MarkBarbieri
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I have put together a first draft slideshow from our summer vacation. The entire vacation lasted 5 weeks and went through 12 states. I was only there for the first few days and last couple of weeks. The slideshow only covers those last two weeks.
The pictures are primarily from Grand Tetons National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park. They are a mixture of scenic shots, wildlife shots, and typical family vacation snapshots.
The music is Upside Down by Jack Johnson. I usually spend a couple of hours trying to pick the right song when I build a slideshow. In this case, I picked the song even before the trip. It was exactly what I wanted for this trip. I just wish the song was longer so that I could have stuffed in a few more pictures. As it is, they still feel a little rushed to me.
I may make some changes to the slideshow before I consider it done. There are some pictures I'm not sure I want to keep and a few others that I think I'd like to add in. If you see any that you think should be cut, let me know. Also, I rushed through the post processing, so if you see anything that looks wrong (dust spots I missed, horizon not level, etc), let me know.
For those unfamiliar with those parts of the world, I want to add that none of the pictures are "fakes." The animals are all real wild animals shot out in the wild (or on someone's lawn in one case). Those colors are really those colors. The only fakery I did was to use a polarizer to cut the glare. I also did a little HDR to deal with wide dynamic ranges.
For those of you that think that mountains and lakes never really look like that, I suggest that you watch them at sunrise more often. That seems to be when things look best. It can be tough dragging yourself out of a warm sleeping bag at 5:00 AM so that you can stand around in near freezing temperatures waiting for the light to be just right. It's really bag when you that and wind and clouds roll in making the entire morning a waste. Oh well, that's what makes it so special when everything works just right.
Also, I'm aware that my younger son was not wearing his seatbelt for the Wii picture in the van. That is not typical. We drove around my parent's neighborhood for a few minutes so that I could stage a shot of them playing the Wii in the car. I guess during all of the setup for the shot I forgot to make sure he was buckled.
Some of the many great moments on the trip include seeing a grizzly bear in the wild (my first time), seeing a moose in a pond on an otherwise wasted morning (see clouds and wind above), watching a herd of elk wade across a lake in the pre-dawn mist and hearing the bull bugle, playing in the snow during the summer, seeing the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone (one of the greatest sights in the world), swimming in the "Boiling River", and (of course) watching my kids see more of this wonderful world.
The slideshow can only be viewed on a Windows PC (sorry Mac and Linux people, I'm working on the problem).
Here is the slideshow: http://www.box.net/shared/static/ec7inhnf6q.exe
The pictures are primarily from Grand Tetons National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park. They are a mixture of scenic shots, wildlife shots, and typical family vacation snapshots.
The music is Upside Down by Jack Johnson. I usually spend a couple of hours trying to pick the right song when I build a slideshow. In this case, I picked the song even before the trip. It was exactly what I wanted for this trip. I just wish the song was longer so that I could have stuffed in a few more pictures. As it is, they still feel a little rushed to me.
I may make some changes to the slideshow before I consider it done. There are some pictures I'm not sure I want to keep and a few others that I think I'd like to add in. If you see any that you think should be cut, let me know. Also, I rushed through the post processing, so if you see anything that looks wrong (dust spots I missed, horizon not level, etc), let me know.
For those unfamiliar with those parts of the world, I want to add that none of the pictures are "fakes." The animals are all real wild animals shot out in the wild (or on someone's lawn in one case). Those colors are really those colors. The only fakery I did was to use a polarizer to cut the glare. I also did a little HDR to deal with wide dynamic ranges.
For those of you that think that mountains and lakes never really look like that, I suggest that you watch them at sunrise more often. That seems to be when things look best. It can be tough dragging yourself out of a warm sleeping bag at 5:00 AM so that you can stand around in near freezing temperatures waiting for the light to be just right. It's really bag when you that and wind and clouds roll in making the entire morning a waste. Oh well, that's what makes it so special when everything works just right.
Also, I'm aware that my younger son was not wearing his seatbelt for the Wii picture in the van. That is not typical. We drove around my parent's neighborhood for a few minutes so that I could stage a shot of them playing the Wii in the car. I guess during all of the setup for the shot I forgot to make sure he was buckled.
Some of the many great moments on the trip include seeing a grizzly bear in the wild (my first time), seeing a moose in a pond on an otherwise wasted morning (see clouds and wind above), watching a herd of elk wade across a lake in the pre-dawn mist and hearing the bull bugle, playing in the snow during the summer, seeing the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone (one of the greatest sights in the world), swimming in the "Boiling River", and (of course) watching my kids see more of this wonderful world.
The slideshow can only be viewed on a Windows PC (sorry Mac and Linux people, I'm working on the problem).
Here is the slideshow: http://www.box.net/shared/static/ec7inhnf6q.exe
Thanks so much for sharing!!
