Today’s Passport Video – Content Aware Awesomeness

You may notice a bunch of Antarctica photos lately! Well I have about 150 I have never processed, and my love for Antarctica was re-kindled after our team started piecing together some videos from the place.

Passport Members today get a little bonus to see how I processed this on the computer. It was kind of a mess to start with, to be honest. But it came out quite interesting, I think!

In this exclusive Passport video I’ll show you how SUPER AMAZING Adobe Photoshop can remove unwanted parts of your photo using Content Aware and Clone Stamp tools.

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Daily Photo – Fuel Trucks in Antarctica

I didn’t get to spend a lot of time out at the airport, mostly because it’s such a long way from the base. It can take over an hour to get there on a snowmobile. That doesn’t sound so bad, but riding a snowmobile for that long can be a bit “rattling” to say the least. Anyway, when I got out here, I had to make sure to avoid the runway. It was quite confusing to where the runway actually was, so I was on the hot lookout for a C-130 raining down on me!

Fuel Trucks in Antarctica

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• Date Taken2015-01-21 07:47:50
• CameraILCE-7M2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/640
• Aperture4
• ISO50
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+1

DJI Mavic

I’m slowly working on the Mavic review now that I have one in hand. I paid full price for this thing, and I am very excited! Getting new toys is always fun. I plan on doing a few side-by-side flights of the Mavic and the Phantom and comparing the video and photos between the two.

A message from Denver

Thank you Passport Members! Here’s a quick video to show behind-the-scenes of the charity you’re helping to fund!

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Daily Photo – A Balloon in the Morning Fog

If I was more of a morning person, I’d definitely head over here to Lake Hayes for a morning walk much more. Maybe when I get older, I’ll be more of a morning person. Or maybe I should just to bed earlier and stop watching Netflix till midnight! I can only blame myself.

A Balloon in the Morning Fog

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• Date Taken2016-10-21 01:58:33
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/500
• Aperture4.5
• ISO400
• Focal Length39.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

Kobe Japan Video

I made a few special videos for passport members while I was in Kobe, Japan. I’ll put up the first video now and the second one soon, along with the final photo from Kobe!

A quick little video from Kobe, Japan. I’ll share a couple of travel planning tips and show you my camera gear for the impending sunset.

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Daily Photo – High above Budapest

On our recent trip to Europe, this was one of my top three cities. I’d love to come back here and explore even more. The sights are beautiful and the food is not only fantastic, but it’s incredibly inexpensive. The Ritz-Carlton here was nice enough to let me up on the roof. We did some filming up here and then launched the Phantom 4 quad for a spin. I’m still using the same quad for almost two years now and it’s great! I’ve never had such a long stint without crashing the quad! I hope I didn’t jinx it! 🙂

High above Budapest

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• Date Taken2017-05-30 20:26:08
• CameraFC6310
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/30
• Aperture2.8
• ISO120
• Focal Length8.8 mm
• FlashNo flash function
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias

Going to Papua New Guinea

Sometimes I’m a fan of getting a local guide, and sometimes I am not. In the case of Papua New Guinea, you should DEFINITELY get a local guide. Otherwise, you may literally get killed.

Here’s a really cool map I found on Etsy. This is a link to Conquest Maps on Etsy.

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Daily Photo – Meanwhile, in Papua New Guinea

All kids like to dress up a bit, eh? And a bit of face painting? It comes with the territory, so to speak, down here in Papua New Guinea. All members of the tribe paint and festoon themselves in the exact same manner, from child to adult. There may be a few variations in the decorations for the adults, but I could not see them.

Meanwhile, in Papua New Guinea

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• Date Taken2015-10-13 12:02:16
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/2000
• Aperture
• ISO125
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Yesterday, on the first, we did the big article analyzing Mac vs. Windows sales and the conundrum there. I’m still going through all the comments! Thanks for those!

Today, for Passport Members (thanks for all of you that got these a new Christmas gifts for family members and friends!), we have a radically new video from Paris. I’ve never done anything like this… It’s an inspirational video about taking photos and why we do such a strange thing. You’ll see it’s professionally captured, edited, and more. We have about 20 of these in the hopper right now in fact, from different cities around the world. I’m excited to bring you the first one now.

Here are a few favorite photos from Paris to get you in the mood before the video!

