See the full 5-minute video at www.stuckincustoms.com/2009/10/13/a-new-kind-of-photography/

OH MY GOSH THE FLICKR VIDEO QUALITY IS BAD... I hate for you to even see the teaser... see the hi-res vimeo here!

By now, I think you all know that I like experimenting and trying new ideas. I have created something here below -- I don't know what it is. It's not photography; it's not video; it's not cold scientific slow-mo with bullets through apples; it's something else. What do you think about it? Can you help me come up with a name for it in the comments below or by sending me a Tweet? I have entitled the piece "The Moments Between, Episode 1: Japan". Yes, that means there are more episodes coming... they take a lot of work to produce.

Is it "new photography"? I don't know - I think some of this has been available to big movie studios with sophisticated special effects teams and the like. But this can now be done by the common man - it is inexpensive, understandable, and fun. Have ever wanted to capture something that is in between a photograph and a video? Some of those micro-monents that are important and wonderful?

How did I do it? I'll reveal that in an upcoming video! I'm still perfecting the technique... so, just as I have done with the popular HDR Tutorial on the site, I will endeavor to put together a tutorial on "this", whatever the name might be.

You can also click this link to see the HDR Photos from Japan I have published thus far.

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How Long Until the Singularity?

About halfway through my HDR talk at Google (Youtube link), I asked this to the crowd there. I figured they would know! I was thinking about all that a bit recently while working on this photo for the day….
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Daily Photo – The Tunnel to the Singularity

While getting lost on purpose in the streets of Tokyo, I decided to head up into one of the buildings to wander about. It led to one hallway, which led to another, another, and then to this amazing place. I’m not sure I could ever find it again, so I was sure to take way a photo as a keepsake. Sometimes special things like that happen, and I am sure to appreciate it at the time. One part of me thinks, “Oh, no worries, you’ll be back here again some day.” The other half worries, “Okay, maybe not, you better fully appreciate it!” And I did! :)

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What’s more scenic than fishing with that amazing mountain in the background? It’s so cinematic and dramatic all the time. I can just picture these guys pulling fish out of the water and everything is in slow motion and majestic.

- Trey Ratcliff

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Daily Photo - A Parting Shot of the Temple
Sometimes while on a little afternoon / evening / night photo adventure, I literally run out of energy at the end. This is bad news! I put so much effort into running around, getting all the shots, carrying around all my equipment, fully concentrating, and the like... at the end, it's all I can do to get back to home base. However, this night, as I was leaving this beautiful complex of temples in Kyoto, I stopped to take one look behind me.

I had first passed this place in the afternoon when there was no rain. During my shoot, rain fell and changed everything. Of course, the lights were totally different, so I just had to muster up a little more energy for a final shot. For these sorts, I usually put my tripod on its lowest-leg setting and fire away for maximum reflectivity.

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Tokyo has a bunch of cool cars all over the place. And look at that license plate! How do you get that number? Maybe you have to part of the Japanese mafia or something...

I took this photo a long time ago but only recently processed it. In fact, I took it while we were doing the Tokyo workshop. Remember that thing? I only dedicate about 10-15% of my year to "teaching" stuff, since I am so busy with other things. This year I'm working on a bunch of different things to help this scale, however, since it is hard to be everywhere physically at the same time.

- Trey Ratcliff

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