Tag: Nature - Eric Cheng
Eric Cheng

Tag: Nature

“Take a Breath” VR180 Scenics: Patagonia and California Redwoods

Relax for a minute with 3D-180 vignettes from Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile (Patagonia), and of ancient redwood trees in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Northern California, including footage from the Grove of Titans.

Underwater Apo Island, Philippines, in VR 3D-180

I spent 2 weeks in December at Atlantis Dive Resorts & Liveaboards in Dumaguete celebrating the 70th birthdays of Marty Snyderman and Howard Hall Productions. Instead of shooting a normal underwater cameras, I brought a prototype stereoscopic underwater rig comprised of two Z CAM E2 cameras, iZugar MKX200 lenses, a custom housing by Blue Ring Imaging, and two Gates Underwater Products GT14 lights.

Sloths in Panama in VR 3D-180

In February, I accompanied sloth scientist Dr. Bryson Voirin to Panama in search of sloths.

Sloths in Panama, presented immersive VR / 3D-180

In February, I accompanied sloth scientist Bryson Voirin to Panama in search of sloths. Armed with a stereoscopic 180 camera and an ambisonic audio recorder, my goal was to capture footage of sloths in the most immersive way possible.

What lens to use to photograph a full double rainbow

There are many articles out there with tips about how to photograph rainbows; there's nothing I can write about technique that hasn't been covered, but I wanted to show what you can expect to get using a few different wide lenses.

Seljalandsfoss waterfall in South Iceland. Aerial shot taken with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter and Ricoh GR camera.

Aerial image of Flaajokull Glacier (Fláajökull), Iceland. DJI Phantom 2 w/Ricoh GR camera. Man, I’m loving having a flying camera in Iceland!

I spent yesterday afternoon and early this morning watching icebergs flow out of Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon (Jökulsárlón) near Vatnajokull, Iceland. The glacier calves into a lagoon (you can hear the crack way out in the distance), and at each outgoing tide, icebergs flow out into the ocean and are pushed onto the black-sand beach by ...