tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39436982011-11-19T08:33:33.458-08:00A blog by Eric Keeney touching on film, video, design, music, outdoor recreation, friends, family... my life. :)ETKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17396758058398029950noreply@blogger.comBlogger901100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943698.post-34368551433405582412011-11-08T09:08:00.001-08:002011-11-08T09:11:17.140-08:00

Particularly when it involves anything Microsoft. I've always known that .wmv files are absolute garbage and to try and bring them into any kind of professional production is a joke. I have a client that really needed to make one work, so I agreed. Sadly - many hours later, over budget and frustrated, I had to throw in the towel. I already new what a lousy video format this was - but it was made

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I had a gig filming some stuff at the Great American Beer Festival for a client in the brewing industry. Great gig, interesting environment, tasty beers. Unexpectedly, I was approached numerous times, by fellow cameramen, wanting to talk about my camera. Most of which included comments of the negative variety. One such young man really took the cake though. I was taking a break, waiting for our

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If only I could have experienced my lifelong hobby of mountain-biking in reverse geographic order - the Rocky Mountains early in life, the glory of the Pacific Northwest and NorCal later. Alas - my early years of mountain-biking were spent on the fireroads around Silver Creek Falls, Abiqua Falls and Butte Creek Falls of the Willamette Valley foothills. It wasn't until the early 90's that I

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I like to make stuff. Be it films, videos, magazine and logo designs, music, photography... it's what I love and do - and some of it even pays the bills! Thank you world. Here's a mostly chronological look at it all. http://bouldervideodesign.com/ http://youtube.com/bouldervide​odesign http://youtube.com/fluffyturns http://vimeo.com/bouldervideod​esign http://keeneymedia.blogspot.co​m/ http://

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After meeting my neighbor Dave, we opted to do our first mountain bike ride together at nearby White Ranch. Having only ridden there once, I thought it would be great to go with someone that knew the place well, as he does. Despite the brutal, relentless climb to the top known as Belcher Hill, White Ranch has some fantastic trails and single track. Add to this the peak of wildflower season and

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In March of 2011 I finally decided to build an afrobeat band here in Boulder. Using the prodigious Craigslist, I cobbled together an ad looking for players and have since built a nine-piece monster of some talented musicians - playing obscure african funk, jazz and afrobeat.Dates in Colorado this Summer:Sat. June 11th - Denver - Cervante's Summer Music Fest, 10pmWed. June 29th - Boulder -

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Those of you who know me, know I have an affinity for old school radio. One of my film school projects was a short documentary called "College Radio - The Bay Area Bubble" - which documented the unique format of San Francisco Bay area college radio stations (KALX, KZSU, KFJC, KZSC). I also have been known to pack my transistor radio on backpacking trips, hoping to tune-in Coast to Coast AM and

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So f-ing jazzed on this. Getting great response from the players in the Boulder area. If you play horns, drums, percussion or think you can sing like Fela - holler. We want to hear from you. Drop a line to etkeeney (at) gmail. Stay tuned for a play by play of "The Building of an Afrobeat Band" - right here on my blog. Stoked.

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Busiest I've ever been. Thank you Colorado!Back to back out of town shoots for PhoCusWright and Adam's Polishes. PhoCusWright is the industry leader on travel research and insight. They just presented this year's PhoCusWright conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Super long, busy days interviewing folks and events. An awesome time and as usual, I'm learning a little something along the way.This most

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Working as a freelancer is not easy - feast or famine they say. Some weeks it is slower than molasses - and other weeks I'm so busy I barely make the call between shoots. One thing is certain, I can't let up on the endless search for the next gig. How do I find gigs? Craigslist has been immensely helpful - and adverting myself in every place conceivable doesn't hurt either. I've also learned a

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Countdown to Rush - Live! Rush is one of those rare bands whose fans are as loyal as they come. I am one of them. As long as I've been listening to their records (since Jr. High) it wasn't until 1985 that I actually got to see them live in the flesh - The Power Windows tour in Portland. I was absolutely mesmerized by their flawless reproductions of so many of the songs I'd grown to love. Expert

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I heard someone say it this way once: "I know a little bit, about a lot of things". So true. For just over seven years now, my life as a cameraman, producer and editor has introduced me to so many new places, people, ideas, industries and all manner of subject manner that I would otherwise not have come across. It's so awesome. Last year in Portland I was hired to shoot a trade show at the

