Apple Nails It Again

What is more impressive than shooting a video in one day in fifteen different locations in ten countries? That is was all shot on an iPhone? No. Watch the minute and a half ad first:

I knew when I saw this commercial during the Super Bowl that it was a bit more than just a bunch of people shooting video with their iPhones. I should have known that it took hundreds of thousands of dollars. Much of this support gear (gear holding the cameras) costs tons of cash just to RENT! Then there are the professionals working behind them. Then there is Jake Scott, son of Ridley Scott, directing it. This is impressive. Apple nails it again. Not only making a great commercial but doing it in a... impressive way.

More about it at the No Film School website.

More from Apple here.

Shameless Plug for a Good Friend with an Excellent Book

If you are in Northern California anywhere near Monterey Monday, January 27th, do yourself a favor and go check out my good friend Stu Thornton speak about his new book about one of the most beautiful stretches of land and sea in the world. Stu is an excellent speaker and one of the funniest guys I know and this guy knows the California coast.



Monterey Hostel Potluck/Travel Program 
“Gems of the Central Coast”
With guest speaker Stuart Thornton 
MONDAY, JANUARY 27th
AT THE HI-MONTEREY HOSTEL
778 Hawthorne at Irving, New Monterey
Monterey CA 93940
Potluck at 6 pm, Program at 6:45 pm
For hostel info, call 649-0375.

Nomadic Frames Photo Used For Film Festival Campaign

The Real Food Media Contest used Vân Nguyen's photo of Morgan Paar for their Twitter campaign. Search #realfoodcontest to see the other photos.

Check it out HERE.

Swimming with Seals: Coolest Thing I did in Cape Town This Trip

The water was cold but the wetsuit and trying to keep up with the Cape Fur Seals kept us warm.

These guys played with us for over an hour. They seemed sad to see us leave.

The Cape Fur Seals are not timid!

Diving with the seals was easily the coolest thing I did in South Africa this trip. One of

these devilish seals "borrowed" my GoPro twice off the head of my sister Thea. We couldn't

get it back the second time! Luckily we rented a second GoPro from Animal Ocean or

we'd have no footage.

Benjamin Torio is hosting this short video.

Animal Ocean showed us a wonderful, professional experience.

Swimming with the Great Whites (part 3 of 3)

The Chum Man brewing up a tasty brew.

Less than two feet from the 'diver' in the right most area of the cage.

The eight 'divers' get an eye full of great white.

One of the sharks biting the decoy.

A screenshot of one of the big ones from a GoPro underwater camera.

photos by Meg Osler and Marine Dynamics Shark Tours.

Swimming with the Great Whites (part 2 of 3)

 My sisters Meg and Thea entering the 8-person shark cage.

Meg, Thea and Benjamin, 9-years-old, in the shark cage and 12 degree Celsius water (53.6 degrees Fahrenheit)

One of seven great whites we saw that afternoon.

Captured some great footage, stay tuned for the short video.

Best shark cage diving in the most shark populated waters in the world at Marine Dynamics Shark Tours.

photos by Kathryn Paar

Swimming with the Great Whites (part 1 of 3)

I tried to swim with the great white sharks three years ago when I was in South Africa for the FIFA World Cup (this is a big, world-wide soccer tournament my American friends). The weather was terrible for our reserved day so it didn't happen. Today was perfect.

They gave me a sweet orange rubber jacket. I asked if I could keep it. The answer was, "No." :(

My bother (in-law) and I putting on the wetsuits. The water is flippin' cold in the Indian Ocean; hoodies and booties.

Due to the slow internet in Cape Town, this is all I can show you tonight. I am tired, smell like chum (cut up fish) and need a shower. More tomorrow on this same Bat Channel.

The best great white shark cage divers in South Africa: Marine Dynamics Shark Tours

photos by Meg Paar