Texas Camping

Time lapse video of a cold night of camping at Krause Springs, in Spicewood, TX.

This one is dedicated to my new born niece, Nila, who came to this world yesterday in São Paulo.

Balão Antigo

The following paragraph from my (hopefully) forthcoming article explains the video:

The activity had been, technically speaking, criminalized under a 1934 forestry 

code.  The authorities, however, seldom enforced the law, doing so usually only when a 

baloeiro stood out for some reason.  As an example, the famous João Ely once made a 

tribute balão  to Walt Disney, who had recently died.  Walt Disney company executives 

went to Rio to film the launch.  Due to the publicity, a court issued an injunction to Ely 

telling him not to proceed.  A Disney executive contacted the U.S. embassy, which 

mobilized a variety of local politicians to achieve a compromise in order to allow Ely to 

launch the tribute balão tethered to the ground.  Ely did not keep his end of bargain, since 

the notion of tethering a  balão would seem sacrilegious to  baloeiros, and released  the 

Disney  balão  in the presence of a distinguished crowd of politicians, embassy 

functionaries, Disney executives and even local police chiefs who came to watch the 

launch. Despite Ely’s indiscretion of disobeying official orders, they applauded it. (Bueno and Patrocínio, Balão, Paixão Inexplicável , 108-110) 

All the small things

A few macros shot in a morning at Enchanted Rock

Storm in the Distance

Time lapse compilation made over one night, seeing some lightning storms in the distance. You will need to play in HD to catch some details, such as a shooting star that zooms by in one of the frames.

This post goes with a dedication: Happy Birthday Rick!

Californian Sunset

A few sunsets of the Bay Area, as well as some shots from Marin County, CA. I will start with this timelapse of the sunset over the San Francisco Bay, showing the city and the Golden Gate bridge. The video was shot from Berkeley - special thanks to Jeanne and Gary for their warm hospitality.