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Murmurations: My First Canon 5D Mark II HD Video
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This short film is inspired by my documentary photography project 'Starlings Above' which won third place in the 'Fine Art - Natural History' professional category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2009.
There is something innately beautiful in the way starlings fly together, forming hypnotic shapes and patterns in the sky above.
"Impenetrable as the flock's movements might seem to the human eye, the underlying maths is comparatively straightforward. Each bird strives to fly as close to its neighbours as possible, instantly copying any changes in speed or direction. As a result, tiny deviations by one bird are magnified and distorted by those surrounding it, creating rippling, swirling patterns. In other words, this is a classic case of mathematical chaos (larger shapes composed of infinitely varied smaller patterns). Whatever the science, however, it is difficult for the observer to think of it as anything other than some vast living entity."
Passing Conversations
Taken at 03:11pm on Blackpool Promenade, Lancashire. UK. Thursday 17th December 2009.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon shooting on the wonderful camera that is the Canon 5D Mark II. It’s an absolute pleasure to shoot all my new work with this camera. The superb Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM lens combined with the 21.1 Megapixel Canon 5D body results in amazing image quality. I must have read countless reviews about this camera over the past year and couldn’t wait to use this camera for myself.
Visual Exhibition At Nutmeg House In London
‘Illumination Restoration’ as featured in the forthcoming Visual exhibition at Nutmeg House in London.
This new in-house exhibition at Nutmeg House in London was selected from the Visual For Business collection by Arts & Business staff in the North West, the South West, the South East and the Midlands. Each region also put forward one ‘signature piece’ for staff vote across the country to be displayed behind the reception desk. The artwork with the most votes was Nigel Jackson’s piece ‘In the Presence of Absence’.