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My first demo reel..take a look

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Mkvackay
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here are my personal favorite & best shots from 2011/2012.

i have struggled many times before to create this, but i finally put it together and completed it.

I find myself shooting more photos than videos as of late and I needed to get back at it

Enjoy, and let me know what you think

Mike Kvackay | Demo Reel 2012 from Mike Kvackay on Vimeo.


Feb 14 2013 11:28AM
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jkauffman22
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Really enjoyed that. My most favorite part was the transition between the guy jumping into the water and then the concert shot. The timelapses were killer!
Feb 14 2013 1:05PM
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slc_utahboiii
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awesome man, great shots and editing, was that a sigma 10-20mm on the first urban shot?

cool reel man!
Feb 14 2013 1:07PM
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Mkvackay
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Thanks guys!

and yes that was the sigma 10-20
Feb 14 2013 1:54PM
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Mag
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nicely done, lot of cool sports, only thing I thought wasn't great was the first urban shot, rail blocked a lot of the rider.

Also, why did you choose the sigma 10-20 over the oh so highly praised 11-16? wider zoom range? hsm?
Feb 14 2013 1:59PM
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jkauffman22
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I'm wondering this too
Feb 14 2013 2:04PM
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Soja.
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great work dude, that looked professional, you have some killer shots in there too, all of the time lapses are dope
Feb 14 2013 2:06PM
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Daph
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that was great! was that big sky i spy?
Feb 14 2013 2:37PM
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DIX~
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Awesome. I didn't like that shot of the biker doing a tailwhip in the dark really but everything else was amazing
Feb 14 2013 2:43PM
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.jack.
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I agree with this guy. Biker in the dark was the only shot I didn't like. Great work!
Feb 14 2013 3:41PM
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Mkvackay
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thanks for all the positive responses everyone, pretty stoked!

as far as the lens in concerned, i never used the tokina before and had the chance to use the sigma before I bought it. I love it to death, but dislike the inconsistant aperture and 2.8 would have definitely come in handy on a few occasions
Feb 14 2013 3:51PM
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Mag
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Don't they make an f/3.5 constant version?
Feb 14 2013 3:52PM
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Mkvackay
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yes they do. i was a freshman in college when I bought it and i was unexperienced and dumb. its so banged up after 3 years of using it that it would sell for maybe $100
Feb 14 2013 4:01PM
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Mag
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If you're legitimately interested in selling it and it's near that cheap I'd take it.
Feb 14 2013 4:02PM
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*Nickdel*
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Diggin the shots of Big G
Feb 14 2013 5:50PM
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Mkvackay
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that was one shot i was worried about, thanks!
Feb 14 2013 7:14PM
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loam.duvanin
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Really enjoyed favorite shot was the waterfall. Very impressive overall.
Feb 14 2013 7:14PM
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cwillygood
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nice work! really enjoyed it! the song was good! timelapses sick!

the only thing i really didint like was the first few ski shots, the urban one, and then the one of the guy doing the lip 270 on, just didnt feel like those fit
Feb 14 2013 7:27PM
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DeRizzo
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i really liked it
Feb 14 2013 9:41PM
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Mkvackay
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upp
Feb 15 2013 10:14AM
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C.A.V.
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that was really sick, i enjoyed it a lot! i was at camp of champs and saw a lot of those tricks go down!
Feb 15 2013 10:28AM
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SkierPT
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I liked the start and end being sunrise and sunset
Feb 15 2013 1:05PM
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Mkvackay
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^thanks! up
Feb 15 2013 3:57PM
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m3owzza
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same here bra
Feb 16 2013 2:41PM
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Mkvackay
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1 more up for good measure
Feb 17 2013 8:01PM
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