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99. Venice's People: Canon 7D 24p

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9 days ago

98. Critics Promo 2: REVENGE

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15 days ago

97. San Francisco's People. Canon 5DmkII 24p

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18 days ago

96. Timelapse test. Stills vs Video on the Canon 7D/ 5DmkII

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18 days ago

95. "Lucky Lucky": 7D and 5dmkII photo movie

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22 days ago

94. 36 hour timelapse on the Canon 7D

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23 days ago

93. How to make video timelapse from DSLR stills

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25 days ago

92. Very brief 7D timelapse test 2

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1 month ago

91. Critics: Promo 1

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1 month ago

90. Dungeness timelapse experiment with Canon 7d

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2 months ago

89. 7d 5dmkII noise and rolling shutter rough test

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2 months ago

88. Girl with the flaxen hair: Canon 7d 30p (!)

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2 months ago

87. Greenpeace: Voices of change. Shot on Canon 5dmkII

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2 months ago

86. Timelapse test with the Canon 7d

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2 months ago

85. Sugar Cane. Canon 7d slow motion

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2 months ago

84. Bloom's USA Video Blog: The British Invasion. Shot on 7d

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2 months ago

83. Random Dublin shots from workshop: Canon 7d

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2 months ago

82. Dublin's People: Canon 7d 24p

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2 months ago

81. Shaving It Back: Canon 7d

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2 months ago

80. Siamese Twins: Lumix GH1

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3 months ago

79. River Crane Walk: Redrock Encore and EX1 test

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3 months ago

78. Syncing audio and video shot on 5d and Zoom using …

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4 months ago

77. Canon 5dmkII workflow Part 1: Importing for edit

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4 months ago

76. Echoing Words: Canon 5dmkII

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4 months ago

75. "On Your Shoulder" Commercial shot on the Canon 5dMkII 25p

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4 months ago

74. Cherry Blossom Girl: Canon 5dmkII 25p

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5 months ago

73. Review of New Vinten Vision AS series of tripod heads

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5 months ago

Filmed in Albuquerque New Mexico on the Sony EX1 and Letus Extreme.

Graded with MBL edited on FCP 6.02

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Julyen Hamilton 2 years ago

great Philip - loved this one like my favourite, the 'Piccadilly Furs'; what's interesting is how wonderfully it works with no sound. I appreciate the music and how it accompanies but it so easily annotates and without the sound i was drawn even further in to the place and my feelings on watching. Watched it in silence thus 4 times straight! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
William Bokunic 2 years ago

Wow. This is really fantastic.
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

cheers William
assbach 2 years ago

faved! so good
marzio 2 years ago

I like your works!!! Very nice.
eric cwiertny 2 years ago

Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!
Filippo F. Olivieri 2 years ago

This is my favourite of ALL Ex1 clips I have ever seen so far. This one sets the standard for me. To me, at least. This is - photography wise, timing wise, color wise - where I would like to get to. Thanks for setting this standard for me.
Filippo.
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

Cheers Filippo. Like most of my pieces, all accidental. I just wanted to get a few shots up top. Decided to try and shoot surreptitiously whilst in the tram (a guide was in there), I then got more bold as he didn't seem to mind, then just went for it!
Filippo F. Olivieri 2 years ago

Thanks for replying Phil. You know better than I that "improvisation" at times gives us some delightful results. I love all of your videos but this one was special to me. I smiled at times (as to say, it "provoked" real emotions). The woman looking out with the cigarette. A girl jumping. There's plenty more. Amazing catches.
Justin Klemish 2 years ago

Hooray for Nuevo Mexico!!! Isn't the Southwest beautiful. An Artists Paradise. Awesome vid, hombre. Colors were great. Keep it going. Peace.
Justin Snyder 2 years ago

amazing. i watched it three times.
Dmitry Futoryan 2 years ago

Impressive! I really enjoyed it.
Stephen Lewis 2 years ago

My head exploded and then reassembled itself while watching this video...
Steven Wilson 2 years ago

Impressive head :P
Stephen Lewis 2 years ago

Thanks, it has so many wonderful qualities.... :)
probe3 - Mark Wisniowski 2 years ago

EPIC ! Like most of your videos :)

You do an amazing job - very inspirational

Looking forward to see more !
Arnold Kopff 2 years ago

This film is truly breathtaking ... I particularly like the dusk and night-time images.

Bravo!
Jip Eilbracht 2 years ago

Again - I just love it.
You always manage to kick me out of the house to go film myself (after I've watched it over and over again), which is a good thing.
Steven Dempsey 2 years ago

Great stuff, Phil. This had a very cinematic feel to it, more so than your other stuff. Nice to see you shooting on this side of the water.
Ben Millett 2 years ago

Another fabulous piece.
Paul Houlihan 2 years ago

Fantastic! Although, might I suggest the theme to Where Eagles Dare for the tram section? :-)

"Broadsword to Danny Boy, Broadsword to Danny Boy..."
Aaron Hardin 2 years ago

Absolutely beautiful work. Your color pallet is wonderful. Good job.
Kingofpunk 2 years ago

Make me want to go to Albuquerque !
Gabriel Soares 2 years ago

Just Wonderful... I have a Sony V1N, and i will post some videos here in Vimeo soon... But I can't wait the time to have some money to buy the EX1... What a camera!!!

