Cecil Walker’s Blog

Andrew’s Graduation from ASU from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

Walker Babies Easter 2010 from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

2009 Walker Brothers Reunion from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

MAN Church May 20, 2010 - Pastor Matt Madison from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

MAN Church May 13, 2010 - Allan Fuller from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

MAN Church - May 27, 2010 Duncan Robinson from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

MAN Church - Karl Clauson from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

MAN Church - 2009-12-03 from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

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This past April, I had the pleasure of attending Cornerstone’s Men’s Retreat held at Young Life’s “Lost Canyon” in Williams, Arizona. It was an amazing venue and the facility was first class all the way. Jonah Werner was the Worship Leader and he also gave us a concert Saturday night. Amazing musician and storyteller much [...]

I recently went on a motorcycle ride to benefit brandedPhx and became aware children all across the world, all across the US, right here in the Phoenix metro area are being held captive as sex slaves working the streets. Yes, children. Lured, abducted, trafficked and held captive against their will to be used as property. [...]

I put together some RC (Radio Control) videos recently for my friends at the Chandler Bowl and out on RCGroups.com
Here’s the Saturday Compilation video…

Chandler Bowl Compilation - May 30, 2009 from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

and the DLG Throw Comparison video…

Chandler Bowl - DLG Throwing Styles from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.

WWII reenactment at the 2009 Electric [...]

I recently attended a IMAC Pattern competition at the East Valley Aviators (EVA) field south of Apache Junction. Pattern competition involves the precision flying of set patterns or routines. A simple Basic pattern may involve: flying straight and level, pull to a 45degree upline, level off then perform a Split-S manuever, fly back across the [...]

I spent a Friday and Saturday at the Arizona Electric Fest in northeast Mesa. I would have spent Sunday as well but our checking account wouldn’t have survived it! Here’s some photos and videos I took at the event. Some of the photos were taken by Chris Wuester while I was videotaping.

2009 Arizona Electric Fest [...]

I’m set for on the go type shooting. I’ve got an awesome HD video camera (Canon XH-A1) and a Bogen 561B fluid monopod to help steady it.
For any set shots (interviews, studio, etc) I need a lot more gear! I have the following on loan…

Lowel DV Creator 44 Light Kit  (Omni, Pro, Tota and a Rifa-lite) [...]

Looks like I can only get the calibration “close”. I’m only 1 or 2 tenths  of an f-stop off. I tried it in both 60i and 30F frame rates. They both use 640 iso for the correct calibration. I just need to switch between 60 fps and 30 fps on the Sekonic.
Now to try it [...]

So, Adobe’s OnLocation is officially a very cool product. I was able to get the waveform pretty much spot on to 50% using an 18% gray card and opening up my Canon XH-A1 aperture to f/3.4. Now here’s where I’m stuck. My Sekonic L-358 will read either f/3.2 or f/3.6 but won’t calibrate in to f/3.4.
Anyone have any ideas or is [...]

My friend Mark Wallace pointed me in the right direction on how to calibrate my Sekonic L-358 meter to work with my Canon XH-A1 video camera. Out of the box, the L-358 works great with DSLR cameras with ambient or flash photography. No adjustments necessary.
But, when working with a video camera, you need to calibrate [...]

Recently, I built a teleprompter from lumber, glass and screws I purchased from Lowes. A teleprompter allows the person being videotaped to read script from a screen (the glass plate) while the video is shot through that same glass. How does it work? To make a teleprompter, the glass needs to be at a 45 [...]

Ben, Kevin and I went to the Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Arizona today for lunch. Ben is friends with some of the members and the club president. I brought along my cameras. I’ll be posting photos here!

Occasionally, when I’m not flying (ok, crashing) planes/helicopters at the park or swamped at work learning new skills while juggling 4–5 deliverables, I get a chance to get out on my motorcycle (Honda Interceptor) for a ride into some beautiful areas of Arizona. It sure beats the daily commute to work, which is all the Interceptor has [...]

On Sunday August 31st, Lee drove his RV down to the SAGE field near Tucson with George, Charlie, Scott, Vu, Brad, Dan, Tony, Jim and I onboard. Dirk and Jason followed in Dirk’s Subaru. It takes about an hour and a half to get from The Bowl to their field, which is located near Marana [...]

Here is a video of my friends throwing and catching their Discus Launch Gliders (DLG) at a local schoolyard here in Chandler, Arizona.
DLG Launch Styles at the Schoolyard from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.
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My son Andrew and I drove up to Snowflake, Arizona to see my Mom on July 3rd and 4th. Andrew drove his Honda Element, which gave me an opportunity to shoot some scenery with my Canon XH-A1 using Steven Dempsey’s PANALOOK preset.
Snowflake - There and Back Again 2008 from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.
Note: to see [...]

Here’s a much shorter, more punchy version of the “Second Saturday” video I posted earlier.
Shortened version of “Second Saturday” video from Cecil Walker on Vimeo.
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We recently held a “Man to Man” dinner at Cornerstone to celebrate the completion of Men’s Fraternity Year 3 – The Great Adventure. There was lots of food, entertainment and moving testimonies by Tony and Jim. Mike Erre, author of “Why Guys Need God” was the guest speaker.
Man To Man Dinner 2008 from Cecil Walker on [...]

As you may have noticed, I’m a big fan of Vimeo, both to watch videos as well as upload mine to. One of the cool features of Vimeo is the ability to make Groups. This allows people, with similar interests, cameras, etc to have a space where they can put there videos. I recently created a [...]