Comments for Beautiful Places http://www.yosemitewithtony.com with Tony Farley Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:00:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Delicate Arch Time-lapse by Nathan http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/12/delicate-arch-time-lapse/#comment-122 Nathan Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:00:16 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=802#comment-122 I couldn't agree more on sticking it through bad weather. Those fleeting moments of transition are so richly intriguing yet precisely what is most rarely captured -- largely due to the reasoning, to which you allude, of professional photographers', responsible now for the majority of people's exposure to nature! Any nature lover experiences moments like these, beyond the "perfect", overwheeningly composed, staid, sterile pictures designed to adorn built environments devoid of vitality. Living in Santa Cruz biking to the beach in all kinds of weather has privileged me to many such ephemeral sets of conditions and their unforgettable, irreducibly unique spectacles. Kudos to you for your willingness to prioritize the oft-unglimpsed beauty of nature beyond a modern tourist's -- or photographer's -- immediate comfort zone! P.S. I sure wouldn't mind seeing the footage through to the end -- maybe on your YouTube channel as a bonus vid? P.P.S. I beg you to consider chasing SoCal carpet blooms in Gorman's Antelope Valley and thereabouts, as well as NorCal coastal jewels like Clarkia on the coast (e.g. SF's endemic Presidio Clarkia) and meadow's Most Beautiful Jewelflower, etc. There are so many amazing and unique California native plants! Branch out into species as pinnacles anchoring the uniqueness and embodying the epitome of beautiful places. Take your work to a whole 'nother level of raising awareness about fragile and endangered populations and their host communities and ecosystems. So far your notion of places has embraced them primarily geologically. What really brings them alive, to me, is the moments they host lived out by their particular life forms, dependent on all those other strata, from geology to weather to, say, lack of pollution leaving possible their transpiration of their life cycles. I couldn’t agree more on sticking it through bad weather. Those fleeting moments of transition are so richly intriguing yet precisely what is most rarely captured — largely due to the reasoning, to which you allude, of professional photographers’, responsible now for the majority of people’s exposure to nature! Any nature lover experiences moments like these, beyond the “perfect”, overwheeningly composed, staid, sterile pictures designed to adorn built environments devoid of vitality. Living in Santa Cruz biking to the beach in all kinds of weather has privileged me to many such ephemeral sets of conditions and their unforgettable, irreducibly unique spectacles. Kudos to you for your willingness to prioritize the oft-unglimpsed beauty of nature beyond a modern tourist’s — or photographer’s — immediate comfort zone!

P.S. I sure wouldn’t mind seeing the footage through to the end — maybe on your YouTube channel as a bonus vid?

P.P.S. I beg you to consider chasing SoCal carpet blooms in Gorman’s Antelope Valley and thereabouts, as well as NorCal coastal jewels like Clarkia on the coast (e.g. SF’s endemic Presidio Clarkia) and meadow’s Most Beautiful Jewelflower, etc. There are so many amazing and unique California native plants! Branch out into species as pinnacles anchoring the uniqueness and embodying the epitome of beautiful places. Take your work to a whole ‘nother level of raising awareness about fragile and endangered populations and their host communities and ecosystems. So far your notion of places has embraced them primarily geologically. What really brings them alive, to me, is the moments they host lived out by their particular life forms, dependent on all those other strata, from geology to weather to, say, lack of pollution leaving possible their transpiration of their life cycles.

]]> Comment on Mule’s Ear by Mike http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/09/mules-ear/#comment-38 Mike Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:47:52 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=566#comment-38 I spent a summer doing field research at Bodega Bay staring at square meter plots and estimating percent ground cover of the different species of plants in them. Like you said, there's a lot packed in there and it took a bit to learn it all. These days a lot of my time while hiking is spent looking at plant life. I'm glad you posted about the mule's ears as you can find them all over CA. I spent a summer doing field research at Bodega Bay staring at square meter plots and estimating percent ground cover of the different species of plants in them. Like you said, there’s a lot packed in there and it took a bit to learn it all.

