An abstract music video with score by Craig Padilla and me.

An appropriately hypnotic video by visual artist Zrnho set the music Craig Padilla and I recorded in 2010 using analog synthesizers.
Set the controls for full screen and full volume, and get ready to space out…

Nice to see this indigenous Redding music translates across the Atlantic. Pleasurable listening right down to the cerebral cortex for me, as it brings back fond creative memories. Thanks Zrnho. Your work is inspiring. Check out many more clips at his prolific online video channel. Gotta love the interweb.

Should mention too that you can buy this CD directly from Craig, and get a better fidelity recording along with the cool cover art. CraigPadilla.com

The Water

A little Norwegian time lapse, set to Moonlight Sonata. Perfect before bedtime.

The Water from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

I really enjoy this artists work: facebook.com/TSOPhotography. I think you’ll like it too. You may want to Like his fan page to encourage more of his fine art. It would be lovely to do something similar with our Trinity Alps as subject.

LED suited snowboarder

You may have seen it, but I had to share it here. It’s beautiful.

Glowing Man HD from Jacob Sutton on Vimeo.


The Ski Park looks pretty nice today, although there is no night skiing tonight. Had to post this webcam snap to make up for the drier one I posted earlier in the year. This looks like good Spring skiing.
Skip Park Feb 21
And here’s a recent terrain park video from earlier in February:

Pleasant winter days in Redding, and this awesome Ski Park is just about an hour away. That’s Really Redding.

Video of a quick motorcycle ride up Buckhorn

Ran across this interesting video the other day. Highway 299 is the road from Redding to the coast. The Buckhorn Summit is characterized by some tight corners along the mountainside. This rider strapped a video camera to his bike, and went for a fast ride.


For years, I drove this road weekly. Going back to when there were one-lane bridges in Trinity County on 299. The road is much better now, but Buckhorn can be a challenge. Before you try a fast ride, just be aware that the road is particularly unforgiving. Misjudged corners can easily become fatal errors. Not only that, but you never know who, or what, you’ll find in your lane as you go round. You feel lucky?

Stunning time lapse of Yosemite

Just about anything having to do with Yosemite is stunning. This qualifies. Good time lapse photography is harder than it looks, making this effort all the more admirable. Best viewed full screen.

Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

More of Project Yosemite at their link.
Lovely work, and I can imagine how much work it really was. Although nothing compares to Yosemite in grandeur, I would put our local Trinity Alps near Redding on a level similar. The granite, the sky, the solitude. Some time lapse imagery of Morris Meadow and Emerald Lake would be excellent.

A Christmas Party for kids put on by the local REALTORS

Here’s a video I did of this year’s Christmas Party for special needs kids put on by the Shasta Association of Realtors along with the support of the community and local businesses. We hold it at the Elks Club in Redding. 2011 marks the 39th annual party. As usual, a great time was had by all. Watching the video is a nice way to get some holiday cheer today. Our great thanks go out everyone involved. Merry Christmas!

Shasta REALTORS Christmas party for kids 2011 from Skip Murphy on Vimeo.