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One of the last few assignments I did in Columbus was going to the Gahanna Creekside Jazz and Blues Festival to cover Watermelon Slim and Super Chikan. There was a huge crowd, though honestly not as packed as I expected it to be. Here are some of the photos and a video of some of what I saw.

2011 gahanna creekside jazz and blues festival - Images by Tim Norman

2011 Gahanna Creekside Jazz & Blues Festival from Tim Norman on Vimeo.

The video includes a portion of a performance by Watermelon Slim and Super Chikan at night. All the video and audio was shot on a Canon 7d, and though the camera can't quite handle the loud music it does a nice job with a very dark venu. I loved the little bit of trombone at the end. I found him on the street entertaining the crowds. It was a very unique sound.

Falling Hearts from Tim Norman on Vimeo.

When the Valentine's Day candy started coming down in price the day before and after the big V day, I decided to pick up some to have a little fun with. I created some images that I mentioned in a previous post, and while making one of those photos I saw some potential to play with video.

I decided to shoot some 60 frame per second video of the candy falling and hitting a piece of plexy glass lit from below. Ok, so it isn't going to win an oscar. It could use some sound and muffling of the candy hitting perhaps, but this was all about playing. Playiing around is half the battle of getting better at anything. If you don't push your boundaries and try to learn then all you do is keep repeating what you created yesterday and the day before.

Here are a collection of quick videos I shot from different events I've photographed over the past month. I couldn't find something to do with them so I thought I would put them together as a collection of Christmas season videos. Enjoy.

Also a note, I'm starting to use html5 to embed the videos so I hope this works for everyone.

German Village from Tim Norman on Vimeo.

Performs play during the Village Lights in German Village on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Luminaries lined many of the streets in German Village where people took advantage of the carriage rides, caroling and other activities during the event.

Horse Drawn Carriage from Tim Norman on Vimeo.

Max Spangler and Carol Oakley drive a carriage from Heinlein Carriage Service in the Mariner's Cove subdivision on Sunday, December 19, 2010. Spangler's horses are named Ally (right) and Maggie (left).

Clintonville Community Choir from Tim Norman on Vimeo.

The Clintonville Community Choir sings during the Clintonville Christmas Tree Lighting event presented by the Clintonville Rotary at the Park of Roses Shelter House at Whetstone Park, 3901 North High Street, on Sunday, December 19, 2010.

Olentangy Liberty Tree Elementary Children's Chorus from Tim Norman on Vimeo.

Lori Walls leads the Olentangy Liberty Tree Elementary Children's Chorus during a performance at the Columbus Zoo's "Sounds of the Seasons" event on Monday, December 20, 2010.

I had an assignment to photograph the 60th birthday celebration for Maryland Elementary School in Bexley yesterday. It wasn't a strong visual assignment so I decided to shoot some video. The video below is what came of it. I would have loved to include more of the singing by the students, but I felt I was exceeding the video length I wanted to arrive at for a video piece like this. None the less the piece allowed me to work on hand holding the camera while panning and zooming. I'm thankful for the image stabilization on the Canon 70-200 lens which removed the shaking but didn't help with a bit of the movement.

Enjoy.

Maryland Elementary Turns 60 from Tim Norman on Vimeo.

Maryland Elementary School in Bexley, Ohio celebrates turning 60 years old with a birthday celebration including a proclamation from the Bexley mayor and songs by students.

I just put together a video piece I had been holding on to for a month or so. I had not had the time to sit down and put it together but finally got the chance.

Way Down in Dixie from Tim Norman on Vimeo.

Video Note: Scenes from a Civil War encampment with a Civil War musician's rendition of Way Down in Dixie on a 1845 Martin made in Nazareth, Pennsylvania in the 1840's. The encampment was in Gahanna, Ohio.

The video is a from a Civil War encampment in Gahanna, Ohio. I stumbled across this musician while shooting stills for an assignment  and thought it would make for a good audio piece to show some of the day's activities.

It was fun creating the story towards the middle of the video about the kids and the charging confederate soldier. I was trying to tell a story while getting several video and audio samples from different parts of the event. To me it blends pretty seamlessly and it allowed me to explore some more editing and shooting techniques I hadn't tried yet. Let me know what you think in a comment below.