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Brian DeFrees – USA Roadtripping Extraordinaire
Update: Since this posting, Brian’s video has gone from 1,200 views to a whopping 500,000! Congratulations from Duty Free Canada, Brian! Filmmaker, video editor or photographer Brian DeFrees recently returned from a 12,225 mile road trip around the United States. During his trip he summarized each day in photos using the iPhone apps “Picframe” and “Instagram”. While travelling in his car, Brian took a photo on his Canon every 5 seconds with an intervalometer. When he parked for the night or explored an area on foot, he was still capturing photos constantly. Here’s Brian’s most recent drivelapse video. You can…
The Ultimate Round Trip – United States segment
Two South Africans have gone on an extended vacation around the world to take in and share their experience in an online blog. This follows the trend of staying connected with friends and family by way of the internet during long-distance journeys. Tristan had just finished studies in Town Planning at university. Likewise, Dominique finished postsecondary studies and wanted more. Tristan said, “I feel like there’s so much more fun stuff to do rather than sitting behind a desk all day. So that’s where this trip, and subsequently this blog, come into the frame.” To say this is a small…
Check out this roadtrip, literally AROUND the USA.
Brian DeFrees of DeFrees Productions recently finished a roadtrip around the United States. If you look at his map, you can see that he visited almost every state around the US perimeter (with the exception of the Northeast states). DeFrees, on his website, describes himself as “a filmmaker, video editor or photographer,” but qualifies this with his opinion that “titles are just limits.” Check out this amazing timelapse video he made during his travels. Shot from August to October 2011, he captured it using a Canon 60D.
On The Road: Blogger Heaven
Road tripping is an enlightening and unique experience that everyone should enjoy at least once in a while. Jack Kerouac’s On the Road remains one of North America’s most significant testaments to the value of road tripping. While Salvator “Sal” Paradise and his cronies might not be the most admirable of characters, their quest for transcendence across a vast land of varied culture and landscape is a journey that many aspire to take part of. The continual improvement of social media and mobile phone apps makes it ever convenient to share experiences across the country. Here are a couple recent…
Take a Drive Through History on America’s Historic Byways
On Friday September 23rd the Indiana Department of Transportation named The Michigan Road a historic byway. The Federal Highway Administration’s National Scenic Byways Program says on their website that their goal is “To create a distinctive collection of American roads, their stories and treasured places.” Their mission is to create a unique travel experience and enhanced local quality of life through efforts to preserve, protect, interpret, and promote the intrinsic qualities of designated byways. The Michigan Road is Indiana‘s first state-funded highway, built in the 1830s and stretching from Madison on the Ohio River, through Greensburg, Shelbyville, Indianapolis, Logansport, Rochester, Plymouth,…