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Thank you Boulder. Thank you Denver. Thank you Colorado. Staying biz to the hizzy - or is that hiz to the bizzy? (Not sure on that, have to consult my "Snoop Dogg's Guide to Modern Vernacular"). In any event, just finished an editing session for Serac Films here in Boulder - first draft is off to their client. So stoked on this project and opportunity - they make some amazing, wonderful and

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My friend Bobby who lives deep in the magical Northern California has released his 3rd album. It came out last month... but I have just discovered it. Bobby and I worked together once upon a time shooting an N-Sync project (yeah... with Justin Timberlake) and I've been a huge fan of his music every since meeting him (Bobby, not Timberlake). I loved learning that Bobby used to be a death metal

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This short animated film called LOGORAMA kicked my ass. Concept, writing, animation, music and execution are all top notch. It's no surprise it's winning awards. How can you go wrong making Ronald McDonald the evil kidnapper with a speech impediment? Awesome.Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

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Small Businesses need all the help they can get. A short video to tell your story not only educates your potential customers but helps personalize their shopping experience and will more likely bring them in your door. Here is a great article from Reelseo.com on why you should incorporate video into your website.

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A recent Kelsey Group study estimates that 74% of the online population is watching video content. Video has become part of the core behavior of all online demographics. Online video even challenges television. The projected growth is enormous; in 2009 there were 187 billion streams which is projected to double to 310 billion by 2013. That is an exponential number! The possibilities are

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Knee-deep in shooting this week at a Travel Industry trade show. PhoCusWright is the authority on the buying and selling of online travel and hospitality. They put on these trade shows to educate and share information. Yet another project where I get to learn something. Love my job. :)

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For all of you video geeks out there! I just learned a little something important, and very cool. When exporting .mov files from Final Cut - via - Compressor, occasionally I would get this bizarro vertical green line down the right side of my frame. It was happening infrequently and no matter how I changed the settings, it was still there. Turns out, when you're using the H.264 codec (which I do

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Soooo happy to be able to accomplish tasks via bicycle again. Quick trips to the store, client meetings, knocking out one-hour cyclocross laps from the house - all part of life again. Thank you Boulder.

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1. Giving up shared space with Portland's bushy-haired, skinny-jeaned, tattoo-sleeved hipsters who reek of cigarettes. In exchange: Legions of "kind brothers" in tattered jeans, dredded hair and puppies on strings, who reek of skunky herb.2. Giving up the moldy, mildewy wetness for the dry, hot, potentially dusty, life near the high plains. Luckily, Boulder is just far enough from the plains,

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http://www.ksbw.com/news/22666239/detail.htmlF@$% all the Seaworlds. Set the Orca free. I am sad for the trainer and her family, my heart goes out to them. But can you really blame poor Tilikum the Orca? He is bored and very unhappy being put on display like a circus sideshow, criminal or some fascinating fossil. No respect for these animals at all. The blame lie squarely on the shoulders of the

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What dream may you ask? My dream of living in or near the real mountains - The Rockies. Don't get me wrong, spending time in volcanoland has been incredible, gorgeous and there are few places as fun as Mt. Bachelor for snowboarding. But I've always dreamed about Colorado. So, I'm taking my family and moving to the Rocky Mountain state - Boulder to be exact. The next great chapter in the life that

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Secret Chiefs 3: TraditionalistsLe Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi UominiRecently ordered this one through the Web of Mimicry site. Alas, the soundtrack to an unmade horror film is classic SC3 with intense instrumentation and moody themes throughout. The band (on this album performing as "The Traditionalists"), pays respect to the Italian film composers this record reflects so much of. It is not

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Our fabulous host Heidi sums it up nicely in one blog post over at Wend Magazine. Already looking forward to cross-racing 2010.

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That's right - they are potentially toxic. Whodathunk? Veterinary professionals are still studying this, but it appears as only some raisins and grapes contain an element that can cause liver failure in dogs. Or maybe it's only some dogs that are effected?After returning from the mountain yesterday I discovered Kuma had pulled the large bag of raisins off the counter - and devoured the entire

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This story is incredible - as are the comments people are posting in response. God bless Charlie Toups! My hero.

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This is my new kick and I ain't lettin' up.

