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8 Minute Sunset in 20 Seconds (video)

Sushi Monster — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:33:22 +0000

I wish my camera had a time lapse feature. But since it does not, I must resort to speeding things up on the time line in Premiere. Here’s what a sunset looks like at 30X normal speed.

Beach Sunset (video)

Sushi Monster — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:22:55 +0000

It takes patience and luck to film stuff where weather is involved. This sunset video was planned for about a month but rain, clouds, wind, vog, traffic,…you name it…delayed filming until this week. I even drove out to the North Shore on a semi-cloudy day hoping that the weather out there would be better than it was in town. And even if it wasn’t better, maybe, just maybe it would get better later in the afternoon. I was wrong. This first video is the actual sunset video with nice weather and everything.

This second video is from that day that I went to the North Shore hoping for better weather. Rather than just packing up the camera and heading home, I decided to shoot some video since I was already out there.

Images of Hawaii (video)

Sushi Monster — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:56:40 +0000

One of my friends put together a slide show of pictures from around Hawaii set to the music of his friend, Paul Togioka. Enjoy!

Hawaii Scenic Photos by Off-Centre Photography (turtleonthesea.com), Hawaiian music (“Debra’s Lullaby”) by Paul Togioka (paultogioka.com). Presented by HawaiiClothingCompany.com

Surfing Morning & Evening

Sushi Monster — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:58:16 +0000

As you might expect, surfing is very popular in Hawaii. Some popular surf spots have surfers from sunrise to sunset, literally. When I was in high school, “the surfers” niche used to go surfing before school. Heck, some of them wouldn’t even bother coming to school.

And it’s not just the locals nor just the kids. My old boss, the CEO of a tech startup, who moved to Hawaii from California was a hardcore surf fanatic. I don’t think he was necessarily a good surfer. He just loved surfing. He loved surfing so much that he told us employees that playing hooky from work was totally cool IF it was because we were surfing. Hangovers, car accidents, relationship problems,…you better show up to work. But if the surf’s up (as it often is) not only was it okay to leave work early, but it was actually encouraged. That’s probably because he used to do the same thing. Funny thing though, the company didnt’ last long and went out of business in a blaze of glory.

Anyways, I went to the North Shore on Oahu to film some peaceful nature videos and ended up getting some footage of a bunch of surfers early in the morning and at sunset. Talk about livin’ the life! By the way if you ever visit Oahu and you feel like watching a sunset, I highly recommend going out to the North Shore and watching the sun go down at Sunset Beach. If you walk down the beach away from the parking lot, you’ll likely find a nice isolated patch of sand where you can quietly soak in the sights and sounds of the surf.

This video was produced by AlohaFunWear.com.

Tropical Beach Sunset Video

Sushi Monster — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:26:47 +0000

The average temperature in Hawaii between winter and summer differs by only 4-8 degrees. So no matter what time of the year you visit, you’ll probably experience great "beach weather". And if you are going to go to the beach, I suggest going early in the morning or late in the afternoon to avoid sun’s oppressive heat. It’s not Africa-hot, but you’ll feel it. A favorite late-afternoon beach of mine is Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu because of scenes like that show in the video.

This beach sunset video was produced by AlohaFunWear.com.