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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Some cops harrassed me in the subway today...

Greg Syverson said:
Katmai National Park, Lake Clark National and Denali National Park. All of them are in Alaska. Seems like the park service employees are brain washed that anyone with a big lens or nice camera is bad and needs to be watched with a close eye. Rgarless if you are motion film, video or still cameras.

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Sometimes I do not blame them. Look how close this guy is. I am using 500mm f4 lens
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Great shot Greg! Just think what you can do with a RED One!

Dave
 
For shooting video around L.A. with 3 person crew, sticks and talent, I have often pulled still photo permits - they were pretty inexpensive and satisfied the officials who always stopped us down to ask questions. Seems like no one reads the fine print. And I always had a Hasselblad handy to convert the video shoot into a still shoot of a video camera if they pressed me, but never needed to.

I was once stopped on the beach near Venice and I realized later that I had accidentally shown them a permit for the next day's shoot in the Mojave desert - they just glanced at the papers and thanked me.

BTW, state parks or other state facilities and some national ones are usually very cheap and easy to obtain permits for...though I did have trouble in Denali National Park.

John
 
I thought they started charging a daily fee in national parks for professional shooting, something like 150.00 USD?

btw, can someone tell me how much C2 and ball bearings you can pack into a
PD170? (being rediculous, but you get what I'm saying). I remember during the first stages or the US invasion of Afghanistan, a 'news' team came to interview a leader who was anti - Al Quaida. The camera was loaded with explosives, he and the suicide bombers died.

The police didn't arrest you or threaten you, they just didn't know what a RED was or who you were. I'm glad they asked. That's not a police state, thats cops doing a very difficult and sometimes thankless job.
 
Yes would I ever love to shoot RED 4k footage. I will wait though to see what Scalet is. Somedays I feel like just breaking down and getting the EX-1 from Sony. My kind of work I need something small and easy on power. I go out for weeks at a time in remote locations. With out a doubt RED is the best thing for me and the footage would be out of this world. It may be overkill for me. Unless I use it on shots I can controll and drive to. Then use a smaller field version for the remote run and gun shooting.

My web site is http://gregsyverson.com/index.html

On my web site is a sample of footage I have done. Look for Alaska Up Close

Thanks for the compliments on the photos.

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Greg Syverson said:
Yes would I ever love to shoot RED 4k footage. I will wait though to see what Scalet is. Somedays I feel like just breaking down and getting the EX-1 from Sony. My kind of work I need something small and easy on power. I go out for weeks at a time in remote locations. With out a doubt RED is the best thing for me and the footage would be out of this world. It may be overkill for me. Unless I use it on shots I can controll and drive to. Then use a smaller field version for the remote run and gun shooting.

My web site is http://gregsyverson.com/index.html

On my web site is a sample of footage I have done. Look for Alaska Up Close

Thanks for the compliments on the photos.

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Greg, I can't wait when you decide to order and get your RED.
You could get such a beauty out of this camera, maybe I fly in to visit you once I get my camera.
 
Greg, you have some awesome shots on that Alaska Up Close preview clip. The eagles on the shore, the moose blowing air from his nostrils.. a lot of great stuff.

Let me know if you ever need an apprentice. :)
 
Greg Syverson said:
Soon as I learn what the hell I am doing, I would love to show someone else.

for now I have moved from wildlife to photographing women. Wonder how she would look shot with a RED CAM

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Beautiful smile.........

Greg, why not to merge both, wild photography and women? :-)
 
Akube said:
btw.. the terrorism thing.. it's all over.
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not yet.. maybe not yet.. unfortunately..

btw.. a sad story.. unfortunately..
 
Greg Syverson said:
I like the concept ((wild photography and women)) Maybe even wild women and photography.
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Haha, these are my two favorite things. Beautiful women and beautiful outdoor photography. All my scripts are dramas set in the great outdoors with gorgeous women. :)
 
Greg Syverson said:
I like the concept ((wild photography and women)) Maybe even wild women and photography. I wonder which is safer the Bears or the Women?
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You can always out run a bear, (down hill) ever try to out run a divorce attorney!!!
:)

Dave
 
BTW, Greg, do you pack a sidearm when you are so near those bears?
 
Greg Syverson said:
Right now I am 6 miles off the coast of Pruhoe Bay Alaska. I took this shot a couple days ago. It was -37 out with a wind chill of -57. The sea ice is over 50 inches thick

I would love to test RED in this kind of situation
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We convinced them to get it down to -20 for you (see this thread ). The rest is up to you.

PS. What's the Internet access like there?
 
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