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jim in paris

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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2014, 01:26:19 PM »

here is my entry shot in ajaccio
only one take in the last 5 mn of sun before sunset,the last day of my stay
i'm exceeding the given time because of no editing

have fun watching

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZqqAwN9nag



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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2014, 02:01:45 PM »

 ;D

I was going to complain that mixing alcohol with water was cheating, but Wikipedia tells me that is the normal way of serving it, so everything is fine:
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Pastis is normally diluted with water before drinking, generally five volumes of water for one volume of pastis, but often neat pastis is served together with a jug of water for the drinker to blend together according to preference. The resulting decrease in alcohol percentage causes some of the constituents to become insoluble, which changes the liqueur's appearance from dark transparent yellow to milky soft yellow . . .

Now, for real mixing you should have pour them inside the spinning top!  :P
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2014, 02:49:35 PM »

Great effect Sabaspin.  The costume was an added extra hunk of goodness. ;D
Cool!  I like it.  Thanks for all your work on that!!!

Thanks lincolnrick and Earl.
The costume part was a family effort, we had lots of laughs dressing up and filming.
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2014, 05:47:28 PM »

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dead line for the videos

Nov 9th 2014 OOHGMT

Well, 0:00 GMT would be 6PM my time this Saturday. Not much time left.
No more entries?
I am debating if trying one more thing. The problem is that even in south Texas it is getting somewhat cold side to get wet  :-\


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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2014, 02:30:02 PM »

Here is another last minute video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le5f66NlEdk
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2014, 04:14:07 PM »

Very cool effect!
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2014, 06:06:59 PM »

The last one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO0L9KgUlVo

I only had time to try it once.
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2014, 05:31:15 AM »

ah ah !!
very cool effect ! you're a naughty kid !(like me) :-*

to me the balloon explosion with slow-mo is a winner

have a good day ;)
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #23 on: November 10, 2014, 08:16:22 AM »

Fun videos.  You looked like you were having fun and I wish I could have done some of that, too!  Glad you got the videos done while the weather was nice.  Good work!!!
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #24 on: November 10, 2014, 12:48:31 PM »

They were fun to record. Tomorrow it should get cold down here, so I dit it just in time.
I also tried to throw a boomerang with the Toycrafter roto-molded top to a water balloon on a straw hat on top of my head (inspired by Mark Hayward). But the balloons kept falling before I could hit them. I had to quit because the hat was taking a beating. In hindsight I should have put some double-sided tape on the hat.

For the top striking video I filmed at 480 frames per second (16X) and for the rocket at 120 fps (4X). I used a relatively inexpensive compact camera (Casio Exilim) that amazingly can film up to 1000 fps (although at increasingly lower resolution and light sensitivity).

At high speed it does not record the sound. It would have been neat to record the water rocket with the spraying sound. And of course, I wish I could have caught that top on my hand. Maybe if there is a relatively warm weekend in the future I'll try again (just one launch left me drenched).

According to the original rules, my two last videos would be after the deadline of 0:00 GMT Sunday, although I suspect Jim meant 23.59 GMT Sunday.

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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #25 on: November 10, 2014, 01:09:04 PM »

hi all
thanks jorge for your timeless input in our fun contests
which is now over

we have 5 entries

let the jury deliberate ....



jim
ps i have a trophy ready .... ;D
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #26 on: November 10, 2014, 10:27:54 PM »

Jim, thanks for bringing us another fun contest.

Wonderful entries guys!

After much internal deliberation and countless reviews I am locked in a tie between Sabaspin and ta0. 

Sabaspin, your “clowning” around is spectacular!
You presented an intense, focused, totally complete and grotesque package in a relaxed and completely composed manner which will always be memorable, Great job!
Thanks for the nightmares!  :)

ta0’s fabulous second entry is the one I considered even though it came in late and exceeded the 1 min. time limit – it is 1:01.
Thanks for bringing us such a beautiful and powerful video, brief yet poetic, simplistic, clean and thought provoking.  A treat to watch time and again.

Jim, fun as always from you!  Your style remains as playful and unique as ever.  Wonderful control of the top while displaying your dexterity in opening the bottles.  “Tipsy” the bartender keeps coming to mind when I watch your video.
 
So folks, I defer to the other judge, or judges, to break the tie. (Or for Jim to issue 2 prizes?  ???)
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #27 on: November 11, 2014, 12:56:23 AM »

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and exceeded the 1 min. time limit – it is 1:01.
Those 0.1 extra seconds are the fault of youtube, not mine, I swear!  >:(  :D

I think the videos are pretty much tied in interpretation of the theme, spinology, art and overall effect. But his has definitely more skills.
Besides, Sabaspin got soaked more than I did, so he deserves it! ;)
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #28 on: November 11, 2014, 09:33:26 AM »

After much internal deliberation and countless reviews I am locked in a tie between Sabaspin and ta0. 

Sabaspin, your “clowning” around is spectacular!
You presented an intense, focused, totally complete and grotesque package in a relaxed and completely composed manner which will always be memorable, Great job!
Thanks for the nightmares!  :)

Larry D.-Many thanks for your cool words. I'm glad that it looked "relaxed". The challenge with the video was that in order to make the effect of the clown coming out of the water dry, I had to shoot everything backwards, so I had to concentrate in what order I did everything and on how to walk backwards in a way that wouldn't look funny when reversed, plus it had to be in one take for once I got wet there was no turning back.

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and exceeded the 1 min. time limit – it is 1:01.
Those 0.1 extra seconds are the fault of youtube, not mine, I swear!  >:(  :D

I think the videos are pretty much tied in interpretation of the theme, spinology, art and overall effect. But his has definitely more skills.
Besides, Sabaspin got soaked more than I did, so he deserves it! ;)

Ta0, I'm also very grateful for your words. I first want to say that I have no objections whatsoever with the date and time restraints.
Like you said, both videos are very cool interpretations of the theme, they are just very different.

I had a lot of fun doing the video and I'm looking forward to the next challenge. Hope there is another one soon.
Thanks to Jim for a cool idea!

Whatever is decided I'm good with it.  8)
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Re: new contest starting ///......
« Reply #29 on: November 11, 2014, 10:39:20 AM »

I'm going to agree with Larry; I can't decide between Sabaspin's clown and Ta0's slow-mo splash.....so, I vote for a tie.
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