But most important than the camera, is the man behind... Congratulations Philip, you have a new fan!!
Kjewbee 2 years ago

Breathtaking atmosphere!
Q: What lenses did you use on the letus if I may ask?
Katie Parks 2 years ago

this is outstanding work and a beautiful video. thanks for sharing.
Shazbot 2 years ago

I was there for the ballon festival held in Albuquerque in 2006
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

i was amazed how cool that cable car ride was.
Russell Wynne 2 years ago

I am so impressed. Great frame compositions that really showcase the scenery.
Jon Rawlinson 2 years ago

Lovely imagery. Where do you find your music?
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

james newton howard, my new favourite composer. from signs
Glenn (avene.org) 2 years ago

Brilliant.. definitely one your best!

I'm just curious, was the camera on a tripod in the tram? I can imagine there'd be vibration there, but it looked so smooth.
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

yes camera was on a tripod. it seemed to have no vibration. super smooth
matthew carrozo 2 years ago

this is so gorgeous.

you are consistently great!
Loren White 2 years ago

great stuff.. I have faith in 35 adapters again.
toolance 2 years ago

Why are'nt you sitting down with Spielberg right now discussing camera angles for his next movie?
Kaushik 2 years ago

Philip,

I like your camera work, photography, fantastic!

In some part I found colors are oversaturated, for example the guy holding camera in his hand, his face look very much colored, his hand look very much of pinkish!

I am not sure but that guy look like that!

Rush
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

he was very pink, he bathes in pink dye every morning. It's a "statement" he told me. Each to their own!
Kaushik 2 years ago

Are you kidding! What do mean he bathes with pink dye! And he told you that? Huh! Either you are kidding or he!
Jackie Birov 2 years ago

I'm pretty sure he's kidding. (Philip, not the "pink" man).
Jon Carpenter 2 years ago

So you carried a tripod with you? I guess if you are going to take the EX1 and lenses and gear might as well do it right. Very impressive as usual.
Attila Malarik 2 years ago

Breathtaking! The color grading just makes the whole video dream-like :)
Tony Coulombe 2 years ago

I have never thought that place was beautiful until now. Nice work!
Mario J Borgatti 2 years ago

Hardware is great to have at one's avail, but the impressions you create in this video are phenomenal!
To echo my beautiful wife Mariya, who exclaimed these words during the finale of the Aussie Pink Floyd Concert in Boston,
"ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR"!
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

Thanks for all the kind comments Mario. Best, Phil.
Mario J Borgatti 2 years ago

Your very welcome and truly deserving.
It was my good friend Joe Votta, a fellow Vimeo member, who called me last night and directed me to your work, which we both consider to be at a whole other level. Regards, Mario
Daniel Hayek 2 years ago

The Land of Haunting Enchantment.
Oliver Beattie 2 years ago

Wow! That's simply the best piece of film I've seen in a long time. Bravo!
Bill Craven 2 years ago

This just blows me away,Philip! I'm just a beginner and not sure if this scares me off or inspires me to try a hand at it! I choose the later and only hope it won't take too long to add something to this community. Patty and I plan to retire in Silver City, NM. Maybe we will see tram in person! Thanx to Arnold Kompff for sharing this!
Schräs 2 years ago

thank you for that wondurful piece of inspiring footage; great pictures and music.
Jackie Birov 2 years ago

Incredible.
Stephen Ausherman 2 years ago

Thanks for this exotic vision of my hometown. Let me know when you're back in ABQ. I'd love to show you around.
Crest Sanders 2 years ago

That was absolutely incredible.

Loved every second of it.
Benjamin Katz 2 years ago

great work again, but I think there are enough people how keep on telling you this :)
especially interesting atmosphere !
notafraid! 2 years ago

Looks beautiful. Can't wait to see the finished short. Did you remove the letus to crank the shutter speed?
Copenhagen 2 years ago

beautiful. Takes me back to my flightschool days in Las Cruces New Mexico. I visited ABQ many times.

thx for this 1 (favorite)
Charley Miller 2 years ago

That was beautiful-thank you for such fine work.
Pedro Miguel 2 years ago

amazing work, my favorite, specialy the mix of two things. beatiful images and good taste CC. Great!!!
SDI 2 years ago

Recently discovered Vimeo, and your work is some of my favorite... Nice Music/Picture combo... you seem to know how to get the best out of your equipment and have a great eye. It's inspiring to watch. One question: Is the shot at 1:06 reversed?
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

well spotted! the first! gave it a surreal feal
Anthony Bristol 2 years ago

The long shots from the tram feel very Koyaanisqatsi, no mean feat! Lovely stuff Phil.
Jordan Beck 2 years ago

Proves you can make a stunning work out of just about anything. Great job.
Alex Gollner 2 years ago

The Force is strong with you.

