The Snow is Following Me...

This is a video of how snow affects Portland, Oregon, where there are no snow plows and nobody owns shovels or snow blowers, so the smallest amounts of snow (by New England standards) simply brings the city to a screeching halt.

I've been out of work for the entire week and yesterday was the first day with over an inch of snow! Most days this week the roads were actually pretty much bare, but still nobody was out and the ones who were all had chains on their tires. It's a completely different mentality, and I find it quite amusing...





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Runtime is just under 2 minutes

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El jinete

I did a lot of horse-related activities as a kid, first attending and then counseling at a horse day camp and working at the ranch in exchange for lessons. During my years of chemo and weakened immune systems, I was technically not allowed to go back to work with horses, and since I've been in Boston I've realized that I miss them! So, when presented with a chance to go on a multi-hour trail ride that included breakfast, lunch, and swimming in a waterfall for just under $50 each we decided why the heck not??


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tags technorati : Puerto Vallarta Mexico vacation horses horseback riding sun headsoff

Fall photo shoot

I just wanted to archive and share a few photos from a fall shoot with Heather.. The luck we have had with weather and lighting has been remarkable, and I love the warm but still chilly quality that this shoot has...

tags technorati : headsoff, arnold arboretum, arboretum, autumn, leaves, fall, maple

Autumn in New England

I went out to do a photo shoot today and the girl I was supposed to shoot with didn't show up. I had been so excited to shoot the foliage that I wasn't ready to leave without taking a few photos regardless.


So I convinced Chad to walk around with me...
and slipped in a couple of him.












But hey, it's not like I'm unreasonable!
To be fair, I let him take some of me too ;-)

tags technorati : headsoff, arnold arboretum, arboretum, autumn, leaves, fall, maple

Making Ice

While some may think it's a difficult, highly technical endevour, I'm pleased to present you with the idiot's guide to making ice. Turns out it isn't difficult at all, just takes a delicate balance between starting out with very little water in the first place, and accidentally leaving it outside in the car all night long while it's snowing... The result is beautiful. Just don't tell my mom I've been freezing the new Nalgene she got me...


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Runtime is 28 Seconds

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Koalas are not Snuggly.

We learned a lot about the cute, cuddly koala bear while in Australia. Namely, that they are not really any of these things. While they are fairly cute, the common conceptions stop there. They are not bears and, as we discovered, they are also not snuggly.

We were watching this guy,and then we noticed there was a mom with a baby on her back higher up in the tree.

My sister decided to take a video of the mom and baby duo, and as she was doing so the cute, cuddly, innocent guy pictured above tried to (or did) rape her with her baby still on her back. Apparently, this is the norm for koalas. In fact, the ranger said that koalas simply do not have consensual sex. Ever. Nice eh?


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Runtime is a little over 30 seconds

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Takahe Attacks my Dad

The Takahe is one of the most endangered birds in the world. It was actually thought to be extinct for a good stretch of time, before being rediscovered and relocated to a protected island. Well, since my vacation in New Zealand was accompanied by my ornithologist father, we had to go to that island and check it out, along with all the other protected birds there. We were lucky enough to see it munching during lunch time by the picnic tables, and as if that isn't enough, it tried to eat my dad's pants. It makes you think, is it really any wonder this bird isn't doing so well? It's not like it can get by on its charm and good looks, either...


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"The Birds" - starring my sister

my little sister went to Aussie for a year abroad. She thought she was going to paradise, but little did she know she was entering a Hitchcock film... I'm only going to show you the setup, you'll have to visit her blog, g'day mate, to see the actual attack!


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Spring Leaf Buds

I love it.


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Runtime is 18 seconds

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April Snow brings May what?

They say April showers bring May flowers; not sure what this will bring.....


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Runtime is: 21 seconds

Music is: "Hear me out" by Frou Frou

Technorati Tags: Techhonrati tags: snow, flake, april, boston, weather, Frou Frou

Woodpecker

This is a birthday present for my dad. His birthday isn't for another couple weeks, but I was so excited I couldn't wait to post it.
-serra


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Runtime is 1:37

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December snow, and why I haven't posted in a while

As some of you have noticed, I haven't posted anything in a while. I think about it a lot, and even take some footage here and there, but its the end of the semester and I have a documentary to edit (finally done shooting thank god) and my master's project to brush up, and work is picking up again for some unknown reason, and I'm starting an internship... I know, this is a lame excuse. So here, I have edited together some footage for you from my commute in to Emerson. Thanks for your encouragement and support.


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Runtime is 36 seconds

Technorati Tags: snow, boston common, emerson, serra shiflett, headsoff

Farmer's Market II

I really appriciated all your comments on the first cut of this mini-doc. We decided that although we loved it, there was some basically inaudible audio in the middle and the story was a bit scattered, so we re-cut it and here is the second cut. Any of you who watched the first, let me know what you think about the changes. I'd love it. Thanks again everyone! enjoy..


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Runtime is 2:39

PS: The first cut is here.

Technorati Tags: farmer's market, farm, harvard square, cambridge, headsoff

Spring is Here