{"id":1230,"date":"2023-06-28T10:29:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T10:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singlespeed.cc\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2023-06-28T11:28:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:28:54","slug":"namibia-land-of-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singlespeed.cc\/?p=1230","title":{"rendered":"Namibia: Land of Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

YouTube <\/a>is an awesome place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During my usual morning prep and note-taking for my upcoming summer tour, the good ‘ol YouTube algorithm linked me up to an interesting video<\/a>.
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The clip is from a channel that I subscribe to, and is one of those videos that I\u2019ve seen briefly and skipped before linking up to the next video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this time this one struck me. What was it, hmm – what can it be? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I noticed it: the beauty <\/strong>and cinematography<\/strong> on this video was like none I\u2019d ever seen before. As an avid fan of all time fav\u2019s Terry B<\/a> and Lucas Brunelle<\/a> – that\u2019s saying a lot.

So yea, the colours and cinematic techniques behind the work on ‘cycling around the planet’<\/a> are amazing. The attention to detail shown in Niels Jansen\u2019s Namibian adventure is a work of art in itself. He has a way of creating cinematic landscapes from colour and tone to create a palette that draws out dusty roads and vast mountain ranges as an additional character to the journeys that he experiences.

Although travelling alone, the Namibian desert plays a part in illustrating Niels skills as an experienced tour cyclist as he transverses through Africa. This is sheer determination and will, which I find very inspiring.

At one point in the clip, Niels fixes a broken spoke and chuckles about doing such mundane mechanicals whilst being in the middle of nowhere.
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Although filming alone, the camera framing techniques and drone shots create an atmosphere where it appears as if he is actively interacting with the environment around him. Almost as if he’s travelling with an entire film crew and support team. Yet this is all solo work, and all so beautifully shot and with a stunning accompanying soundtrack to add to the adventure.
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