The Big Foto » Asia http://thebigfoto.com Life stories in photos Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:17:38 +0000 en hourly 1 Abraj: The two towers of Dubai http://thebigfoto.com/abraj-the-two-towers-of-dubai http://thebigfoto.com/abraj-the-two-towers-of-dubai#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:59:59 +0000 admin http://thebigfoto.com/?p=2597 Timelapse video by Philip Bloom featuring the two iconic towers of Dubai. The Burj Al Arab and the world’s tallest building. The Burj Khalifa.

Music is by Vaughan Williams: Variations on theme by Thomas Tallis

]]> http://thebigfoto.com/abraj-the-two-towers-of-dubai/feed 0 Yoshi’s Blend http://thebigfoto.com/yoshis-blend http://thebigfoto.com/yoshis-blend#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:17:37 +0000 admin http://thebigfoto.com/?p=2593

A short vignette of Yoshi Masuda–a coffee enthusiast who is sharing his passion for coffee with victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

Directed/Edited/Shot by Mackenzie Sheppard

]]> http://thebigfoto.com/yoshis-blend/feed 0 The travel diaries 2011 http://thebigfoto.com/the-travel-diaries-2011 http://thebigfoto.com/the-travel-diaries-2011#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:56:54 +0000 admin http://thebigfoto.com/?p=2559 Loneliness, detached, overwhelmed, fascinated, homesick – a year of travelling around the globe on business trips.

Gunther Machu flew 6 times around the world, spent 1.5 weeks (net) in airplanes 2011 and collected shots the whole year for this project.

He walked for hours around airports to get the one shot, got nearly arrested at Chicago O’Hare but had some good luck too!

Filmed at Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing, Chicago, Houston, Dubai, Frankfurt and my home – airport Vienna.

Shot on Lumix GH1 and GH2 (both hacked), by making use of the ETC mode on the GH2 I was able to get up to 3200mm equiv. focal length.

Hope you enjoy this!

]]> http://thebigfoto.com/the-travel-diaries-2011/feed 0 Lost in Tokyo http://thebigfoto.com/lost-in-tokyo http://thebigfoto.com/lost-in-tokyo#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:17:57 +0000 admin http://thebigfoto.com/?p=2557 Mark Bramley had 2 days to himself in Tokyo so he decided to take about 10,000 photos. All shot on a Canon 5D MkII. All the video footage was shot handheld.

And this is the brilliant result.

]]> http://thebigfoto.com/lost-in-tokyo/feed 0 Above and Below http://thebigfoto.com/above-and-below http://thebigfoto.com/above-and-below#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:46:18 +0000 admin http://thebigfoto.com/?p=2553 Navotas Cemetery, Manila, The Philippines.

Manila is one of the most overpopulated places on Earth.
There are over 2000 families living above the dead in the Navotas Cemetery. Babies are born and the dead are buried in the same place.
Life goes on.

Shot and edited by Stefan Werc

Music by Nate Connelly

This footage was originally shot for the Bagong Silang documentary directed by Zena Merton and produced by Giselle Santos.
This is not a promo for the documentary.
Above and Below has been edited for a showreel purpose only.

Tech info:

Shot on Canon 7D
canon 17-55 2.8
tokina 11-16 2.8
canon 70-200 4
canon 100 2.8
canon 35 1.4
canon 50 1.4

via equisdx

]]> http://thebigfoto.com/above-and-below/feed 0 Traffic in Frenetic HCMC, Vietnam http://thebigfoto.com/traffic-in-frenetic-hcmc-vietnam http://thebigfoto.com/traffic-in-frenetic-hcmc-vietnam#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:06:53 +0000 admin http://thebigfoto.com/?p=2522 Awesome traffic and city timelapse from Rob Whitworth.

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is an amazing up and coming city.
This time lapse is a culmination of 10,000 RAW images and
multiple shoots capturing some of the cities relentless energy
and pace of change.

Soundtrack to the video is the energetic Mondo’77 by Looper

Copyright © All Images Rob Whitworth 2011 – robwhitworth.co.uk

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locations:
Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif

Equipment used:
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Canon 24-105mm L IS 4f
Canon 16-35mm L
Canon 50mm 1.4f
Canon 85mm 1.8f
Glidetrack HD
Handgrip Nighthawk and D|Focus V3 (shoulder mount)
Zoom H1
2x Rode Videomic Pro
Manfrotto 501 HD and 701 HDV
LCW ND Filter Fader MK II
Edited and colour graded the entire clip on Final Cut Pro X

]]> http://thebigfoto.com/afghanistan-touch-down-in-flight/feed 1 Android dreams http://thebigfoto.com/android-dreams http://thebigfoto.com/android-dreams#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:16:11 +0000 admin http://thebigfoto.com/?p=2455

A tribute to Ridley Scott and Vangelis, whose atmospheric work on Blade Runner has been a huge source of inspiration in my shooting time lapses, as well as for entire generations of filmmakers. I hope this will make many of you want to revisit (or discover if you haven’t yet) this genre-defining movie.

Shot roughly over a year in Tokyo with a Canon 5dmk2, mainly in the Shinjuku area.

Music: “Main Titles” and “Blush Response” from Vangelis’ haunting score. It still sends chills down my spine every time I listen to it… my favorite soundtrack to this day. The new 3-cd remaster is well worth getting: itunes.apple.com/​us/​album/​blade-runner-trilogy-music/​id274024314

]]> http://thebigfoto.com/android-dreams/feed 0 Syria. The other side. http://thebigfoto.com/syria-the-other-side http://thebigfoto.com/syria-the-other-side#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:47:41 +0000 admin http://thebigfoto.com/?p=2339 Following the recent events that took place in Syria, people all over the world use to see this country like it is presented by media.

Now you can see how Ruslan Fedotow presents this country.

Director of photography: Ruslan Fedotow
Edit/color: Artem Yakimov

Canon 5D mark2, 16-35mm 2,8L II, 24-70mm 2,8L, 70-200mm 2,8 IS L II, Glidetrack. Editing and color in Sony Vegas 10.

]]> http://thebigfoto.com/syria-the-other-side/feed 0 Karakuri http://thebigfoto.com/karakuri http://thebigfoto.com/karakuri#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:57:56 +0000 admin http://thebigfoto.com/?p=2247

Japan has always been on the forefront of cutting edge robotics. Its roots can be traced back 200-300 years during the Edo period when skilled craftsmen created automata (self-operating machines). Using nothing more than pulleys and weights they were able to make the Karakuri (Japanese automata) perform amazing tasks.
Japans modern day robots can be traced back to the Karakuri. Today Hideki Higashino is one of the few remaining craftsmen who is determined to keep the history and tradition of Japanese Karakuri alive.

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