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today is saturday – day 20 of our trip. we’re in the bus making the trek from los angeles to portland, with stops in between. since it’s a 20 hour drive, and a beautiful one at that, we’re going to be stopping in some key places to rest, photograph, and see some amazing landscapes.

today we’re planning on stopping for a speedy lunch in san francisco, then heading up the 101 along the coast towards mendocino where we hope to stop for a walk, and then we’ll be going towards redwood national park to see the amazing forests we’ve heard so much about.

given that we have wifi on the bus, i thought that as i gaze out the window, i could post some photos of our trip thus far. in a previous post, i shared pictures from day 1 through 4, so now, here are some from days 5 through 19.

for those of you who haven’t visited the caravan blog, and want to see what we’re up to in a bit more detail, please visit canoncaravan.stillmotionblog.com.

-amina

our D.C. hotel. At least the A/C works.

we ate at an asian fusion restaurant tonight. Tat loved the cutlery there and made several jokes with the waiter about swiping a few sets on her way out. Low and behold, he comes out at the end of dinner with our doggy bags, and Tat’s has a few sets of very stylish forks and knives in it.

a set of legs we found at the smithsonian.

selena’s processional shot through a set of binoculars (see next photo).

being a little goofy during their photo session.

anything to get the shot.

during the chicago workshop, the girls were getting some work done. uniformly.

we had so much fun with our chicago attendees.

illustrating shooting techniques to the class.

some weird stuff happened during the shooting exercises.

at the big bean. patrick’s group “cheats” to balance the light in the background with the light on the model.

ohh the intensity.

media access at wrigley field for the phillies x cubs game!

multitasking. doing laundry and a shooting a tutorial at the same time.

at the grand canyon  – sight seeing and shooting tutorial #2.

everyone in the team had a role. the girls took turns holding the flag (a mounted poster) to block the sun.

on the way to las vegas.

desert approaching and crazy skies.

we went to a cirque du soleil show for justin’s birthday. the lighting was out of this world.

and of course, so were the acrobatics.

during the shooting exercise in LV, one of our attendees makes a custom cut cookie.

while another group heads to the strip for their visuals.

prepping the camera for  a bit of an aerial shot.

once again, anything for the shot…

in LA, the view from our dinner table

wha?

LA shooting exercise. low mode steadicam tracking superstar model, angie.

LA class listening to justin intently. 4-shot panorama stitched in PS.

well, city #2 is done. the cinema caravan has traveled through new york city, washington dc, cambridge maryland, and now chicago. i’m writing this blog post from the bus as we travel over night towards the las vegas direction.

given that today was our last day in the windy city, we decided to spend it with some flare. with help from some of our friends at canon, we got to go to the cubs x phillies game at wrigley field. but not only that… we got press passes. AND got to shoot in the media box, right off the field!

we gave our photos and footage a miniaturized feel via several tilt-shift lenses. i love how by making everything feel tiny, it reminds me of how large-scale the stadium is. it also gives the photos the feeling of viewing from afar – even if you’re physically close. no matter how close we get to the players, we’re really only getting a small glimpse.

-amina

right at the beginning of the game. we had just gotten down to the pit and were so excited to be there!

a 2-in-1 shot. above, is a photo of a broadcast camera man capturing the action, and below is a plasma by the concession stands airing the footage this man was capturing.

with press passes, we got to go pretty much anywhere.

although it was hard to get around with ALL THESE PEOPLE!!

and as the sun set further and further, the lights on the field became more prominent. here you see a cub just about to make it to 1st.