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A Siberian Portrait

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Filmed for Russian Hour's Ugra Time.

Shot on EX1 clean and EX1 with Letus Ultimate.
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Willem Van den Broeck    August 04, 2008 06:03 PM

wonderful, wonderful!

on a sidenote : that's one giant bee you shot
Shiv Kumar    August 04, 2008 06:11 PM

Phil,

A true portrait of Siberia I feel. It definitely opened my eyes to what Siberia is. People wear colorful clothes and there is so much greenery there. I was also amazed with the architecture they have there. They way you depicted it, it looked so pristine.

There are some really good shots here. I especially loved those wide angle ones. Is that a 17mm or something? It’s a pity the clouds came in the way of the Solar eclipse.
My favorite shots
1. @0:20 the greenery with the reflection of the sky and clouds in the water. Takes you by surprise for a second.
2. @0:47
3. Time lapse @ 1:32, beautiful angle and composition
4. @1:45 those goblets or whatever
5. @1:53
6. @2:28 the fountain against the hot sun, and the next one, both tremendous shots.
Well, there’s just so many great shots.

This video has been an eye opener for me on many levels. What Siberia and it’s people are like and how you don’t cease to amaze me with your work.
Willem Van den Broeck    August 04, 2008 06:26 PM

yes, totally. The photography is brilliant.
David Hodge    August 04, 2008 06:28 PM

Siberian Perfection

Phil,
Did you get to pick all of your subjects and locations or were they assigned to you and you shot them in the way you felt best? I must say I have heard of Siberia all my life as a prison like place where it's winter all year. Very harsh environment. I didn't see any snow whatsoever. It's really top notch work. I expected no less of a video shot by you. Again, a triumph. Spot on!
Thomas Roberts    August 04, 2008 07:34 PM

WOW~

Commander Bloom,

One day We will refer to this Age as "Cinema Bloom" :)

What is "EX Clean?"

Thanks,

Thomas
Willem Van den Broeck    August 04, 2008 08:13 PM

I wish Ewan and Charlie had taken you on their trip. The Long Way Round is so nice to follow, but the image quality is quite horrible. Glad to see some beautiful Siberia, too!
Dethel J. Mateo    August 04, 2008 10:54 PM

Amazing footage!!

what lens were you using?


Great work as usual.
Philip Bloom    August 05, 2008 12:55 AM

thanks guys. EX clean in no adaptor. Stock lens, all chopper shots and about 9 other shots had no Ultimate on.

David, we had a schedule but I dictated what I wanted to film and whom!
Armin Ruede    August 05, 2008 09:10 AM

Beautiful work, Philip. And great choice of music.
Chris Leow    August 05, 2008 09:26 PM

Download

hi Philip i cant download the video am i missing something
Todd VanSlyck    August 06, 2008 09:36 AM

What I like about this piece, other than the outstanding cinematography, is that I never really pictured Siberia like this! I always pictured a perpetually cold place where everybody is always bundled up.
But I suppose if we really stop and think, most places are not what they're made out to be in the media or in movies. I guess we know that, but don't think about it much.
We're all just people trying to make it, aren't we?
Steven Dempsey    August 12, 2008 05:20 PM

Philip, nicely done. This is one of my favorites of your work. Nice music choice also.
Zdenko Rysavy    August 13, 2008 06:04 PM

its very nice job, music with pictures are briliant... i like your work....well done
Lance Kuhns    September 25, 2008 04:00 PM

nice work philip. always good to see your new stuff
Adrian Frearson    September 30, 2008 04:20 AM

I thought at the opening, this was going to be a sinister/ dark piece and it was a real surprise when it turned into a portrait of seemingly happy people. Nicely done.
I really liked the use of some of the shots with deep focus, like the marble floor in the church. Were these shot with the EX1 clean?

Adrian
Lisa Lightbourn-Lay    February 23, 2009 04:29 PM

Letus

Wow!! So beautiful it hurts. Love that lens.
Steve Weiss    March 12, 2009 09:11 PM

nice

Wow, very slick. I hadn't seen this one.
Well done Bloom!
Steve
William Byers    April 05, 2009 09:57 PM

Great job as usual....

Color and sence selection was excellent. When I get my EX3, I will come to England for us to shoot together... to add a little of soul to the shots...

William
Dennis Mathias    April 19, 2009 09:28 PM

Still, with movement

An interesting technique: video but the people, some of them, posing as if in a portrait. Very well done. You could tell they weren't stills..there were small subtle movements. This really shows what you can do. It's very well done and I wish you all the best!
Blayre Ellestad    May 11, 2009 02:42 PM

Philip Bloom.... the "Timelapse Prodigy".....
Serge Nosyrev    February 21, 2010 02:46 PM

Hi, Philip. I live in Nizhnevartovsk. Do you remember that siberian town? Great work.


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For the past 20 years I have been following my passion as a career and it has taken me around the world to places I have felt privileged to have seen.

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