These days a lot of my time while hiking is spent looking at plant life. I’m glad you posted about the mule’s ears as you can find them all over CA.

]]> Comment on 3D Tuolumne Grove by CJ http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/07/3d-tuolumne-grove/#comment-36 CJ Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:42:55 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=593#comment-36 OK, I tried the MVC to AVI converter ... Indeed, I wasn't aware that you can't compress the output to h.264 with it but that basically only the uncompressed AVI files are usable ... but way too big ... as you noticed to (rereading your post) ... I guess I have to stick with Sony Vegas for a while ... crap OK, I tried the MVC to AVI converter … Indeed, I wasn’t aware that you can’t compress the output to h.264 with it but that basically only the uncompressed AVI files are usable … but way too big … as you noticed to (rereading your post) … I guess I have to stick with Sony Vegas for a while … crap

]]> Comment on 3D Tuolumne Grove by CJ http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/07/3d-tuolumne-grove/#comment-35 CJ Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:32:41 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=593#comment-35 Thanks! I also found that one! I am hesitating to go the Final Cut X + Dashwood way. For now I am using Sony Vegas 10 (with Bootcamp) which is the worst movie editing software I have ever used (used FCP 7 and Adobe Premiere for 2D before). But reading your story, all the conversion that needs to be done to get FCP X to accept the 3D files seems like a nightmare and gives me the creeps. At least the AVC -> ProRes conversion is not really necessary anymore as FCP X can use AVCHD directly - but not in an avi container as I have read so far. So the following steps would be necessary: 1. use MVC to AVI converter to extract the 2 streams (Windows) 2. Switch containers from AVI to MOV or MP4 (Windows or Mac OS X) 3. Use the Dashwood Plug-In in your favorite Mac movie editing software (Mac OS X) ... still very complicated :-( By the way, what kind of Mac do you have? Conversion times seem to be quite long ... Thanks!

I also found that one!

I am hesitating to go the Final Cut X + Dashwood way. For now I am using Sony Vegas 10 (with Bootcamp) which is the worst movie editing software I have ever used (used FCP 7 and Adobe Premiere for 2D before). But reading your story, all the conversion that needs to be done to get FCP X to accept the 3D files seems like a nightmare and gives me the creeps.

At least the AVC -> ProRes conversion is not really necessary anymore as FCP X can use AVCHD directly – but not in an avi container as I have read so far.

So the following steps would be necessary:
1. use MVC to AVI converter to extract the 2 streams (Windows)
2. Switch containers from AVI to MOV or MP4 (Windows or Mac OS X)
3. Use the Dashwood Plug-In in your favorite Mac movie editing software (Mac OS X)

… still very complicated :-(

By the way, what kind of Mac do you have? Conversion times seem to be quite long …

]]> Comment on 3D Tuolumne Grove by Tony http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/07/3d-tuolumne-grove/#comment-34 Tony Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:06:25 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=593#comment-34 Here you go CJ. I was wrong about it being called MTS Converter. I had downloaded so many different programs. http://3dtv.at/Products/MvcConverter/Index_en.aspx Here you go CJ. I was wrong about it being called MTS Converter. I had downloaded so many different programs.

http://3dtv.at/Products/MvcConverter/Index_en.aspx

]]> Comment on 3D Tuolumne Grove by CJ http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/07/3d-tuolumne-grove/#comment-33 CJ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:41:31 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=593#comment-33 Hi! Could you please post a link for this MTS converter? There are many products with that name, but none I found so far can do what you describe. Thanks a lot, CJ Hi!
Could you please post a link for this MTS converter? There are many products with that name, but none I found so far can do what you describe.

