My weekend
iaian7 » blog John Einselen, 22.04.07Work has been crazy, as any of my friends probably know. Sadly, I can’t really discuss much of it, as things are very much a work in progress. I’ll try to keep you all up to date with what little I can, how’s that?
Saturday we had a shoot for the live action part of a current production. The director was able to get an awesome studio with full crew and great DP, and we shot in HD (1080p) on a sweet camera rig designed by the camera opperater himself. With a large greenscreen and phenomenal makeup artistry by Doug Henderson, needless to say, it was a fun day.
It really felt wonderful to get back into a production environment… I hope to get back to live action effects in the coming months. A lot of my recent projects have been solely CG, and while it’s fun, you just can’t beat the periodic exhausting weekend in a hot studio packed with expensive equipment!
Sunday I slept in. Quite a bit. Seriously, 13 hours of sleep can feel really good. Once I finally got up, I packed a simple picnic and headed off for the Indiana state park in Versailles. I purchased an out-of-state yearly pass, and started the wandering. Sadly, the “lake” and “dam” were hardly more than a pond with a wall at one end, but there were still quite a few people fishing at the bottom of the waterway.
The hiking trails were a bit better, though next time I may drive the extra distance to Clifty Falls, which is far more extensive. I’ve found that being a photographer can sometimes extend certain activities to rather arduous levels. According to the map I hiked about 6 miles, but it took over 4 hours as I had to stop every so often and crawl around in the dirt trying to get a close up of who knows what. I don’t even know if I like the shots very much, it seems I’ve gotten out of practice in the past few years. Hopefully this is something I can do more often through the summer, though perhaps in more northern areas. The unbearable summer heat has already begun in this part of the world!
Aw, that bit about summer strolls is just so true. I shore have been enjoyin’ the warm weather with walks to the dam every day. I’m a fixin’ to have a picnic with a brother o’ yours this weekend. I reckon I’ll see you in a couple of fortnights. Do take care, my dear cousin.
Over the years, I have enjoyed hiking in the parks as well as anything. Some have ledges to climb (or view, depending on your energy level), dams to see, gorges to explore, caves to enjoy, wild animals to check out.
A fun day may be Spring Mill Park, which has a lot of all the above.
I recently read an interesting article on Big Bone Lick State Park in Kentucky by Edwin Way Teale.
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Be sure to enjoy the parks as much as you can – nothing beats a good summer stroll.