Review LED Light Godox LA 200

This is a powerful LED light that’s solid for studio work and light enough to take on location. I appreciate the Color Rendering Index is a high 96 for clean color with no shifts. It produces lots of light 230 watts. It’s easier to show you how this light works than to write about it, so I invite you to check it out. See what I like, a lot, and a small issue or two to watch for…

Review LED Light – Godox LA200 Single color 5600k. Godox also makes a LA150 and bi-color versions.

If you have any comments or questions about this review let me know. BTW, I was able to keep this LED Light at no charge.

Yours in Creative Photography, Bob

Want to look a little closer at the specs or order the light, here’s a link – http://amazon.com/dp/B09T34Z67L

review – universal video microphone kit

review – universal video microphone kit

Here’s a pretty handy little kit for setting up your video station using your phone. Vitopal Universal Video Microphone Kit can be used with phones and cameras for vlogging. I got one of these to test.

Video Kit

For only 36 bucks you get a pretty darn good microphone, cables and lightweight stand.

The design of the stand is nice in that it can support the phone and microphone while sitting on a table. The legs also fold to be held comfortably while doing a walk and talk or using it to record others on the move.

Set up your phone or small camera using the stand make sure one leg is directly behind the weight. Especially important if you are tilting the ball head toward the rear.

microphone media kit review

All the gear in the kit. (iPhone NOT included) ; )>

The very directional mic can be shielded from the wind with the included foam or dead cat cover. It can be left uncovered if you will be a little distance from the mic indoors.

Heads-up

Cords are included for connection to phone or camera with 3.5mm ends. One little heads-up. If you have a newer model iPhone you’ll need a headphone adapter. Then you can plug in the included 3.5mm cord to the Lightning connection of your phone.

Traveling or storing the kit? It all packs conveniently into a compact case.

Yours in Creative Photography, Bob

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dreamer – escape from confinement

dreamer – escape from confinement

It’s been and interesting year and a half. No doubt about it. I’m watching people start to come out from their cocooned lives and make their way to interaction with others. For many it was as if they have been locked in a cage.

Dreamer – Escape from Confinement

I had the pleasure of working with my muse, Pash Galbavy, on a video project where using her many skills of dance, mask making and visual storytelling. I’ll let the video tell you the rest of the story….

 

You can find more work and information about Pash on her unmask it site. Her work is inspiring.

Yours in Creative Photography,       Bob

slow motion humminbirds

slow motion humminbirds

Hummingbirds in Slow Motion

Testing out the slow motion in 4K Video with the Lumix GH5. Hummingbirds are a favorite of mine. They are fascinating to watch as they maneuver through the air. Here’s a short clip that tells so much about their feeding and territorial habits.

Slow Motion Hummingbirds (click on the video above to play

still image from hummingbird videoHere’s a still I grabbed from a very small section of the video frame

Video captured using the Leica 100-400mm lens

Yours in Creative Photography,       Bob

beaver creek

beaver creek

Short Water Video Captured at Beaver Creek

There’s something about water and the sound an motion of it that speaks to my soul. It calms. It relaxes. It stimulates deep and comfortable thoughts.

beaver creek photo bob coates photographyStill frame from the video at Beaver Creek. Look below for sound and motion.

I made a short video to share with you from a small little-known creek south of Sedona, Arizona. The place is called Beaver creek and while I often find it barren of people, it is also enjoyed by families, fellow creek water enthusiasts and my photographer friends enjoy an exploration along it’s banks.

Take less than a minute to enjoy the sound and some of the sights. Breath in. Breath out. Relax.

That is all for today.

Yours in creative Photography,      Bob

PS – for those interested this was made with the Lumix GX8 and the Panasonic Lumix 20mm f1.7 lens

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beaver creek time lapse

beaver creek time lapse

Time Lapse of Beaver Creek near Sedona, Arizona

The video below is a time-lapse of Beaver Creek near Sedona, Arizona. Time lapse of water gives a slightly jerky feel at least the way this was captured and processed. These were captured a frame every 2 seconds and processed out to time lapse at 24 FPS 4K video then slowed 50% in post-production in Adobe Premiere Pro. The sound was added from another clip of video captured at the same place.

Watch for ‘The Dance of the spiders’ in the right-hand bottom corner.

screen shot of beaver creek videoWatch the space pictured above when you look at the video and you’ll find my ‘spidey’ friends.

Images captured with the Lumix GX8 and the Lumix G 20mm f1.7 lens. In a couple of days, I’ll share some video from a different day on the creek shot with the same gear and an entirely different feel.

Yours in Creative Photography,        Bob