I took a trip to bombay beach for a photo shoot acouple weeks ago (look it up it's a nice place to shoot). It was around 115 degrees and insanely humid, So since I was there I thought I'd try and shoot a little something. There was no planning or story for this short and I'm open to all your feedback.

It was shot in 24f mode, mostly with the 1/32 nd filter on, so I could keep the aperture opened all the way and try and get some nice shallow DOF shots without sacrificing my shutter speed.

this is all shot WITHOUT a 35mm adapter

you can find the short at http://www.morningnapalmfilms.com/ under the title - DESOLATE.

for higher resolution versions go to http://homepage.mac.com/nickcolombini/

hmm my quicktime wont open it. Pop up window appears but that's all.

That was really freaking cool. I really, really liked that. It had a Hills Have Eyes feel to it. And it looked insanely film-like. Good job dude.

wow!! that was amazing footage... the DOF was excellent & the look you achieved is just so clean...the part where you first see the girl made me jump a bit i wasn't expecting it haha... good work!!

-Sam~!

Man, fantastic footage. Can you give us your camera custom settings?

Really nice! And all without 35mm adapter - I'm impressed!

excellent work.........i liked the editing too......keep em commin........

Very well done. Looks like a trailer to a horror movie or something.

Same as John Welsh window opens but thats it?

Same as John Welsh window opens but thats it?

I'm currently downloading the version under link #2

well, i wouldnt call it shallow dof, but it was ok. One thing I didnt like is the first appearance of the actress. First running at 00:52 and just a second later lying on the ground. First thing I thought is that she was running, tripped over and lay there (knocked out). Id show her running a bit longer so the audience can spot her free hands, and after that I'd show her tied hands and only then her lying there.
As I said, just one thing, the rest is good

Really nice look, Nick. What was your post process? It looks like you did some color work.

Really nice look, Nick. What was your post process? It looks like you did some color work.

thanks, just did some contrast correcting and some desaturating.

man that was awesome! seeing that really shows off what great DOF you can achieve with the a1. i loved the quick shot of the girl running, freaked me out. for a quick shoot, you were able to get something pretty abstract but cohesive at the same time. it all works really well together great work!

really nice shot film gr8 editing :)

damn dude. I think you just sold me on the A1. I was tossing up the A1 vs. the HD110.

Excellent stuff!!

yeah saw the short late last night and i jumped as well. good job in making me wonder who was chasing her. i liked the fact that the end was open ended and that the story was out of sequence.

how did you achieve the strobing effect on the half buried bus or whatever it was? And where did you get your music from?

thanks!