yes, it's time to pay tribute to the membrane which ties all corners of the planet together, the elixir of life...let's explore the mysteries of--

WATER

go under it, in it, above it. camp next to it. slo mo it. stick your jib in it, right per?

but most of all....have fun with it.

entries will be judged as usual, for excellence of footage but also for how the theme is implemented.

Meryem
Good timing! Temperature here is suppose to get into the 30's C this week.

Gordon Hoffman

Drill a hole in it, cut it into blocks, run and slide across it......

I like it, Thanks Meryem.

Brian

Hahahaha..... Man, it happens every time.... I just got back from the Olympic north west a couple days ago... Went out on to a absolutely beautiful lake! And well I was at it, I saw three awesome waterfalls... If only this was announced BEFORE I went.. lol! All well.. Looks like I might be heading back out to the same lake I got my Crane footage from. :D

Great theme though! I can already predict where some will most likely go. Can't wait to see them!

I hope something will pop into my head.....

Best of luck everyone!!!
~Gabriel

Meryem,

Great topic!!!


Brian I love your perspective!!!

Dale

Whoo Hoo! I'm sitting here in Laguna Beach watching the waves roll in.

Course, the hard part will be to turn it all into something meaningful.

WATER...you are kidding......That is really to bad, I am heading off to Panama Wednesday for 3 weeks of fishing. Thats right, the ocean, tropical rain forest, rivers.......

Now if I can just figure out what to do with it all !

Jim

WATER...you are kidding......That is really to bad, I am heading off to Panama Wednesday for 3 weeks of fishing. Thats right, the ocean, tropical rain forest, rivers.......

Now if I can just figure out what to do with it all !

Jim

Nice Jim!!! Have a great time on your trip!!!!

You too, Kevin!

~Gabriel

Maybe not that unexpectedly, but what a great theme Meryem :)

I wish everyone a great time in making something out of this topic and I'm also looking forward to watch your entries. Let's go out there and do some beautiful horizons, let the uwol-boat drift away carried by the wind and a sail filled with great ideas.

Geir Inge

WATER

go under it, in it, above it. camp next to it. slo mo it. stick your jib in it, right per?

but most of all....have fun with it.

LOL, for some reason I have been out by the shore done some filming today, before I was aware of the theme :-)

Nice theme, good luck to everyone!

oh yeah, yes, great timing indeed, muhah ahah a hah ah

hmmm, definitely the potential for some great films here, but as for me Im not sure how much Ill be able to do, seeing as though Im not really anywhere near water. Might have to think creatively here...

Nice theme. This can be interesting.
Good luck to everyone.

Oh GREAT, and I just got back from videoing Iguazu Falls in Brazil. Guess I can't use those clips. HA, just my luck. Bob

hmmm, definitely the potential for some great films here, but as for me Im not sure how much Ill be able to do, seeing as though Im not really anywhere near water. Might have to think creatively here...

whoa ho ho here...no excuses with this one, people, remember this is the membrane that binds the planet!...or as someone already said, "water water everywhere"...the possibilities are infinite. the problem isn't one of "not enough," the issue here is "too much" and finding an interesting and original angle....

whoa ho ho here...no excuses with this one, people, remember this is the membrane that binds the planet!...or as someone already said, "water water everywhere"...the possibilities are infinite. the problem isn't one of "not enough," the issue here is "too much" and finding an interesting and original angle....

Kinda like the living sky's, eh? ;)

Hmmm. I live in Lake County Florida. That leaves it pretty open. And I will be spending the end of this week on vacation in California. Pacifica to be exact. And the family reunion is at a house across the street from the beach and a pier. And I only live 50 miles from the Atantic coast and about 50 from the Gulf of Mexico.

However, there is this really neat fountain at Epcot that children play in all the time. And then there is the Epcot fountain that changes to music.

Then there is the Fantasmic show where they project movies on the fountain. A one day pass at Sea World is really an annual pass for Floridians.

Yikes! A plethora of riches. How to decide?

Just a reminder about what W.C. Fields said about water....

"I can't stand water because of the things fish do in it."

Hmmm. I live in Lake County Florida. That leaves it pretty open. And I will be spending the end of this week on vacation in California. Pacifica to be exact. And the family reunion is at a house across the street from the beach and a pier. And I only live 50 miles from the Atantic coast and about 50 from the Gulf of Mexico.

However, there is this really neat fountain at Epcot that children play in all the time. And then there is the Epcot fountain that changes to music.

Then there is the Fantasmic show where they project movies on the fountain. A one day pass at Sea World is really an annual pass for Floridians.

Yikes! A plethora of riches. How to decide?

Just a reminder about what W.C. Fields said about water....

"I can't stand water because of the things fish do in it."

Wow, thats sounds amazing......

me? I errr, live close to a glass of water.... ;-)

You are less than two hours to some pretty cool waterfronts. I checked!

Still, a lot farther than my travel requirements. ;)

My camera is allergic to water!

Haha.


Seriously though, I like this theme. I already have some ideas - and i live in the middle of the desert!


This should be fun. :-)

My camera is allergic to water.

Oh, so this is why my camera complains when it is raining. haha.

I got some ideas, but the hard part will be to make a story out of it.
It will be fun anyway. And that's what it is all about.

Good luck, and have fun everyone!!!

I went out yesterday to scout a few locations, no camera it looked like it may rain. The rain did come along so it was just as well that I did leave it home.

Anyway I made an amazing discovery..."watching water is boring" no matter what it does its just simply boring.

Conclusion this challenge is going to be more difficult than I first thought.

I can't wait to see how everyone deals with this theme, it's going to be fun.

Brian

Water can be a symphony of movement. I film it whenever I have a chance.

That's the real part of the challenge is seeing something that you normally don't see.

Throw a rock into a still pond and watch the ripples distort the reflections on the water.

Watch as a piece of duckweed spins in a circle letting you know that there are invisible currents at work.

How the heck does a water strider stay on the surface of the water?

Do a time-lapse of the tide coming in or going out.

Water is never boring. Heck, it's the essence of life. There always has to be something going on. :)

Course, if anyone uses these ideas and didn't think of them on their own, I want credit! :)

No, just kidding. :)

Anyway, there's a ton you can do with water.

My problem is an idea pops in my head and that's it. No matter if I can;t make it work or not, I'm stuck and I can't force my brain into thinking of another idea.

ok, you two, off to tales of wonder and woe...!

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