping.
Tim Kemple's photography is about authenticity, rawness, passion and place. He doesn't take vacations. He pushes himself and his kit to the limits. Tim explains the lengths he went to on a recent shoot with some of the world's best kayakers in Mexico.
Tim Kemple a renowned action-sports photographer created this video documenting one of his trips to Mexico where he photographed some of the most talented kayakers in the world. He uses the Phase One, 645DF+ with an IQ180 digital back and 28mm lens at a shutter speed of 1/1600th.
My friends would say I like to tinker. Impossible flash syncs, complicated rope work, and razor thin focus planes. The athletes push the limits of their bodies and equipment. I do the same.
Designer M. Willis needed something to do. He decided as an exercise to test his design chops and indulge his love of soccer. "Soccer Out of Context - a look at how other identities and brand properties would appear in the soccer / fútbol aesthetic, instead of their own. "
His Rules:
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In no particular order, the 5 most amazing photo posts of 2012.
Award-winning photographer Tim Flach brings a portraiture eye and intention to animal photos. Just amazing.
Russian photographer Andrew Osokin makes the normally invisible visible. There are so many more on his LensArt profile.
Tiltshift does this interesting thing where it both removes a lot of the distance between you and the subject and distorts it past recognition.
Russian biologist Alexander Semenov amazing images.
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Really great stuff. I think I clicked through all 100 Greatest Sports Photos. Most all of them I recognized.
Yeah, these multiple exposures showing the motion are pretty cool.
The LOVE SPORT series of short films feature well known sports such as: High-Diving, Basketball, Fencing, Weightlifting, Equestrian, Synchronized Swimming, All-In-Wrestling, Sumo, Ski Jumping, Mountaineering, Ping Pong, Paint-Balling, Dog Racing, Dominoes ...and a special film about Big Game Hunting! ~ LOVE SPORT VIMEO PORTFOLIO: vimeopro.com/studioaka/lovesport-game-on See also http://www.studioaka.co.uk/#/work-lovesportgameon ~ Director Grant Orchard Produced by STUDIO AKA
This animation series from Studio AKA is a gem. I can't quite believe I've never seen it before now.
The LOVE SPORT series of short films feature well known sports such as: High-Diving, Basketball, Fencing, Weightlifting, Equestrian, Synchronized Swimming, All-In-Wrestling, Sumo, Ski Jumping, Mountaineering, Ping Pong, Paint-Balling, Dog Racing, Dominoes ...and a special film about Big Game Hunting! ~ LOVE SPORT VIMEO PORTFOLIO: vimeopro.com/studioaka/lovesport-game-on See also http://www.studioaka.co.uk/#/work-lovesportgameon ~ Director Grant Orchard Produced by STUDIO AKA
The LOVE SPORT series of short films feature well known sports such as: High-Diving, Basketball, Fencing, Weightlifting, Equestrian, Synchronized Swimming, All-In-Wrestling, Sumo, Ski Jumping, Mountaineering, Ping Pong, Paint-Balling, Dog Racing, Dominoes ...and a special film about Big Game Hunting! ~ LOVE SPORT VIMEO PORTFOLIO: vimeopro.com/studioaka/lovesport-game-on See also http://www.studioaka.co.uk/#/work-lovesportgameon ~ Director Grant Orchard Produced by STUDIO AKA
The LOVE SPORT series of short films feature well known sports such as: High-Diving, Basketball, Fencing, Weightlifting, Equestrian, Synchronized Swimming, All-In-Wrestling, Sumo, Ski Jumping, Mountaineering, Ping Pong, Paint-Balling, Dog Racing, Dominoes ...and a special film about Big Game Hunting! ~ LOVE SPORT VIMEO PORTFOLIO: vimeopro.com/studioaka/lovesport-game-on See also studioaka.co.uk/#/work-lovesportgameon ~ Director Grant Orchard Produced by STUDIO AKA
Tiltshift does this interesting thing where it both removes a lot of the distance between you and the subject and distorts it past recognition.
Sure, it's an ad. Sure it isn't saying anything new. It is moving though. Makes me remember what sport feels like.
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