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I'm officially blogging about Cat Skiing Mustang Powder in hopes of winning a contest they're having. Shameless? Hell no... for anyone that has ever been cat-skiing or boarding - you know there is little else comparable to a skiing and snowboarding experience, other than taking a heli or airplane of course. I've been lucky enough to experience cat-boarding a few times at Mt. Bailey Snowcats - but

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This is dynamite. Found via Draplin.

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US Gran Prix this weekend at PIR.US Nationals next weekend in Bend. These will be the first two races I shoot this season where I'm NOT racing. Whew! Kind of a relief.Anywho... here are the last two Cyclocross Diaries (6 and 7). The Diaries series will be complete with a naughty, number nine episodes after these weekends. Enjoy!

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Not nearly enough time for blogging these days. Too busy getting married at Breitenbush Hotsprings, honeymooning in the San Juans and Vancouver Island, and returning just in time to embark on a rather large project: Racing AND Producing the Cyclocross Diaries for Wend Magazine, all over our fine state, from October through December. There is nothing I would rather be doing, but it can be a

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Seems this change of season is a fine time to post another group of thoughts. As my love Kelly made note of - this last full moon on Sept. 4th seemed to be a powerful one, perhaps signaling the changing of the seasons as well as a change in attitude. Sometimes it's easy to get stuck in a rut and it takes a little external push to send things reeling into a new direction. The moon helped me do

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So great to see these emmer-effers throwin' it down again, some ten years since. They slayed it. People witnessed. Smiles abounded.

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Great racing for the last night of mountain biking at PIR. There were some stellar riders in this series, pros like Shannon Skerritt who consistently rode like the wind, usually, many lengths in front of his competitors. Other dudes like Jesse Lucket and Salvatore Bondi kept the front of my pack, the Cat 2's, spread out ahead. A super fun time this summer though - making 5 of the 7 races has got

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Walden, A Walk in the Woods, Listening for Coyote - some of my favorite stories about man living, walking and traveling in the woods. Now I'm living some of my own stories after living high on Bucksnort Ridge. I think the most incredible thing that I keep coming back to is discovery. Discovering so many new sights, sounds, plants and animals I've never known before. Our home is surrounded by such

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Portland Mountain Biking Short Track Series 2009 from Eric Todd Keeney on Vimeo.

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Jesse Blanchard is the man, Renee is the brains - and me? Ummm, a little of this, a little of that. After a couple of quick brainstorming sessions and online preproduction, we more or less shot this thing in a day. Jesse picked up the SFX shots at home the next day - then - like the champion he is, edited the shit out of this thing. Turned out perty-durned good I think. It's called "Borrowed Skin

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Tuesday the 23rd of June, and all is well. Finally got on the other side of some big projects - mainly - the short film contest with Jesse Blanchard, the Wend Magazine Pingpong Party video is up and getting views and the Woodstock house is emptied and cleaned up real nice once and for all. Next up? Editing the Portland frame-builders piece, also for Wend. Oh... the Oakridge mountain-biking video

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My friend Jeffie and I used to chat about how Summer always seems to go by so fast, and you really need to pack in the adventuring to not feel cheated. This means being extremely proactive and fillin' up the spaces on that calendar. Summer 2009? Quickly becoming no different as things progress nicely in the life that is ETK. Add to it a slew of new video and film projects and things really start

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I used to listen to Coast to Coast with Art Bell frequently on long road trips, particularly at night. Tales of Bigfoot and UFO's were such perfect mind candy to help pass the time across the long expanses of the Oregon, Nevada and California deserts. One topic that popped up from time to time was the Secret Society known as the Bilderberg Group. A "behind-the-scenes" society of the world's

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Everyday is a new experience in this wacky life of mine. My love works as a Veterinarian and has a bigger heart and love for animals than most it seems. It is certainly one of the things I love about her. It explains how our family now numbers at 6 total and may now be 7. Each week I get to hear harrowing tales of animal adventures that come through her clinic. Sometimes good, sometimes bad.

