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A while back I had to go to Hawaii on business. My wife, being a California girl, was disappointed that she couldn't go with me because of her work schedule. Living in Iowa, she misses the ocean very much. On trips back to California, she will spend hours just watching the waves.
So as I was flying back from Oahu, I edited this on the flight home for her.
When we got home, she asked me how the trip went. I hooked up my laptop to the HDTV and let her know that even though I was in paradise, all I could think about was her.

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Jim Miller

July 20, 2008 08:05 AM

Very very nice. Loved the song too. You had some great shots. I'll bet your wife loved it!

Willem Van den Broeck

July 20, 2008 08:09 AM

You must love her very much. The images show.

Steven Dempsey

July 20, 2008 08:49 AM

Kevin, not much to say other than great job. Some spectacular shots there but, more importantly, I really loved your framing choices. Very nice.

Ray Paunovich

July 20, 2008 10:39 AM

Kevin,
Super job. loved the lighting on some of the wave shots...I'm sure your wife loved the sentiment as well...
Keep up the great work

Ray

Peg Futrell

July 20, 2008 10:57 AM

I understand your wife's love of water and waves, and watching this I felt as if I were sitting by the seaside, my "feet" dangling in, transfixed by the movement of the natural elements. I'm not technical enough to know what it is about this video that drew me in, but it certainly did. Thanks Kevin, for sharing your paradise with us!

Mark Williams

July 20, 2008 07:20 PM

Kevin,

Really nice work. Likewise my wife loves the ocean. I am sure this meant alot to her.

Best Regards,
Mark

Kevin Railsback

July 20, 2008 09:28 PM

Thanks for all the kind words.
My wife still tears up when she watches it.

I had originally thought about tweaking it a bit and changing some things but decided to keep it just as it was when I stepped off the plane.

Peg, I'm not technical enough to figure it out either. :) I just shoot what looks good to me and if it works, then great. :)

Shiv Kumar

July 21, 2008 07:10 AM

Kevin,

This is a lovely short! You've got some really nice shots with some nice composition and perfect choice of music as well.

I can't imagine how you can edit videos on a machine you can't watch them on. How does that work Kevin? Can you watch the Low/small version on XR on your machine?

Will Mahoney

July 21, 2008 12:41 PM

Wow!

Very well done, sir. I liked the last shot of the airplane leaving, the foot prints in the sand running diagonally across the frame, the waves, upon waves, upon waves. Everything was just wonderful. Well done.

Kevin Railsback

July 25, 2008 11:13 PM

Shiv,

Final Cut Pro will reduce the quality of the image to let me play back my footage as I'm editing it. But on my computer, it will skip frames etc so about the only way I can really check it is to compress it and then watch it.

I can't watch any of the videos on XR without them stuttering, skipping etc. But I get a pretty good idea of what they're like anyway. :)

But if anyone has a MacBook Pro laying around that they want to donate, I'd be happy to take it off their hands. :)

Scott Barnhill

August 06, 2008 03:21 PM

I envy you Kevin...

I wish I could have gone on a trip without being rushed along by others anoyed with all my equipment. I went to Maryland for our family vacation and couldn't bring the equipment I wanted to, nor did I have a chance to really get out and capture the images I would have liked to. You had some great footage and good job on your editing before your battery went dead. I wanted to bring my Macbook as well but as I mentioned, too much equipment.

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All Production Elements: Kevin Railsback Rating: 5.00

Equipment: Bogen 503 Panasonic HVX200 Apple Final Cut Pro

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"Born in Chicago as the son of a career Marine Corps father, travel was in my blood from an early age. Two tours in Washington, D.C. made me a regular at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum where I marveled at the magnificent creatures that were on display there. From an early age I wanted to capture the incredib

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