Thanks a lot,
CJ

]]> Comment on 3D Tuolumne Grove by 3D Editing http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/07/3d-tuolumne-grove/#comment-31 3D Editing Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:48:35 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=593#comment-31 [...] Originally Posted by PremComms Hi everyone I work for a Video Production company and recently we have received questions from clients about 3D video, We work on MAC's with final cut and i could really so with some help on the 3D topic. I just wanted to know how you would edit 3D in final cut, do i need a plug in that will convert my video to the many types of 3D? Would the client need to supply the separate left and right eye footage or do you simply shift one image to the right/left a bit? All help will be greatly appreciated. Jon You need the Dashwood Plugin here. I use the $99 LE version and it works well. http://www.dashwood3d.com/ Here is a link to my first 3D video as well as a look at my Mac workflow, in which I have to boot into windows for one of the steps (yuk). http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011...uolumne-grove/ [...] [...] Originally Posted by PremComms Hi everyone I work for a Video Production company and recently we have received questions from clients about 3D video, We work on MAC's with final cut and i could really so with some help on the 3D topic. I just wanted to know how you would edit 3D in final cut, do i need a plug in that will convert my video to the many types of 3D? Would the client need to supply the separate left and right eye footage or do you simply shift one image to the right/left a bit? All help will be greatly appreciated. Jon You need the Dashwood Plugin here. I use the $99 LE version and it works well. http://www.dashwood3d.com/ Here is a link to my first 3D video as well as a look at my Mac workflow, in which I have to boot into windows for one of the steps (yuk). http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011…uolumne-grove/ [...]

]]> Comment on Tuolumne Grove In the Snow by Tony http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/06/tuolumne-grove-in-the-snow/#comment-29 Tony Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:28:46 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=415#comment-29 Yes, the weekend that I did Tuolumne Grove was Memorial Day Weekend! And the Valley was packed. Gridlock. But even after I drove in, a short 200 ft. off the road and you were in peace and beauty. Taking new visitors up is always a treat. I'm taking my Aunt up there next week and it will be her first time. I can't wait to see it! Yes, the weekend that I did Tuolumne Grove was Memorial Day Weekend! And the Valley was packed. Gridlock. But even after I drove in, a short 200 ft. off the road and you were in peace and beauty. Taking new visitors up is always a treat. I’m taking my Aunt up there next week and it will be her first time. I can’t wait to see it!

]]> Comment on Tuolumne Grove In the Snow by Mike http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/06/tuolumne-grove-in-the-snow/#comment-28 Mike Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:16:23 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=415#comment-28 I had the pleasure of taking three new visitors to Yosemite up over the July 4th weekend. As I sat in valley traffic for three hours I was surprised by how much I still enjoyed myself. Sure I was surrounded by cars and people but if I looked up all I could see was El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, or Half Dome. I found it much more peaceful than when cars zip around the loop above the speed limit. It seems that each time I take a journey to Yosemite I'm met with large crowds, but I'm still able to find that inner peace I'm searching for. I'm glad you found Tuolumne Grove empty and were able to take those fantastic pictures. Looking forward to more posts and the video! I had the pleasure of taking three new visitors to Yosemite up over the July 4th weekend. As I sat in valley traffic for three hours I was surprised by how much I still enjoyed myself. Sure I was surrounded by cars and people but if I looked up all I could see was El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, or Half Dome. I found it much more peaceful than when cars zip around the loop above the speed limit.

It seems that each time I take a journey to Yosemite I’m met with large crowds, but I’m still able to find that inner peace I’m searching for. I’m glad you found Tuolumne Grove empty and were able to take those fantastic pictures. Looking forward to more posts and the video!

]]> Comment on Being There: Mariposa Grove by Tony http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/2011/04/being-there-mariposa-grove/#comment-21 Tony Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:48:36 +0000 http://www.yosemitewithtony.com/?p=294#comment-21 Thanks Mom. I wouldn't know anything about feeling calm and peace in the wilderness without you first teaching it to me. Thanks Mom. I wouldn’t know anything about feeling calm and peace in the wilderness without you first teaching it to me.

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