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It is a common saying - "follow your heart", but one that is easily forgotten, until you actually stick with it and see the positive results of doing so. Case in point: About five years ago, after a decade of graphic design work, I decided to go back to school. I kind of fell into the Graphic Design business after getting my Associate's Degree in design and pre-press and meeting Bonfire

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Watched the documentary "Ralph Nader: An Unreasonable Man" last night - a fantastic film and important biography. I'm just old enough to remember him for his virtuous life of protecting consumers in the 60-70's, but I am sad about how many Americans really only think of him as the 2004 Presidential Election spoiler. Seriously? So sad. I encourage everyone to see it and learn about a one of our

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After changing careers with a new degree in Television and Video technologies several years ago, my former skills as a Graphic Designer went largely unused as Video and TV gigs kept presenting themselves in recent years. I still had to hold down the occasional gig as a magazine or advertising designer to keep the bills paid - but day to day designing from scratch was a skill I was getting burnt

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Republicans, very clearly, believe that real people are idiots. This disdain for their smarts shows up in the whole way they’ve cast this race now, turning a contest over economic and foreign policy into a culture war of the Real vs. the Elites. It’s a smoke and mirrors game aimed at diverting attention from the fact that the party’s tax policies have helped create an elite that’s more distant

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Or did the Ash Street slay us? Hmmm... well, now I know why it's called the Ash Street Saloon. Smokers. Lots of 'em. God help us - 2009 couldn't come quick enough to rid the clubs and public places of the smokey smokers. Blech! That's right... the LAW goes into effect - and not soon enough. Anywho... that's my anti-smoking rant. Thanks for reading. Aside from that... it felt damn good to play out

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Another gem found on my colleague Aaron Draplin's site.A rather thorough interactive breakdown of music that was sampled, when it was used, and by who. Supa cool!http://jessekriss.com/projects/samplinghistory/

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This Saturday the 23rd of August marks the first time in several years I've played live in front of an audience. Super stoked to be doing so, and quite proud to be in the company of such bad-asses for bandmates. Mighty Unicorn is what we're calling the band - and in addition to my bass playing (for those who don't know - I used to bass for Aggro Batch and The Julian Snow Index), our band features

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A recent friend of mine and fellow musician, Matt Farina, has been posting this cool blog about drumming and music. Matt and I got together for a few sessions via the mighty Craigslist Musician ads earlier this year. Great guy. Fantastic drummer. Fun blog.Go here now:http://2handsand2feet.blogspot.com/

ETKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17396758058398029950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943698.post-51353110411239691102008-08-19T14:27:00.000-07:002009-03-02T11:05:12.667-08:00

As video content on the web continues to proliferate, getting your videos to stand out amidst the crowd is becoming an increasingly challenging task. One of the most important recent subjects of discussion regarding video online, is figuring out how to maximize your company’s placement in search engine results and rankings. To those readers new to search engine marketing terms and acronyms, the

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Somehow between dayjobbing for Test Drive Videos, playing bass in Mighty Unicorn, and squeezing in the occasional trip to the wilderness - many moons have passed once again. I have managed to start throwing a few video bits and pieces up on the wacky YouTube. I've also began pre-production on a new indie TV production based here in Portland, as well as started shooting a fun short film. Neat

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How do you put it all under one umbrella?You don't.You link 'em all together.http://www.myspace.com/keeneyinwashingtonhttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1135094874http://www.flickr.com/keeney

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Our newlywed pal Jason Edwards is kicking some audio ass in the great town of Portland these days.Not only is he the chief audio guy for Northwest Documentary Films: http://nwdocumentary.org/index.htmlHe now has his studio/label/store up and running with all the Julian Snow Index recordings and lots more new stuff from Portland and abroad.check it: http://www.newkrackle.com

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Dear Friends! Finally got another post up here. Been lazy and busy I guess. Due to the recent bout of early spring - the Snomad bandwagon came to a screeching halt. We did get in some good shooting at Meadows and Bachelor - of the spring skiing variety. But many resorts closed - again! Then just when you thought it was over - blammo! Mother nature is finally giving it to us like she should have

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Your boy ETK loves the music - in many forms, styles and contexts. Recently we convinced a friend and former Volcano writer, Pounder, to get himself a blog. Low and behold - here it is - and with much laughter and appreciation, I hereby adopt "Judson's" music rating system as standard inclusion on all recent music listen lists found on this site and others. (5 being best, 1 worst)1. Soft Machine

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Alright then. We are hours away from departing on the largest of the Snomad road endeavors thus far. Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon we're knocking out a camera gig shooting college basketball at the Evergreen State College in Washington. After the finish you'll find the Snoburban eating up a clump of I-5, then vast stretches of the formidable I-84. Sometime on Sunday we plan to arrive

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Holy Nino Batman! Where did our Winter go? Should we blame yet another El Nino system on the French? Damn straight - those sneaky bastards. Why do you think the Rainbow Warrior Greenpeace ship was so adamant on exposing those French f****? Because they were secretly testing nuclear weapons underwater in French Polynesia - wiping out miles and miles of valuable coral reefs. Many people theorize

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A fine pic J.J. Merrrr snapped of us rolling thru the Idaho farm land.

