This video reminds us why we like Redding. It snowed here, New Year; just a dusting. All melting already. Meanwhile in much of the rest of the nation:
Lovely video, but are you thinking of a new place to live? Think Redding California.
Short SF film was created on low budget, high creativity
MODERN TIMES from BC2010 on Vimeo.
Fascinating Coachella concert video
Okay, so its not Really Redding. Really Coachella instead. Fascinating to watch though. This is a photographic effect with which I’ve experimented previously here. An artificial reduction in depth of field. It makes everything look miniaturized. They’ve combined that effect with a speed manipulation and the resulting concert video is mesmerizing. Check it out.
Coachelletta from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.
Human Electric Hybrid Car from Oregon
Check out this video of a Human Electric Car that may possibly be produced in Eugene Oregon. Using a plug-in electric propulsion system, one person can drive this car up to 60 mph on flat terrain. With 4 people, it can be powered by humans alone. It’s an intriguing prototype. I like seeing the similar terrain of Eugene in the background of the video, and imagining these things around town here. There’s a bit more at this link about the car and it’s creator, Charles Greenwood, who seems very much in the spirit of the independent American inventor and hot rod enthusiast. You can pre-order one now. I wish him well, and hope to see these vehicles cruising our Redding boulevards of the future.
Cleveland and Kimberly get married -a Redding Wedding
Happily, I was invited to this wedding by Erin’s friend Kimberly, of Kimberly Nicole Boutique. You may recognize the couple. She and Cleveland are also on the cover of the new June issue of Enjoy Magazine. It was one of the most gorgeous wedding ceremonies I’ve ever had the pleasure of attending. Kimberly was wearing a stunning Winnie Couture dress. Click here to learn more about winnie couture, if you wanna know why I was so in awe of the dress. The ceremony and reception was held in the Atrium at the south end of the Promenade, behind Leatherby’s. It’s an unexpectedly nice place for a wedding. I shot some video and some stills, and combined the two to the live music from the wedding. The first half is Cleveland’s wedding song, and the second half is Kim’s dad and uncles, the Woods Brothers, singing classic a capella. It’s a real treat, and a rare slice of Redding.
Cleveland and Kimberly Get Married from Skip Murphy on Vimeo.
Remember the ocean?
You won’t recognize the place after watching this short video. And this was recorded a few days before our Deepwater Chernobyl.
We keep trying to help the salmon that swim by our River City. But they have to go and grow up in the ocean. And we wonder why there are fewer every year. It’s all connected, it’s Really Redding.
Our Asphalt Cowboy Pancake Breakfast music video
As promised, we took a few more shots of the 2010 Asphalt Cowboys pancake breakfast at Roaring Gulch in Redding.
The music we used is something of a funny story. I am very sensitive about using another artist’s music on a video without permission, since I’ve had that happen to my music. YouTube has a library of songs in different styles that the artist has given permission to use in advance. That option was broken when I was downloading this video, so I couldn’t pull up a Country & Western type tune, but the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button functioned. It pulled up this song, and after getting over the style, and watching it a couple times, it seemed to fit the images appropriately. See what you think.
For more images of this great weekend, Paul Heath, a Redding photographer we admire very much, did the definitive Redding Rodeo Week slide show here at A News Cafe. Nice work, as usual. Paul makes a brief appearance in our video trying to get a shot of the photogenic Chita Johnson of KRCR.
Thanks to Redding and the Asphalt Cowboys for a very cool tradition. It’s Really Redding.
Pancakes!
Loved this shot of Chita and Erin at the Asphalt Cowboys Pancake Breakfast from a few minutes ago. They hope for 11,000 breakfasts served this year. Wow.
Took a bunch of shots, more to follow, no doubt. It’s Really Redding.
Meanwhile, 24 days later, a mile below the surface of the sea
They finally release the video. The lighter colored stuff is liquefied natural gas. But hey, who’s on American Idol tonight?