B-roll from my documentary project.
Brewing in McMinnville
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This Apartment is disgusting…
Our apartment was pretty messy, so I decided to catching the wreckage in film.
Brewing in McMinnville
B-roll from my documentary project.
Fun with Flowing Water and Shutter Speeds
We took some time to discuss various ways of shooting flowing water with still cameras. I was interested in learning more about how skilled photographers capture images of water in flowing forms as well as in ways that seem to freeze time. Again, I tinkered with the shutter speed. Starting at 1/15 for a shutter speed, I captured the first picture of water coming out of a faucet in Riley Hall. See below:
In the image above, you can see that the water seems to flow through the frame, with little offerings of detail in the water itself. The image is also fairly bright, as the 1/15 shutter speed let in light for a certain amount of time.
Shutter speed: 1/30
In this second image, you can see a bit more detail in the water, but it comes at the expense of lighting. The 1/30 shutter speed setting is only one increment away from the 1/15 of the prior picture, but that changed the image quite a bit.
Fun with Shutter Speeds and T-Shirts
I finally got my hands on one of the library’s still camera kits. I’ve always been a bit intimidated by these kinds of cameras. I feel a lot more comfortable behind a video camera–still cameras seem so intrusive!! Anyways, in an effort to get to know the camera better, I spent the evening tinkering and experimenting with various settings. Below, you will find five pictures that I took of t-shirts that are hung on my office wall. I started with the shutter speed at 0.5″ and worked down incrimentally. See notes and general observations below:
Picture 1) Shutter speed: 0.5 “
Image 2) Shutter speed: 1/4
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Image 3) Shutter speed: 1/8
Image 4) Shutter speed: 1/15
Image 5) Shutter speed: 1/30
Observations and notes:
As you can see, the images become darker as the shutter speed gets quicker and less light is let in camera. I am particularly happy with image 4. It looks like the shadow detail is just enough to compliment the colors, but the middle corner of the image isn’t too sunken and dark, such as in image 5. Also, the colors aren’t too blown out or fuzzy, as they are in image 1.
Omission Pale Ale
Date: February 2, 2013
Tasted by: Dominique Laborte
Beer Style: American Pale Ale
Age: Unknown
Location: Oregon
Package: 12 oz bottle
Alcohol gravity: 5.5%
Aroma: Grapefruit and caramel sweetness. Also had a floral scent with a touch of pine.
Appearance: Poured a thin head that had normal retention and a nice lace. The body was an orange-copper color.
Body and Texture: Had a clean floral and barley taste to it like a regular beer would have. A light bodied beer that was surprisingly balanced.
Aftertaste: A little bitterness at the end but for the most part it stated pretty sweet.
Overall: This is the first gluten free beer that I have found that tastes like how a beer should. It is very drinkable and refreshing. It is surely light in flavor but I think Widmer did a great job being that of what they had omitted. There is a great balance of bitterness and sweetness compared to other gluten free beers that are really malty tasting because of the use of sorghum syrup. Of all the gluten beers I have tried, this is the best.
American Ambition IPA
Date: February 2, 2013
Tasted by; Dominique Laborte
Style: IPA
Age: 4 weeks
Package: 12 oz. bottle
Location: McMinnville, OR
Alcohol Gravity: 6.55%
Aroma: A slight citrus, grapefruit smell to it but not distinct as I would have expected it to be. A little bit of hops. Not overwhelming as IPAs usually tend to be now days.
Appearance: Orange caramelized color that looked creamy. Small head that disappeared quite quickly. At the end of the pour there was some sediment.
Body and Texture: Medium body with a little more carbonation than usual. Nice crisp taste of citrus and hop to it. Not as strong and over-powerful as an IPA should be.
Aftertaste: Great balance of taste with citrus, grapefruit and hop at the end with very little bitterness.
Overall: I think this turned out to be a great balanced beer of flavors. Typically you would have a big herbal or citrus character with a high level of bitterness, but this is on the lighter side of an IPA. This would be a good beer for people who prefer a lighter beer and trying an IPA for the first time to see if they like the combination of flavor.
