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Crystal Cave Spelunking with an InfraRed Camera

clinton waller — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:21:11 +0000

There is a secret cave in the back yard of Nelson BC known to the local hippies as the Crystal Cave..

Access to the Crystal Cave is a difficult hike over mountainous terrain but the destination is truly rewarding. Chunks of crushed white quartz crystal lay sparkling in pure mountain spring water. An amazing variety of plant life resides in the canyon leading up to the cave.

The crystal cave itself has a narrow opening you must scramble through on all fours, but once inside an adult can stand at full height in most places. The cave forms a large L shape as it cuts into the depths of the mountain.

At the first bend there is an extra chamber with a treasure chest full of pennies, empty beer cans, and a burned out deck of playing cards. After passing the bend the cave becomes pitch black and silent. This second corridor continues for several tens of metres and then dead ends. My infrared camera picked up some interesting cave paintings on the crystalline rocks inside the very back of the cave.

There was a large flat black rock on the cave floor which made a perfect meditation seat. The silence was so deep I could hear my ears ringing. After staring into the blackness for an eternity, I could just barely make out a reflection of daylight on the far wall of the cave back at the bend where the chambers were located.

If you’re in to meditation and like to face fears of claustrophobia, darkness, loneliness, rats, spiders, falling rocks — MORTALITY — then perhaps an afternoon of meditation in the crystal cave is the perfect idea! I certainly felt taller on the inside after facing these fears in myself.

Nelson Road Kings Classic Car Parade on Baker Street

clinton waller — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:21:45 +0000

Here’s a video of the Nelson Road Kings on parade down Baker Street as part of their Queen City Cruise:

All I can say is: “wow” — what an awesome collection of people and cars!

Lots of Corvettes, classic 60′s muscle cars, chevy, model T, hotrods, Porsche, BMW, Pick-up Trucks — hope you enjoy this collection of classic cars.

Gratitude to the Nelson Road Kings.

Driving a Honda Civic on a Dirt Road to Kokanee Glacier in the Kootenays

clinton waller — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:48:16 +0000

This movie is time lapse driving footage crammed into a side-by-side view:

On the left is some dirt road driving and on the right is some freshly paved highway driving. The same Honda Civic car was used in both films, although it cost me some repairs this time. Mode’s Brake and Muffler did a great job of welding my muffler back together — check him out under the orange bridge in Nelson BC.

So what does the actual Kokanee Glacier look like? Ah.. some things we must experience for ourselves. =)

Music: “It’s Coming” by DoHm

Technical Notes:

The video was filmed using a vacuum suction mount on the inside windshield of the vehicle. A Sony HDR XR200 camcorder with a wide angle lens was used to provide an impressive moving panoramic scene. iMovie 11 was used to create the side-by-side video effect with a sliding panel fade effect.

a Visit to the Capitol Theatre in the City of Nelson BC

clinton waller — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:56:17 +0000

Nelson BC is a vibrant arts community nestled in the Selkirk mountains on the western arm of Kootenay Lake in the country of Canada. The Capitol Theatre features live performances and is definitely worth the visit..

Gratitude to Gisele from the Rhythmic Dimensions and the Fusion Dance.

Wanted:

Local Audio Content — if you’re from the Nelson BC area and wish to share your music with the world via the medium of quality high definition video let’s talk!

Technical Notes:

Shooting HD video in the dim lighting conditions of an indoor theatre can be challenging; fortunately the Panasonic AG-HMC150P HD video camera performs quite well at these kinds of venues as evidenced in this collection of HD video clips. We filmed these video sequences at 24 frames per second and discovered that iMovie ’11 is now capable of handling this frame rate — previously iMovie ’09 rejected 24 fps clips. The still photos in this video were shot using the Nikon D5000 under sunny conditions and shined up using Aperture 3.

Kootenay Lake Summer Scenery near Nelson BC

clinton waller — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:46:58 +0000

Here is a collection of summer scenes of Kootenay Lake near the magical city of Nelson BC for you to enjoy..

This film features several time lapse sequences showing water evaporating into clouds over an evergreen forest during a rain shower.

Music is “Sympath” by Hibernation.

Video re-use Licensing is available on request

Svoboda Ride – Approaching Nibiru

clinton waller — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:11:19 +0000

One for the ravers — I’d love to film Shambhala this year!

Music is by E-Mantra from the album Arcana, “Approaching Nibiru”

Safety Note:

The driving speed in this video has been sped up in post production.. please don’t actually drive as fast as this looks for safety reasons =)

Svoboda Road does exist but can be a little tricky to navigate in the winter as you can see. This movie also contains a few driving clips featuring the mountain city of Nelson BC in the country of Canada.

a Spanking new Windshield

clinton waller — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:29:22 +0000

This video is a short driving fragment from Ta Ta Creek in the east Kootenays showing off my new windshield — look, no cracks or rock chips!

Now with 700 km we’re starting to see a bit of sandblasting already and shortly after this clip we picked up our first rock chip — BLAST!!

At 0:22 you can see the new side by side video effect supported by iMovie ’11 which allows for either left or right orientations. HD clips do get cropped, so watch out for details on the extreme edges when using this new iMovie 11 side by side feature.