The new Canon 550D - What does it all mean Basil?

The Canon 550D – The 7D's little brother!

So it was that Canon announced to a mostly suspecting public that coming soon to store near them would be the latest addition to the Rebel Line, the Canon 550D or Rebel Ti2. This little beauty certainly does look the goods on paper

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Riders on the Storm on the 7D

A sense of lurking malice hid in the atmosphere, unseen forces swept through the air and the ocean, elements whipping each other into a frenzy. The usually idyllic Sunshine Coast had turned feral and it surely was a sight to behold!

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Rainy Days on the 7D

Now let’s be realistic, this was a totally self-indulgent w#nk! Hahaha! In fact that’s what this video should be called!

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Tenterfield Video in HD from the Canon 7D

It was about a four hour drive to Tenterfield. The gorgeous Katie was a little trojan, driving all the way there, while I pointed the camera out the window under the pretense of making a video for ‘the blog’. Well, it wasn’t a complete waste of time and the video above, I’m actually

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Sexy Scarlet makes some waves!

Not quite as sexy as Scarlett Johansson. . .but almost! Pic: Jared Land – Reduser.net

Red, the folks behind the wonderful 4K Digital Cinema phenomenon the ‘Red One’, are at it again! Making bold claims while people wait, frustrated and anxious, for actual hardware to become available.

It seems like only yesterday that some of the

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Brazil and Mexico Shoot - Final Day

This is what we came for! The last day turned it on and we finally got what we needed! Smiles all around!

I think I can safely say that there is nothing quite like quiet reflection. As I sit here in the comfort of my office on the Sunshine Coast surrounded by normality, the last

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Brazil and Mexico Shoot – Day 6 & 7

All it takes is a little sun and. . .POP!

Directors Log – Date Unknown – Day Unknown

A day of shooting around 16 hours in length may have affected my ability to function normally, think straight, post well. . .but Mexico is amazing!!! And when the sun is shining, the shots fall onto the high

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Brazil and Mexico Shoot - Travel Video

So finally, here’s a couple of shots I knocked off from Australia to Rio. This video is the first in what will hopefully be a series of short video blogs. It’s all handheld handycam type stuff, I had the tripod with me, but I didn’t want to risk a run-in with

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Brazil and Mexico Shoot – Day 5

This is clearly the best weather one could hope for if one were on the last day of a shoot and needed to nail some aerials. . .

Sometimes things don’t go your way, and you just have to keep laughing. I’m becoming really good at that now. It’s lucky, because today really

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Brazil and Mexico Shoot - Day 3

This is what we've been waiting for. . .blue skies and sunshine!

In the filtered pre-dawn light, warning lights flashed brightly on the dash. Luis turned the key in the ingition, the starter motor chugged to life, but refused to start the car. Again and again he tried, but each time the engine

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