Dec19

Welcome

by Harold on December 19th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Posted In: Blogging

Welcome to Bhaga Video Productions

Original BVP Logo

This site is about saving your old films, videos and pictures to DVD and/or web video hosting sites. We have included a lot of examples of transferred video to provide inspiration. Our hope is that by seeing some of these examples of what we have done, you will get started hunting down those old memories and saving them for future generations as well.

In the blog I hope to communicate a few of my ideas, and comment on some of the things I see and hear when it comes to digitizing memories. I have thousands of photographs and slides that I manage in addition to video. I will talk about that from time-to-time and provide some examples of those.

I am an enthusiast when it comes to photography and I have the typical equipment you might expect from a photographer, but over the years I have started to abandon some of those things in favor of getting the shot.

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Dec27

Brunswick Ohio Car Show Aug 28, 2010

by Harold on December 27th, 2011 at 10:56 am
Posted In: Photography

Oldsmobile 442 1970 Pace CarA photograph of a 1970 Oldsmobile 442 Pace Car taken at the Brunswick Family Restaurant Car Show on Aug 28, 2010. Check out my photo gallery for 35 more pictures of these great classic automobiles. A little something for everyone. Get out and photograph your life!

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Aug13

Hiking To The Top of Golconda Fort – Part 2

by Harold on August 13th, 2011 at 11:42 am
Posted In: Blogging

This is a continuation of the Part 1 post where we had just started climbing to the top of the fort and stopped a few times along the way to show you the sights. In part 2 we have made it to the top of the fort, and all we need to do is go to the top of the building on top of the hill! From the top you might certainly think of yourself as king! One of the most important features of the fort is its acoustics. The construction of the fort is such that any sound made at the entrance can be heard throughout the hill on which the fort stands. No sneak attacks! In the first post I mentioned the outer wall and moat. However, after the outer wall it has also a double wall that runs around the foot of the hill where the citadel stands.

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Aug04

Hiking To The Top of Golconda Fort – Part 1

by Harold on August 4th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
Posted In: Travel

My wife and I visited India for the first time in 2010. Our first stop was Hyderabad. On Saturday January 23rd we drove to Golconda Fort (a few miles west of Hyderabad). The city of Golconda was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Golconda. The city at one time was the center of the diamond trade. The fort dates back to the 12th century and was ruled by various kings throughout the centuries. There are actually 4 forts that make up Golconda. The forts are built on a granite hill and is 400 feet high. It was a three tiered fortification, protected by a moat, had eight entrance gates and a water supply system. I spent an 87 degree Saturday afternoon climbing the stairs to the various levels, stopping along the way to admire the architecture and imagine what it must have been like 500 years ago. On the way up to the top of the fort I shot all HD video, and on the way down I used my wife’s Kodak Z1485IS to capture some still shots. The Nikon D90 stayed at the hotel for this jaunt. Just too much to carry, considering the climbing I was going to do.

In this video we have just entered into the Fort through the main gate and we are following the pathway through the courtyard headed for the climb to the top of the fort. My friend and colleague Mohan was our guide for the day, but my wife kept worrying about me, so no matter  how many times I said not to keep looking back for me, she kept doing it. Kind of ruins the effect!

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Jul30

Lunch at Gervasi Vineyard and the Sony DSC-H70

by Harold on July 30th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Posted In: Blogging

In the summer when the weather is nice my wife and I like to go to a restaurant and sit outside and enjoy our meal. Unfortunately that typically means looking out over a parking lot as cars drive by. Not so at our local winery, Gervasi. For the past 2 years we have been able to relax near the lake, enjoy our meal and never once see a car drive by.  It also gives me an opportunity to take a few pictures and post them to my photo site, and send some to Facebook from my iPhone (hey, this site is about photography). I recently bought my wife a Sony DSC-H70 camera and decided to give it a try after lunch. It replaced her Kodak Z1485IS and I wanted to see what it could do. Right off the bat I noticed that the colors of the Sony seemed to be a little more true to life and the amount of color noise in the pictures was significantly less. Of course low light pictures and small cameras just don’t get along so don’t expect miracles. I also liked that the LCD was bright and easier to see than the LCD on the Kodak. I am not going to bother with all of the camera specs, you can find that elsewhere on the net.

So, let’s take a look at a few pictures from the Sony H70 all shot in the 16:9 aspect ratio.

The picture above was taken at ISO 80, focal length 4.25mm, f/8 at 1/200 second. Notice the distortion on the 2 structures at the bottom of the picture. Both structures are leaning toward the center of the picture.

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Jul19

Brunswick, Ohio Car Show July 24, 2004

by Harold on July 19th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Posted In: Photography

1964 Chevy Pickup Truck1964 Chevy Pickup Truck taken on 7/24/2004 at the Brunswick Family Restaurant sponsored car show. This was my first time at this event and what a nice selection of cars. Lots of room and a nice crowd of people. I also took pictures at one of the shows in 2010 and this year 2011. If you like to get out and see nice cars, and your in the area, check out this show.

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