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This summer….

mike — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:07:37 +0000

Well, what is there to say about this summer? Feels like we have April lasting the whole summer…
Below are two short Time-Lapse videos showing some impressions captured this summer.

Photo: Flags, a wheel and a tower

mike — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:44:56 +0000

A Royal Wedding

mike — Sun, 08 May 2011 00:07:55 +0000

My parents came over from Luxembourg last weekend for a short visit in London. Perfectly timed for a certain wedding which happened at the same time. Below are some impressions taken around Friday the 29th April 2011.

500 Days

mike — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:32:42 +0000

We are now less then 500 days away from the Olympic Games in London. BT marked the occasion with fireworks and an impressive light show around the BT Tower. Below are some impressions.

First, here is a quick Video of some of my pictures and video clips, created using Animoto:

And here is my Flickr Set showing some more of my pictures:

Photo: Sharp Edges

mike — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:21:32 +0000

Photo: Zooming out – London Eye

mike — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:22:01 +0000

iPhone4 Test Video, edited using iMovie on the phone

mike — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:15:27 +0000

Below is really just a very quick test of the iPhone4 Video and picture quality. The short clip has been edited on the actual phone using iMovie for iOS4.

iPhone 4 – Sunny Day in London from Mike Hellers on Vimeo.

Naked Bike Ride – London 2010

mike — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:00:14 +0000

Every year, a large crowd of people join the Naked Bike Ride through London.

Naked Bike Ride – London 2010 from Mike Hellers on Vimeo.

Video: Timelapse – London

mike — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:21:20 +0000

TimeLapse London from mikehellers on Vimeo.

The above Video is a collection of timelapse videos done over the last few months in London.
I have used a number of different cameras to take the pictures: Canon G9 with CHDK, Canon 500D and Canon 7D with external intervalometer. After converting the individual images into timelapse Videos using Quicktime 7 Pro, some further work has been done in Final Cut Pro. The scenes at Trafalgar Square have been treated using the Long Time Exposure Plugin from CHV to create a blending effect. Some of the other clips include some panning done in Final Cut, while other have just been scaled down to HD resolution.
The soundtrack is a composition of Denny Schneidemesser called ‘Savanna Speedrun’ released under a creative commons licence.

Video: Ice sculpting at Canary Wharf

mike — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:43:21 +0000

Photos and Video captured using a Canon 7D.
Music: Denny Schneidemesser – Heart of the Winter