Harvest :: One drop of water

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Chris TUrner

 

So perhaps its cliche to talk about water while talking about food, but we wouldn’t exist without it, so may as well acknowledge it.  We’ve had quite the year of forest fires and it’s times like these when we appreciated the water cycle more than ever.

I’m so glad that someone made the water cycle into a three dimensional story.  I’m sure you remember the water cycle posters at school and although informative, they never seemed all that eye catching.  Although this is still made out of paper, it’s far more interesting to the eye.

 

Michele Guieu

And as this is on the verge of getting preachy (I do apologize although I like the artistic qualities of the videos) I’ll leave it at that. Two important points… and two videos for the price of one.

Harvest :: Family garden

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Brad Hiebert

There’s something to be said about knowing the source of your food and definitely some satisfaction of growing your own-  but who really has the time?  If a family living in the outskirts of L.A. can accomplish this, it makes you wonder what we could accomplish in other metropolitan areas…

Harvest :: Bread Flour

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I know, bread again.  A few months ago I talked about the Tartine Bakery in San Francisco in a film about the bakery itself.  This time however, the film I want to share is not about the bakery and the break making process itself, but about the importance of the flour source.

David Sampliner

There is something to be said about getting your food from a local and fairly natural source.  So much of what we eat is trucked across the country or processed beyond recognition.  This film makes the bread look good and sustainable at the same time.  Yes, I am one of those people that likes to live as sustainably as possible and part of that, to me, is eating as wholesomely and as locally as possible.  I’m not a big fan of processed and chemical laden foods.  This film makes me hungry just looking at it.

I wouldn’t say that this film has anything outstanding about the technicalities of its creation. But, I will say that I appreciate the message that it sends and proves that there are places that preserve the food culture of the area of origin and are making an effort to bring people natural and local food.

Gathering Season

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I’m sure you saw it coming- at least one month that highlights food.  Can I really help talking about food?  It’s only what sustains us and that our lives ultimately revolve around.  Even if we don’t grow our own food or enjoy cooking it, everything we do in some way or another leads us back to food.

sept-harvest

I love this time of year.  The weather is still warm, but slowly cooling down in the evenings and the light has changed to a golden glow throughout the day- no more of that overly harsh and bright light that we have during the summer. It’s almost like the sun’s dimmer switch has been turned down.  The perfect light for filming without having to use a lot of lighting equipment to dull or brighten the scene.

This is also the time of year that we gather in our food to get us through the winter months.  Could I be any more obvious about how I chose my theme for this month?  Probably not, but I’m not apologizing.  I love the variety of produce in the farmers market and the idea that things are winding down slowly from summer.  As much as I love summer, I’m always ready to pull out my fall sweaters and soon it will be time to do just that.  But for now, I will enjoy my last few weeks of playing out doors in lighter layers and feel thankful for the harvest that is being hauled in from the fields- even if I’m not physically doing it myself.

I love food in all of its complexities and now seems the perfect time to celebrate this all important element of our lives.

Landscape :: Silver Cloud

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Frans De Backer

One of the things that I love about underwater landscapes is that creatures can live in any space- on the ocean floor, in the ‘air’, on the rocks, at the water’s surface… there is no limit to where they can appear.  We can’t do that on land.  We are restricted to the surface and only so many feet above the ground.  When underwater, there are no limits.

Originality :: Flying Clouds

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Sean Michael Williams

Another ode to Andsel Adams- at least filmed in what some would call “Ansel Adams” territory.  And, one last ode to mountain landscapes.

It definitely feels like summer is coming to an end.  The weather is actually cooler now (I shouldn’t say anything though because we’ll probably have an amazing Indian Summer) and it’s dark by 8:30 pm, which I find very disturbing.  No more dependence on it staying light so that I can go on later runs after work.  So as I probably won’t be making it up to the mountain too many more time this summer, I leave you with this.

Landscape :: Challenging the Photographer

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I don’t know about other photographers, but I’m often disappointed by my landscape photographs.  It’s not because of the settings on my camera or even the weather that is preventing me from having the light that I would love for that moment.  It is because I don’t feel that I can ever really capture the beauty of the view on my camera.  I am always disappointed because somehow it just does not do justice to what I am looking at.

Landscape :: Paris

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Andrew Julian

When I think of landscapes, I tend to think of wide open plains or mountain views.  I tend to forget about city landscapes and that they are just as breathtaking as wide open nature.  Although some of man’s creations are less than beautiful, there are some places that leave us awestruck by the creativity and engineering capability of our species.

Landscape :: Northern Lights

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It’s been years since I was last in Norway, and this was certainly not what I saw.  We were there in early August in the southern part and reveled in the long daylight hours.  Actually, I think it drove my parents nuts because we didn’t want to go to sleep.  Either way, it was the complete opposite to this film.

TobyLoc

Yes, the imagery is beautiful, but I what I really love here is the whimsical way that the filmmaker tells this story.  Oh, and kudos on using a Norwegian composer.