How did you manage the time-lapse pan at the end? Did you pan 1080p in a 720 sequence, or do you have a very steady hand?
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

1080p in a 720 sequence exactly!
Moayad Hassan 2 years ago

What really stunned me is the balance between the city lights and the sunset above it in in the last shoot at 3:00 !

In photography something like that is usually done with either double exposure or with HDR from a RAW file. What have you done? Is the EX1 really that good to give you enough data to get both parts of the shot exposed this beautifully?

And by the way, the red flag at the top of the mountain almost made me cry! :p
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

i didn't do anything to the shot. it just looked that good. it needed to be quite dark sky though which it was at the point. By using slow shutter it brought both the lights and the sky out
Moayad Hassan 2 years ago

There is no doubt about your talent, but it looks like you were also assisted by a good tool and a darn good luck :P I'm sorry, but the shot was just unnatural :)
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

sort of...but I know the camera well, like I know all my cameras well. I know how to get the best out of them and any camera with slow shutter could have got that shot. Alternatively if the sky was brighter I would just used a ND grad to bring the sky down a bit. So really the luck was in not getting kicked off there whilst filming it!
Moayad Hassan 2 years ago

you are right :)

as i said, I don't doubt your talent or you photographic abilities.

As a matter of fact, yesterday I took a long drive around the city to find a spot where it might be possible to get a similar shot as this one and I might try my luck in capturing something similar to this, just as an experiment.
Russell Boyd 2 years ago

Totally inspiring, Phillip! I just threw my Sony SR1 in the bin. I'm starting again from scratch. :)
Carlo de Lauro 2 years ago

Magic!
Lyn¨ 2 years ago

tellement stylé..

Un petit com' fr ne fait pas de mal ; )
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

merci beaucoup!
ycp 1 year ago

Oh !! mais Phil parle français ! Great !
Chael Rosenberger 2 years ago

Neato.
Andrew martz 2 years ago

i like the style that yo give this short and all your work
is there a possibility that you could pt some of your MBL presets online?
Philip Bloom 2 years ago

this was was mishandled negative. But they are all tweaked individually and are affected by the white balance and gamma etc of the camera
Dennis Joseph 2 years ago

This is probably one of my favorite videos of yours so far Phil. You just happen to find the best places to shoot and you let the magic begin.

Good stuff!
Duce Productions/ Ariadne Media 2 years ago

Great stuff as always!!! I have ann ex1 too, so I am really excited seeing your work. What was you resolution - frame rate setting?
Willem van den Hoed 2 years ago

Wow! Great moods! And some great shots! Leaving the station was terrific! Lovely!
Cory 2 years ago

Simply amazing!
RNDM 2 years ago

Reminds me of Coppola's Koyaanisqatsi, Good job man
Samu Ainesmaa 2 years ago

Wow that was just so very amazing... ("3nimal" from youtube)... Shots from 2:15 to 2:43 in particular blew my mind.
adonis 2 years ago

Well done. Also loved that one you did with the Velvet Underground soundtrack in London.
ße ωell ;-) 2 years ago

Simply stunning!

If I could only be half as good at capturing images like you do I will be truly amazed. Each time I see one of your clips makes me want to go out and buy an EX1 - guess I will just have to make do with the DSLR for the time being.

Thanks for the great shots and giving me something to aspire too :)
Lisa Kassner 2 years ago

I will add my KUDOS to this long list of accolades as well!

Kindest and sincerest warm regards,

Lisa J. Kassner
Los Angeles CA
Nathan Pierce 2 years ago

Awesome.
Forest 2 years ago

very nice vid!
Brian Mulligan 2 years ago

I like the sunset
Rich_S 1 year ago

Philip, I live in Albuquerque. You have done an excellent job of showing some of the beauty from the Tram and Sandia Mountain. I am jealous of your capturing the city of Albuquerque night lights (sometimes Diamonds in the Desert). I see Sandia Mountain from my back yard every day. But your video is just amazing. Thank you for presenting it.

Rich
Paweł Piskorski 1 year ago

I really like your visual style. Trully magic.
Sami Takieddin 1 year ago

Breathtaking in every sense of the word.
Frederic Vercammen 1 year ago

Incredible vid
I love the sunset
What's the music?
kahve 1 year ago

wonderful scenery, wonderful job. bravo.
Old Dead Eye 1 year ago

Those last shots are nothing short of breath taking. The lights are so crisp. Did you pan the camera manually during that timelapse? The other poster is right too. It looks like an HDR! Also I'm torn between an HVX200 and an EX1, but this has gone some way to making my choice.
learner-gr 1 year ago

Fantastic work. Like your mini-films.
Phoric 1 year ago

What is the film speed?
7how7 1 year ago

I was looking for info on the tram and this came up on wikipedia - now I can't wait to see it in person, great film.
Berislav Petrovic 10 months ago

Amazing video! So much great shots in so little time
Khallid Shabazz, SOC 9 months ago

Great video! I love it.