So... Today I started out looking to bump my mini to 8Gb of RAM. After striking out at the Apple store yesterday I Grabbed a Velolib' "borrow-a-bike" today...
Went to two places "in town" then, striking out went way across town to and area with "many informatiques". Success!
Then I told the ADs that I'd stop by for lunch and guess what... good thing I did. There was a bunch of shots this afternoon. Mainly set extensions but all way underground in the "private catacombs". These are without bones and here's a taste... With guide and without!
Ah... I realized that I forgot about posting yesterday! Yikes.
The unit was shooting near my place so I walked over for lunch. Then got a weird "variable" ND filter that I thought was amazing. Unfortunately it works by opposing two polarizing filters and when shooting at certain subjects (like the sky!), you can see rings. Leading me to declare that this ND is NG (no good)!
That's a drag!
Oh well... the quest continues!
Here's one of the seemingly endless "lock bridges". Lovers seal their love in a lock, attached to a fence along the bridge. There's a bunch around.
I had dinner at a groovy cafe near my place to end the evening.
I started the morning at editorial to go over what we shot last Friday. I'm going to start some rough temps while here.
Then on my continued quest to find a decently color balanced and non polarizing effect ND filter, I once again walked all the way along Boulavard Beaumarchais which has tons of camera shops. No luck. There are some expensive options but I may just get what I want cheap on the internet, mail to Hammerhead and have the girls bring on Monday.
Then hopped the Metro to go over to set. Interestingly a long section was over ground.
From there I got a ride up to the production office and had a meeting w/ SFX about the burning car, etc. Then headed off (one last time, in vain!) looking for a final camera shop and ended up walking home.
This "sun going down at 10PM" thing is hard to adjust to.
OK - Here's a smattering. Out again today, first hoping to get a better color balanced ND filter for my regular lens. Found a great looking camera store... Closed Sunday! Most of the town seems to be in fact. So off to the Eiffel Tower to "Time-Lapse Sight-see".
Drizzly all day and chilly(!) at least compared to the last week. It's been in the 80s and today topped out at 55º. I know - complain, complain. It did have the positive of keeping the crowds way down!
Here's the ND filter I made for my fish-eye lens. 2x ND 12 lighting gels over a tape roll core (which happens to fit the lens perfectly!).
And here's a "teaser" of some of the shots I've made over the last few days. More to come, sound, etc. but you'll need to be patient.
Then I came home and FaceTimed my mom and dad on their 59th anniversary(!). Funny story - They had forgotten!
Finally here's the verdant courtyard at my place, inside the ever present doors of Paris.
I decided I would make the Nespresso store my destination for the day and struck out trying to beat the predicted 4PM rain. I also shot a bunch of time lapse with my fisheye lens fitted with a home built ND filter... actually 2x ND12 light gels from electric taped to a tape roll core.
