Archive for February, 2013

Rough draft of initial TREK script added to previous post (20 Feb 13)

Posted in Captain's Personal Log, Science Fiction, Video on February 28, 2013 by William Hooks

I developed a new character, LT Nestora Jeminor (Communications) while creating this script. Lt Nestora Jaminor Bio 1I hope you enjoy it

Another sunny day on Florence Avenue in Los Angeles….

Posted in Photojournalism on February 22, 2013 by William Hooks
Photo Essay

Photo Essay

I recommend you try the chili dogs at Art’s, Florence Ave between Vermont and Western…he’s a transplanted Texan who’s found his home here.

See the two-part Intro to ABANDON DS9 on YouTube

Posted in Captain's Personal Log, Music, Photography, Science Fiction, Video on February 20, 2013 by William Hooks

I posted the video there, due to file size and other tech issues.

Use the title to find it, I hope that you enjoy! I laughed quite a few times while recording the voiceover….and you can take a look at my preliminary, unfinished script for the film which is attached to this posting. STAR TREK_DS9_backup1

[Note: my com pin was damaged from phaser fire at the conclusion of part II]

A short film is in the works, ABANDON DEEP SPACE NINE (Star Trek genre)

Posted in Captain's Personal Log, Music, Photography, Science Fiction, Video on February 19, 2013 by William Hooks

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USS-DEFIANT_WebI just completed writing the VO for the introductory clip today. We’re assembling talent and the script is progressing.. warpspeed.

Sample poster for upcoming documentary, OCCUPY LA (2013)

Posted in Photography, Photojournalism, Video on February 16, 2013 by William Hooks
A disabled Marine and an Occupy staff member are interviewed about their experiences at the encampment, west side of City Hall

A disabled Marine and an Occupy staff member are interviewed about their experiences at the encampment, west side of City Hall

Post-trip interviews being scheduled for inclusion in the documentary

Posted in Captain's Personal Log on February 9, 2013 by William Hooks

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It’s finally raining and snowing here in southern CA. I want to go back to the mountains…tomorrow. Or sooner.

Current versions of ETERNAL GRANITE poster ads

Posted in Captain's Personal Log, Photography, Video on February 9, 2013 by William Hooks

Current versions of ETERNAL GRANITE poster ads

3 more to follow…

My newest posters for the upcoming documentary

Posted in Photography, Travel on February 5, 2013 by William Hooks
Little Lakes Valley, Eastern Sierra, CA-December 2012

Little Lakes Valley, Eastern Sierra, CA-December 2012

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Sequoia National Park, CA, October 2012

Sequoia National Park, CA, October 2012

It was great fun creating these, and there will be several more to come. I hope that you enjoy them as well….

Some additional details:

Adobe Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6 software
Nikon D600, various Nikkor lenses (Sequoia NP)
Canon DSLR (Little Lakes Valley)

It didn’t rain in southern CA yesterday, but…..

Posted in Photography on February 1, 2013 by William Hooks

Nikon D600, 24-70mm f/2.8, ISO 200, 10 sec f/5.6

Nikon D600, 24-70mm f/2.8, ISO 200, 10 sec f/5.6

Lightroom 4 editing

Lightroom 4 editing

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Raining protons!

Raining protons!

Proton rain at home...

Proton rain at home…

More thoughts about the Nikon D600 FX camera

Posted in Photography, Photojournalism, Reviews, Studio Portraiture, Video on February 1, 2013 by William Hooks

After several months of intensive use, these are some of my comments about the D600:

It continues to impress me with its overall versatility, good build quality, audio and video features and (actually) more resolution than I often need. One of the times when I find the 24MP files especially useful, though, is when required to crop heavily for print formats. I find that in most of these cases, the shoots cannot be rescheduled. Although I don’t have power aperture as on the D800/D4, it can be approximated by using a lens with an aperture ring.

While in a -15deg F snow camp in December, I was happy to observe that the battery functioned normally (!)

My experience with the camera has led me to use the battery grip moderately often, but in the field the ability to take a much lighter body and not sacrifice FX and feature set has been a huge advantage. Among the features I seem to be using most are in-camera HDR, timelapse, bracketing, and rapid switching between DX and FX format without the need to change lenses. Almost anything that avoids lens changes in the field is seen as a benefit for me- less to get inside the camera, faster operation, being able to push ISO and other attributes of the body to make the most use of each lens.

The menus have become even more intuitive with practice, and I have very few complaints regarding them. The control layout seems excellent to me…..