And here’s the first video that talks about the word “Flaneur.” Note that we wanted to share these with Passport Members first before we spread around to the world. Our business team is currently putting together a series of sponsors to help fund these things. As you might suspect, videos of this quality are a bit more expensive to produce. So, for now, you can enjoy this version Sponsor-Free! 🙂 I look forward to your feedback! I’m always trying new stuff ’round these parts.

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Tip to get this Technique

To get this effect, make sure your exposure is somewhere between 1 and 5 seconds. Less or more of that is hard to make smooth. Let’s say it’s a 5-second shutter speed. Well, leave the camera alone for the first 2 seconds, then for the last 3 seconds, do a slow zoom out or zoom in to see what you get. It usually takes 10-15 tries, but you’ll get it!

Sony A7r III Unboxing!

Watch my clumsy and confused unboxing of the new beast! I’m excited by this thing! If you’re a Passport Member, you will see the video below…

This is NOT an inexpensive camera… I can tell you that for sure. Here are Amazon Links to the three things I’m unboxing: Sony A7r III Body, the 24-105mm G Series, and the 16-35mm G Series.

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Daily Photo – Osaka Alive

I have a ton of city-shots of Osaka. It definitely has that Blade-Runner feel, and I think the HDR treatment makes it even more intense. Speaking of the new Blade Runner, I really liked it! Maybe a bit long… some of the scenes played out longer than Melancholia, but still a very enjoyable flick! There’s lots of interesting analysis of the movie online as well.

Osaka Alive

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• Date Taken2017-11-09 10:35:22
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time20
• Aperture7.1
• ISO125
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+2

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you from me and everyone at Stuck In Customs! 🙂

A Special Video on Christmas for…

Those of you that received the Stuck In Customs Passport for Christmas have unlocked a fun new video I made in Paris. There’s some of the behind-the-scenes and a bit of a travelogue around the city to give you some ideas. It’s a fun new style of video we are doing!

Most Impenetrable Castle?

I’m a big castlephile! I go to them all around the world, and this one is perhaps one of the most impregnable. You can’t really see it from this angle, but the moat around the outside with some sheer walls is just ridiculous. I don’t see how anyone could ever attack this place successfully back in the day.

Some fun from Paris…

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Daily Photo – The Osaka Castle

We spent a long morning meandering all around the gardens here at Osaka Castle. What an idyllic setting, eh? Actually, there are quite a few tourists, so I had to hunt around to find a place that had a good view. I had almost given up until I took a little side-path and found this perfect pond.

The Osaka Castle

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• Date Taken2017-11-11 04:56:18
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/2000
• Aperture4
• ISO200
• Focal Length35.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Passport Member for Christmas?

Hey, how about getting a friend or loved one a membership to the “Passport” here on Stuck In Customs? Or, even better, get one for yourself! 🙂 Here’s a little video that talks more about it.

Antarctica Video with Photo Tips

Today for Passport members we have our third Antarctica video; this one is chockful of photo tips for a panorama I took of thousands of penguins. If you’ve missed the previous Antarctica videos, be sure to visit the Passport area here on the site.

Some More Antarctica Photos

And here is another collection for you! In the first one, if you look close, you may see my friend Stu standing way on the left out by the glacier.

Enjoy! You may even hear the part where Stu laughs in the background while filming me 🙂

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Last week we released the first Antarctica video exclusively for Passport Members. In this one, you see me in survival training, digging an ice cave, and getting rested up for some photography the next day!

More Antarctica Photos

And staying in the spirit of it, here are some more favorite photos from Antarctica!

Minecraft: Antarctica Edition

And here you go, enjoy!

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We’re about to launch several videos that I made while in Antarctica to Passport Members. I think you’ll really enjoy them. I’m getting started with kind of a fun one today, getting outfitted by Antarctica New Zealand in all our Emergency Conditions Weather Gear. It is NOT EASY to wear all this stuff and take photos at the same time, I assure you! I felt a bit like a space-man or something! You’ll see me up in the cockpit of the C-130 on the way in, trying to get a few decent photos!

First, here’s the new “Promo” video we made for potential Passport Members

Some favorites from Antarctica!

To celebrate some of this fun Antarctica news, here’s a few photos from the several weeks I spent there!

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