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The Watchtower stands at the eastern end of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building's silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was meant to mimic. In plan the structure is composed of one enormous circle at the north, a small circle at the south, and gently arched forms connecting the two. As Virginia L. Grattan wrote in Mary Colter Builder Upon the Red Earth, "The Indian watchtower at Desert View was not a copy, but what Colter called a 're-creation' of an Indian watchtower." Standing at 70 feet, with a 30-foot base, the tower was unique in having a concrete foundation and a steel framework well hidden in the stones of the tower. The ground level of the tower was a large, round observation room with a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. Upstairs the Hopi Room presents paintings by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, who took the room's theme from the Hopi Snake Dance. An outdoor observation deck is directly above the observation room.

Sony RX100M3
Gitzo GT0531 Tripod
Benro BH00 Ball Head
MagFilter Polarizer
 
Nicely done! .... Thanks for sharing.
 
dan.carter said:

The Watchtower stands at the eastern end of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building's silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was meant to mimic. In plan the structure is composed of one enormous circle at the north, a small circle at the south, and gently arched forms connecting the two. As Virginia L. Grattan wrote in Mary Colter Builder Upon the Red Earth, "The Indian watchtower at Desert View was not a copy, but what Colter called a 're-creation' of an Indian watchtower." Standing at 70 feet, with a 30-foot base, the tower was unique in having a concrete foundation and a steel framework well hidden in the stones of the tower. The ground level of the tower was a large, round observation room with a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. Upstairs the Hopi Room presents paintings by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, who took the room's theme from the Hopi Snake Dance. An outdoor observation deck is directly above the observation room.

Sony RX100M3
Gitzo GT0531 Tripod
Benro BH00 Ball Head
MagFilter Polarizer
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Very nice Dan. I was just at the Watchtower in December and it was gorgeous with the snow and dark clouds. It is worth a trip back if you have the opportunity.
 
dan.carter said:

The Watchtower stands at the eastern end of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building's silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was meant to mimic. In plan the structure is composed of one enormous circle at the north, a small circle at the south, and gently arched forms connecting the two. As Virginia L. Grattan wrote in Mary Colter Builder Upon the Red Earth, "The Indian watchtower at Desert View was not a copy, but what Colter called a 're-creation' of an Indian watchtower." Standing at 70 feet, with a 30-foot base, the tower was unique in having a concrete foundation and a steel framework well hidden in the stones of the tower. The ground level of the tower was a large, round observation room with a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. Upstairs the Hopi Room presents paintings by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, who took the room's theme from the Hopi Snake Dance. An outdoor observation deck is directly above the observation room.

Sony RX100M3
Gitzo GT0531 Tripod
Benro BH00 Ball Head
MagFilter Polarizer
Click to expand...
 
mmarian said:
mmarian said:

The Watchtower stands at the eastern end of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building's silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was meant to mimic. In plan the structure is composed of one enormous circle at the north, a small circle at the south, and gently arched forms connecting the two. As Virginia L. Grattan wrote in Mary Colter Builder Upon the Red Earth, "The Indian watchtower at Desert View was not a copy, but what Colter called a 're-creation' of an Indian watchtower." Standing at 70 feet, with a 30-foot base, the tower was unique in having a concrete foundation and a steel framework well hidden in the stones of the tower. The ground level of the tower was a large, round observation room with a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. Upstairs the Hopi Room presents paintings by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, who took the room's theme from the Hopi Snake Dance. An outdoor observation deck is directly above the observation room.

Sony RX100M3
Gitzo GT0531 Tripod
Benro BH00 Ball Head
MagFilter Polarizer
Click to expand...
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dan.carter said:
mmarian said:
dan.carter said:

The Watchtower stands at the eastern end of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building's silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was meant to mimic. In plan the structure is composed of one enormous circle at the north, a small circle at the south, and gently arched forms connecting the two. As Virginia L. Grattan wrote in Mary Colter Builder Upon the Red Earth, "The Indian watchtower at Desert View was not a copy, but what Colter called a 're-creation' of an Indian watchtower." Standing at 70 feet, with a 30-foot base, the tower was unique in having a concrete foundation and a steel framework well hidden in the stones of the tower. The ground level of the tower was a large, round observation room with a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. Upstairs the Hopi Room presents paintings by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, who took the room's theme from the Hopi Snake Dance. An outdoor observation deck is directly above the observation room.

Sony RX100M3
Gitzo GT0531 Tripod
Benro BH00 Ball Head
MagFilter Polarizer

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Sony RX10 & RX100M3
https://vimeo.com/user582748
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Nice work!!! Thanks for shering. I am just starting with video. Your work in part as well as ownership of RX100mk3 inspires me to get into it. Your advice on PP technique and software used would be greatly appreciated. May I ask what video quality and format it was shot with and how was the final conversion done before uploading to Vimeo? Have you done any grading? Was the time laps done with the Sony App? Thanks in advance. I need to start somewhere I suppose :-)
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Many thanks for watching.

Shot XAVC 1080/60p. Edited with FCPX. No grading, only minor exposure adjustment on 5 clips. Uploaded to Vimeo at 1030/29.97. Sony Time-lapse App.

Good shooting...

