Don't Look Now http://www.dont-look-now.com A Documentary of Superfluous Wanderlust Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:03:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 en Drop ‘em http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/10/03/drop-em/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/10/03/drop-em/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:51:34 +0000 skywriter12 feature http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/10/03/drop-em/ fash131.jpg
A male model shows off his underwear to the eager press, part of a new design collection on display during Panama Fashion Week.

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/10/03/drop-em/feed/ Reverse Runway http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/10/03/panama-fashion-week/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/10/03/panama-fashion-week/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:37:02 +0000 skywriter12 feature http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/10/03/panama-fashion-week/ fash1a.jpgfashion14.jpg
—
Some fun pics from Panama Fashion Week. I tried some stuff like this shooting from the opposite end of the runway, pointing towards the photographers and into the studio lights. Some cool rim and halo lights….

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/10/03/panama-fashion-week/feed/ Pelea http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/09/19/pelea/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/09/19/pelea/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:53:02 +0000 skywriter12 sports http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/09/19/pelea/ boxblog2.jpg
—-
Some shots I liked from covering boxing the other night.

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/09/19/pelea/feed/ Medellin Travel Story Slideshow/Vid (+poll) http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/07/23/medellin-travel-pics/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/07/23/medellin-travel-pics/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:54:57 +0000 skywriter12 personal travel http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/07/23/medellin-travel-pics/ —
Update Aug. 3, 2008:I discovered, which many of you may have known, that the Flash 9 plugin, which has a 95% penetration worldwide, can actually playback any video file encoded in H.264. That means it can playback any H.264 encoded .MOV, M4V, MP4, or FLV through the Flash video player!

In a nutshell, you dont need to waste time outputting your video file to flv anymore. You can upload any of these formats, point your flash video player plugin to it, and it will play it back. High quality, quick turn around. Problem solved!

If you liked the SoundSlides version, it can be found here
—
p.s. apologies to the band. I love your music. Please don’t sue me….

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/07/23/medellin-travel-pics/feed/ Nairobi http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/05/29/nairobi/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/05/29/nairobi/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 16:19:42 +0000 skywriter12 travel http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/05/29/nairobi/ 052808-smgphotoshelter7.jpg
A young girl plays on the beach in Veracruz, a small fishing village ten minutes outside Panama City.

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/05/29/nairobi/feed/ Stills from Mato Grosso http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/05/22/stills-from-mato-grosso/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/05/22/stills-from-mato-grosso/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 07:28:52 +0000 skywriter12 news feature nature http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/05/22/stills-from-mato-grosso/ 0518mt-2105.jpg
0518mt-2136.jpg
Brazil is the biggest producer of soy in the world.
0508mt-1335.jpg
The farmers cut into the forest for soy and cattle.
0508mt-105105.jpg
Cleared jungle for cattle pasture. Demand for red meat continues to skyrocket.
0508mt-1210.jpg
Charred forest ready to convert to farmland.

These are some stills from my photo camera from a story I am working on about the global food and energy crisis, which actually a video piece. I took very few stills, but here they are. With HD, I can do frame grabs, which is the plan in the next few days.

In an nutshell, many are accusing Brazil of burning down the Amazon to convert it into high yield farmland to grow more food, animal feed, and crops for biodiesel and ethanol production. Begs the question about what is the environmental price we are willing to pay in order to have enough food and energy crops for the world. A complex and controversial issue.

The video is in the editing phase right now, and will post soon. Enjoy..

Note: I cropped to 16:9 aspect so I can put it in FCP. Some people like to add motion to the photos and move around it, but not me. I like it cropped how I want…

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/05/22/stills-from-mato-grosso/feed/ Ana’s Dream http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/04/04/anas-dream-2/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/04/04/anas-dream-2/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:22:14 +0000 skywriter12 personal http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/04/04/anas-dream-2/ ana-3.jpg
Brazilian journalist and friend Ana Bianca Marin was in town for a few days. We took a day trip up the coast. Ana dreams of buying a French sailboat and seeing the world. I saw her looking out to sea, dreaming….

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/04/04/anas-dream-2/feed/ Spanish Fort http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/04/04/spanish-fort/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/04/04/spanish-fort/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:18:06 +0000 skywriter12 portrait nature personal http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/04/04/spanish-fort/ ana-2.jpgana-1.jpg
—
Fuerte San Lorenzo, the ruins of a 16th Century Spanish fort on the Caribbean coast of Panama.

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/04/04/spanish-fort/feed/ Logging in Darien http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/03/21/logging-in-darien/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/03/21/logging-in-darien/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:38:03 +0000 skywriter12 personal http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/03/21/logging-in-darien/ darien-3.jpgdarien-2.jpgdarien-1.jpg
—A few photos for a spec piece I may do about deforestation in Panama.

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/03/21/logging-in-darien/feed/ Parque Metropolitano http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/03/03/parque-metropolitano/ http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/03/03/parque-metropolitano/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:39:34 +0000 skywriter12 nature personal http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/03/03/parque-metropolitano/ metro-51.jpg
metro-11.jpg
metro-2.jpgmetro-41.jpg
—
I went on a hike with my photog buddy Ruben Parra for a little photo trek. Nice change to just play with light and shadow and whatnot….

]]> http://www.dont-look-now.com/2008/03/03/parque-metropolitano/feed/