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A little glimpse into a fine New Year's Eve spent in Ashland, Oregon. Thanks to Pounder for the hospitality. Watch out for those illegal lasers this year! All kinds of trouble.

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New Year's Eve is upon us. Just wrapped shooting two games for John Paget's basketball documentary in K-Falls and tonight at SOC in Ashland. Also spent my first day ever snowboarding at Mt. Ashland. Over a foot of fresh from the last few days was there for the taking - although - there were many takers on this New Year's Eve day. Shot some for the upcoming Snomad Television series, but the

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This Wednesday the 29th marks the road date for Oregon. Many exciting projects lie ahead in the home state. Got shoots scheduled for the 30th in Klamath Falls and the 31st in Ashland. You can bet New Years will be plenty festive with Pounder Brown and the snow on the ground in town. New Year's Day we're shooting at Mt. Ashland in the morning then cranking out that stretch of I-5 many of us know

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1. Amoeba Records - In the Haight. Stunning assortment of new and used CD's - leave your wallet at home and bring a limited amount of cash - easy to break the bank here.2. Farmers Market - Saturdays at the Ferry Building, mid-December and we're still bringing home the fat, organic fruits and veggies.3. Great American Music Hall - A legendary music venue in S.F. since before my days. Many a live

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I know I've sprayed a lot about my recent efforts to break into the world of television. But hey - I've never been happier - and I just want to share! Here is the official listing of shows that are currently airing that I actually work for. Barbary Coast Adventures airs on KFTY out of Santa Rosa, which is channel 50 for most of Northern California. The show airs Sunday mornings at 8:30am and 11:

ETKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17396758058398029950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943698.post-1101756501280197932004-11-29T11:26:00.000-08:002009-05-21T12:58:18.207-07:00

Turner finished the final chapter of our New Zealand trip. Check it! Chris Turner

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PHILLIPS - So Kyle has lived in the Northwest long enough I guess we can call him an Oregonian. Raised in our neighboring State of Washington, this onion boy has gone from longtime Bend and Bachelor local, to shop manager at Castle Snowboards in Portland to his current gig as NW rep for K2 Snowboards. Kyle and his brother Trevor are two more examples of cool mofos in the Northwest who like to

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There are so many noteworthy Oregonians in my life that I keep adding to them daily. Scroll down for further investigations into people who make ETK the annoying but enjoying (and often ridiculous) human being that he is!

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My friend Craig sent me a link about some dolphins on the north island of New Zealand that saved a family from sharks. ()NZ NewsGotta have love for the dolphins! This pic is from a pod we saw while visiting a salmon farm in the Marlborough Sounds, South Island, N.Z.

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On November 3rd much of the West Coast wandered around in a gloomy haze, pondering the next 4 years under the dark cloud of the George Bush "regime". In San Francisco the cloud hung over the city and dripped with tears of a million people - but there was a small consolation: People came together to reflect and share in a positive, healing musical experience by the Bay area's Secret Chiefs Trio.

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1. Secret Chiefs Trio - Book of Horizons2. Charlie Hunter Quintet - Right Now Move3. Brokeback - Looks at the Bird4. Estradasphere - Buck Fever5. Nobukazu Takemura - Various6. KALX - Berkeley - 90.7fm7. Mogwai - Come On Die Young8. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Live, Great American Music Hall, Nov 39. Secret Chiefs Trio - Live at GAMH, Nov 310. Cedric Brooks - Saba

ETKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17396758058398029950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943698.post-1100650747715453702004-11-16T16:14:00.000-08:002009-05-21T13:02:18.925-07:00

In New Zealand trails are called tracks. This confused me at first - I kept thinking everything was going to be a race. Anyhow - this is a shot from the heli of Chris and our guide as they survey the landscape at the summit. This "track" is mostly suspended on wooden bridges and platforms as to preserve the delicate tundra and exotic plantlife on the summit. The Hump Ridge Track - which sits at

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The rustic accommodations in downtown Tuatapere featured "real live sheep" out my bedroom window. Especially cool as an alarm clock the next morning. "Taaaaahhhhhd".

