Mexico 2011 (Winter)
Entries by Kaleidoscope of Color (35)
Versacruzana Calypso
Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 01:54PM 
"Calypso" :: Veracruz, Mexico (c) 2011 Skip Hunt
Below is a mix of sounds recorded while walking around the main plaza or zocalo in the port city of Veracruz, Mexico.
20/20 :: Veracruz ~ Just Published!
Monday, February 14, 2011 at 09:59AM New Skip Hunt 20/20 issue #10 "Veracruz" just published!
Skip Hunt 20/20 Issue 10: Veracruz
20/20 is a printed series with 20 pages and 20 images by Skip Hunt. These images were made and edited from the road in Veracruz, Mexico during February 2011.
All rights reserved © 2011 Skip Hunt
20/20 Tampico Now Live!
Monday, February 21, 2011 at 05:39PM Just published a fresh issue of Skip Hunt 20/20 :: Tampico!
See a full preview here:
Skip Hunt 20/20 Issue 11: Tampico
20/20 is a printed series with 20 pages and 20 images by Skip Hunt. These images were made and edited from the road in Tampico, Mexico during February 2011.
All rights reserved © 2011 Skip Hunt
Prêt-à-por·ter
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 08:11PM 
"Prêt-à-por·ter" ~ Wadley, Mexico (c) 2011 Skip Hunt
Three Dog Night
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 08:15PM 
"Three Dog Night" ~ Wadley, Mexico (c) 2011 Skip Hunt
Peace Juggle
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 11:18PM I met an Argentine juggler in the Huiricuta desert region of Mexico while I was communing with Mescalito and working on a large peace sign outlined in stone... started in 2009.
I asked if he wouldn't mind juggling inside my peace sign and obliged.
Juggling @ Sunset in Sacred Huiricuta
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 11:22PM Argentine fellow juggling with Mescalito @ Sunset on my peace sign and in the sacred Huiricuta desert of San Luis Potosi, Mexico © 2011 Skip Hunt
New 20/20 :: Wadley/Mate Published!
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 11:29AM Skip Hunt 20/20 Issue 12: Wadley/Matehuala
20/20 is a printed series with 20 pages and 20 images by Skip Hunt. These images were made and edited from the road in Matehuala and Wadley, Mexico during February 2011.
All rights reserved © 2011 Skip Hunt
One Month in Mexico in Five Minutes
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:54PM In Jan/Feb of 2011, I traveled in Mexico for a month. Each place I went I made a short stop-motion video clip with an iPhone 4. This video virtually compresses the whole month-long journey down to about 5 minutes.
For your pleasure... shot & edited 100% on iPhone 4.
I really didn't set out to make this full 5 minute trip through Mexico from the beginning, but I was fascinated with using the iPhone 4 and the StopMotion Recorder app to make little vignettes that somehow bridge the gap between still image photography and motion image capture. Somehow I think this method conveys a scene in a much better way than either a still or motion image can in that the photographer can more tightly direct what they want to viewer to see in a given place.
The first few attempts to use this method to bring the viewer a bit deeper into the travel experience was during a trip to Washington D.C. to see one of my images displayed in the Smithsonian Castle, I made a few time-lapse sequences for the travel blog I kept. One of the sequences was meant to convey what it feels like to ride the people mover between art galleries on the mall without having to take 10mins of video doing it: HERE
I really liked the way this compressed time and gives the viewer an interesting experience and still conveys the gist of the actual experience. Cut to a couple months later while backpacking in Mexico for a month, I continued with these sequences all along the way with further experimentation. When I got home there were so many I thought came out well that I decided to just edit a few of my favorites together to wrap up the blog I'd kept of the journey: HERE
The idea of this piece being done completely on the iPhone 4 really appealed to me so I used the app Splice to put them together and drop in some title frames and basic transitions. As I watched a few play back in sequence, it occurred to me that if I just string all of the sequences together in order, the viewer would essentially be able to view the gist of my entires month's worth of traveling in Mexico in just 5 mins. And I think it came out rather well if I do say so myself. :-)
This is something I'm definitely planning on continuing on my next travels, but I do think some audio would be nice. I'm not sure how I'm going to mix appropriate audio for a time-lapse sequence, but I think I'll likely try to create mixed soundscapes of each scene captured like I did in this recent trip to New Orleans where I made this soundscape in the French Quarter using the iphone 4 for audio recording, and then edited into multiple layers with one track of "Play Misty for Me" running underneath to hold it all together: HERE
This sort of approach of taking a virtual traveler along with you and give them the emotional highlights in condensed digital expressions via soundscapes and time-lapse might just be an more immersive experience than video and sound are capable of delivering. We shall see. Stay tuned!
Check out the rest of Skip's travelog of Mexico 2011 HERE
Photo gallery from this trip also shot/edited via iPhone 4 HERE
Perfect Bound "Best of Mexico 2011" publication from this trip HERE
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Best of 20/20 Mexico 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 06:32PM I just took delivery of my "Best of 20/20 :: MEXICO 2011" photo book from MagCloud.
Of the 127 images shot and edited with an iPhone 4 for the 20/20 publications, this collection represents my favorite 64.
These images were made and edited from the road in Mexico while backpacking for a month in January and February 2011.
Oh WOW!!! I'm just floored at how well this printed. Every just looks exactly as I intended and the overall quality has exceeded my expectations. I know MagCloud is good, but I wasn't really expecting it to be THIS good.
Highly recommend MagCloud. These folks definitely have this down to a fine art. :-)
MEXICO 2011 :: Skip Hunt Issue 1: Best of Mexico 20/20
20/20 is a printed series with 20 pages and 20 images by Skip Hunt. Of the 127 images shot and edited with an iPhone 4 for the 20/20 publications, this collection represents my favorite 64.
All rights reserved © 2011 Skip Hunt
Going Back to Mexico!
Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 12:24PM Going back to Mexico and thought I'd just continue this blog where I left off. However, it's been 4 months since this trip was wrapped up, so I've created a fresh new blog to continue with. Continue in the new journal called Mexico 2011 Pt.2