Patio Construction

[Sean Setters]

We're building a patio in the backyard in order to have a gazebo and furniture out there. My mom asked to see how it was going. Unfortunately, Amber and my father had already pulled the tarp over the site before I got the chance to take a picture. So, just for fun, I thought I'd make a movie to better illustrate what was going into making the patio.


Canon 7D, 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, 85mm f/1.8, & 50mm f/1.4


B&W .6 ND & Fader ND Mark II[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq9IX_Rpy9g&hd=1:640:385]

[btaylor]

Hey Sean,


what software do you use for video mate? I like the narrow DOFyou're able to getwith the ND filters on.

[Sean Setters]

Believe it or not....Windows Live Movie Maker. ;-)


However, that's after being converted to an AVI using MPEG_Streamclip.

[Ghosthex]

Not much patio making going on here. Must be union guys building this gazebo. Just kidding. The video is very sharp. I have never looked at any video filmed by an D-Slr until now. Its peaked my interest. Maybe a 7-D might be in my future. Hopefully the tarp comes off and a gazebo pops up soon dude.

[Sean Setters]

Not much patio making going on here. Must be union guys building this gazebo. Just kidding. The video is very sharp. I have never looked at any video filmed by an D-Slr until now. Its peaked my interest. Maybe a 7-D might be in my future. Hopefully the tarp comes off and a gazebo pops up soon dude.
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We've come a long way in a week. The deadline for the patio being usable is July 10 (Amber's birthday...we're planning a cookout), so it's gotta be done before then. :-)

[NFLD Stephen]

The deadline for the patio being usable is July 10 (Amber's birthday...we're planning a cookout), so it's gotta be done before then. :-)

No problem!I work in construction and believe me the only way to get anything done is to set a firm deadline. Once a date is set you've got something to work towards, especially considering the potential consequences of not having it ready for Amber's birthday....


Nice video BTW.


Stephen

[Jarhead5811]

July 10 (Amber's birthday

That's funny, mine is the 5th and wife's is the 15th, she'll be thirty and I'll be.......................








...older [].





BTW-Cool video, I like the shallow depth of field especially. Make's me want to upgrade.

[Sean Setters]

BTW-Cool video, I like the shallow depth of field especially. Make's me want to upgrade.

Speaking of that...I filmed all of the above at a shutter speed of 1/60 or 1/80 second (double the frame rate...which is what I've read is optimal). In order to achieve the shallow depth of field at that shutter speed, I had to use the Fader ND Mark II. In my testing, I've found that it does cause some loss of sharpness and does tend to throw autofocus off a bit. However, for video, it's especially well suited. That said, I'll still use it for stills whenever I want shallow DOF in broad daylight--but I'll likely be using a tripod, LiveView, and 10X magnification to manually focus.


Considering it's less than 1/3 the cost of a Singh-Ray Vari-ND, even with its shortcomings I think it was well worth the money.

[Sheiky]

I like my construction better with loud noises, hammer bashing, drills screeming and heavy metal [:P]


Looks great Sean, no focus-pulling in your video [] looks like a great place to hang and relax when it's finished [Y]


By the way, nice backyard, looks pretty big to me. i can imagine some great barbeques going on there []

[Sean Setters]

Looks great Sean, no focus-pulling in your video [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img] looks like a great place to hang and relax when it's finished [img]/emoticons/emotion-21.gif[/img]


By the way, nice backyard, looks pretty big to me. i can imagine some great barbeques going on there [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img]

Actually, it's not that big....until you're trying to mow it with a push mower, then it seems a little too big. ;-)