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Now that I'm a big city dweller - it takes a 40 minute ferry ride and a quick 20 minute road ride to get into some legendary Marin County single track. Not a bad way to go eh? The bonuses: A rewarding pint of quality ale from the Marin County Brewing Company while waiting for the return ferry and stellar views of the city on the voyage home. Damn - I'm really sounding like a travel brochure now...

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This past summer I was fortunate enough to have worked with Specialized Bicycles in Morgan Hill, CA. Earlier that Spring I met a super cool woman from Specialized named Ariadne while shooting some stuff for Nat Lopes and the International Mountain Biking Association at Henry Coe State Park. Ariadne introduced me to Kathy Loebs, who runs the R&D for their women's specific products. After a long

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This place was swank. Tucked away in one of the many coves of the Marlborough Sounds - we were treated to a magnificent thunderstorm the night we stayed. Not only did they offer some of the finest foods of our trip, one of the most comfortable rooms of our trip as well. Shortly after taking this photo we departed for the "Eco-Tour" portion of trip - visiting the first place Captain Cook set foot

ETKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17396758058398029950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943698.post-1100193827778615452004-11-11T09:18:00.000-08:002009-05-21T13:03:56.035-07:00

Many helicopter rides on this trip - some good pilots, some not-so-good. On this day I was happy to finally put my feet back on the ground and wondered if it was the belly full of green-lipped mussels, big breaths of diesel exhaust or wild ride of g-forces that led me to almost shake hands with El Vomitar. Probably all of the above. Stunning scenery nonetheless - let the record show that ETK was

ETKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17396758058398029950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943698.post-1099936008608521302004-11-08T09:44:00.000-08:002009-05-21T13:04:18.226-07:00

Here is the crew shooting Chris and farmer Neal as they drench the sheep (some kind of antibiotic you have to slip the little ones via this little tube with a trigger). Comedy.

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Heli-Mt. Biking outside Twizel. Twizel lies just down the road from Mt Cook/Aoraki National Park, where the spectacular opening scenes of The Two Towers were filmed. This mountain town, set in the heart of the McKenzie Basin, was used extensively for scenes involving Rohan. Ben Ohau Station, a working high country sheep station nestled at the foot of the Southern Alps, provided the plains of

ETKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17396758058398029950noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943698.post-1099934502687575032004-11-08T09:21:00.001-08:002009-05-21T13:04:49.637-07:00

On our way to the Grasmere Lodge - we shot a stand-up here with Chris, made some mention of Lord of the Rings (how could you not). I guess they shot one of the scenes in one of the films here - how someone could possibly keep it all straight is beyond me. Check the Chris Turner blog to get a more definitive report.

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After posting my recent bit about what I've been up to for the last few years, I thought some more about the fine people I've been fortunate enough to know along the way. We'll keep this list short for now, only including Oregonians who have sites up. My list of noteworthy Californians will come next. Anyhow - here are some friends and colleagues that have helped make me who I am. (If your name

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Barbary Coast Adventures is the TV show. I'm currently working as Assistant Cameraman and occasionally as Cameraman (yippee!). The show airs in most of Northern California on KFTY channel 50 on Sunday mornings at 8:30 & 11:30am. If you can't get the channel - call your cable provider and request it!The host of the show just so happens to be another fine young lad raised in Oregon. His name is

ETKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17396758058398029950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943698.post-1099617971189178702004-11-04T17:24:00.000-08:002009-05-21T13:06:29.259-07:00

Why is the white man so fond of himself that he finds it necessary to re-name everything he "finds". This pic of the mighty Aoraki was taken from my hotel room window. Sadly we weren't alotted the time to trek into the valley and see her close up, but just being there was grand nonetheless. Next year my friend.

ETKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17396758058398029950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943698.post-1099172282995617072004-10-30T14:33:00.001-07:002009-05-21T13:06:39.942-07:00

Seeing New Zealand from the road is the only way to go. Once you get used to feeling like you're left-handed by driving on the "wrong" side of the road - driving across the country is a hoot. This was taken on HWY 6 as we were leaving Nelson, heading toward Picton. The park is across the bay in the background.

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