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Sony RX10 & RX100M3
https://vimeo.com/user582748
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Thank you for share, nicely done. Ive been trying to save some videos I did with my RX1003 using FCPX but I haven't being able to do with out losing quality, could you share you setting to save this kind of files using FCPX?
 
dan.carter said:
mmarian said:
dan.carter said:

The Watchtower stands at the eastern end of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building's silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was meant to mimic. In plan the structure is composed of one enormous circle at the north, a small circle at the south, and gently arched forms connecting the two. As Virginia L. Grattan wrote in Mary Colter Builder Upon the Red Earth, "The Indian watchtower at Desert View was not a copy, but what Colter called a 're-creation' of an Indian watchtower." Standing at 70 feet, with a 30-foot base, the tower was unique in having a concrete foundation and a steel framework well hidden in the stones of the tower. The ground level of the tower was a large, round observation room with a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. Upstairs the Hopi Room presents paintings by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, who took the room's theme from the Hopi Snake Dance. An outdoor observation deck is directly above the observation room.

Sony RX100M3
Gitzo GT0531 Tripod
Benro BH00 Ball Head
MagFilter Polarizer
Click to expand...
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Great video. Just curious, what settings did you use? Was it landscape? What level of saturation, contrast, and sharpness? I didn't see a single portion with blown highlights... very impressive.
 
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That is a fabulous video !

This really got me going because I will be walking these same steps in 3 weeks.

thanks Dan !

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The clips are very nice however I find the editing too snappy with no transitions probably this is deliberate but to me a bit hard
Have you considered shooting 30p to increase the dynamic range of the shots even more? You have near to no panning and render in 30p anyway so there is no point loosing information to more frames?
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My flickr sets http://www.flickr.com/photos/interceptor121/
Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/interceptor121
Underwater Photo and Video Blog http://interceptor121.com
 
With the time-lapse app, what kind of files is the camera generating? Also mp4-files like when shooting video? Thanks!
 
mmarian said:
mmarian said:
mmarian said:
mmarian said:

The Watchtower stands at the eastern end of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building's silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was meant to mimic. In plan the structure is composed of one enormous circle at the north, a small circle at the south, and gently arched forms connecting the two. As Virginia L. Grattan wrote in Mary Colter Builder Upon the Red Earth, "The Indian watchtower at Desert View was not a copy, but what Colter called a 're-creation' of an Indian watchtower." Standing at 70 feet, with a 30-foot base, the tower was unique in having a concrete foundation and a steel framework well hidden in the stones of the tower. The ground level of the tower was a large, round observation room with a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. Upstairs the Hopi Room presents paintings by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, who took the room's theme from the Hopi Snake Dance. An outdoor observation deck is directly above the observation room.

Sony RX100M3
Gitzo GT0531 Tripod
Benro BH00 Ball Head
MagFilter Polarizer
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Interceptor121 said:
The clips are very nice however I find the editing too snappy with no transitions probably this is deliberate but to me a bit hard
Have you considered shooting 30p to increase the dynamic range of the shots even more? You have near to no panning and render in 30p anyway so there is no point loosing information to more frames?
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My flickr sets http://www.flickr.com/photos/interceptor121/
Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/interceptor121
Underwater Photo and Video Blog http://interceptor121.com
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Unfortunately, RX100M3 XAVC 30p suffers serious moire issues and shooting 30p doesn't increase dynamic range. Also, shooting 60p allows the use of the extra frames for slow-mo, etc.. if I need them.

Thanks for watching and commenting.
 
wallawalla said:
Great video. Just curious, what settings did you use? Was it landscape? What level of saturation, contrast, and sharpness? I didn't see a single portion with blown highlights... very impressive.
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Thank you for watching and the encouraging words.

Shot in XAVC 1080/60p. Vivid, -1 Contrast, +2 Sharpening, -0.3 Exposure. Edited with FCPX. No grading, only minor exposure adjustment on 5 clips. Uploaded to Vimeo at 1030/29.97. Sony Time-lapse App.

Kind Regards,

Dan
 
dan.carter said:
Interceptor121 said:
The clips are very nice however I find the editing too snappy with no transitions probably this is deliberate but to me a bit hard
Have you considered shooting 30p to increase the dynamic range of the shots even more? You have near to no panning and render in 30p anyway so there is no point loosing information to more frames?
--
My flickr sets http://www.flickr.com/photos/interceptor121/
Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/interceptor121
Underwater Photo and Video Blog http://interceptor121.com
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Unfortunately, RX100M3 XAVC 30p suffers serious moire issues and shooting 30p doesn't increase dynamic range. Also, shooting 60p allows the use of the extra frames for slow-mo, etc.. if I need them.

Thanks for watching and commenting.
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dan.carter said:
mmarian said:
dan.carter said:
mmarian said:
dan.carter said:

The Watchtower stands at the eastern end of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. From a distance the building's silhouette looks like the Anasazi watchtower it was meant to mimic. In plan the structure is composed of one enormous circle at the north, a small circle at the south, and gently arched forms connecting the two. As Virginia L. Grattan wrote in Mary Colter Builder Upon the Red Earth, "The Indian watchtower at Desert View was not a copy, but what Colter called a 're-creation' of an Indian watchtower." Standing at 70 feet, with a 30-foot base, the tower was unique in having a concrete foundation and a steel framework well hidden in the stones of the tower. The ground level of the tower was a large, round observation room with a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon. Upstairs the Hopi Room presents paintings by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie, who took the room's theme from the Hopi Snake Dance. An outdoor observation deck is directly above the observation room.

Sony RX100M3
Gitzo GT0531 Tripod
Benro BH00 Ball Head
MagFilter Polarizer
Click to expand...
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