Abe Kislevitz

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It’s pretty rare to have photos snapped of me other than GoPro selfies - I’m usually running around trying to capture everything myself. Well thank you @iflyheli for capturing probably my favorite photo of me to date. This ice cave is one of those places that makes you stop and forget about anything you intended to do; instead you just find yourself exploring and taking in every little detail in awe. I also think this might’ve been one of the more dangerous places I’ve had a photo taken... This collapsed ceiling is at the very end of a football field sized cathedral of a cave, the only thing shining bright light from within. Thank you @bradleyfriesen for showing us your backyard! // #icecave (at British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boiam2kHmD-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rv9hf0bp9vgw

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I think if I ever own and or pilot a helicopter I’d have a mandatory no selfie-stick policy. Luckily @bradleyfriesen is a trusting individual 🙏🏻🤭 Out on a legendary cruise over some insanely blue lakes 💙. Shot this in Time Lapse photo mode in HERO7 vertically with an ND8 filter on from @polarpro. ND filter gives a little added motion blur, though not too much on this photo. // #gopro #hero7 #oakley (at British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoiAzyknTdd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10mwlhvpao9rj

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On the tail end of our BC heli adventure for the HERO7 launch I got a few laps in at the @whistlerbikeprk ! Shot this vertically on HERO7 in timelapse photo mode in photo every 0.5 sec. Shot it flat and colored in Lightroom and Photoshop.. oh and photoshopped out the pole on my head. Cheating, but it was ugly 🤷🏻‍♂️. If you haven’t checked out my blog, link is in the description! I talk about what settings to use (like those I just mentioned!) // #gopro #hero7 #whistlerbikepark #oakleymtb (at Whistler Mountain Bike Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BodOnilnxOz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8fnlwzojc4qa

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Posted a new HERO7 blog post on my website (link in profile). I wrote enough to hopefully answer any question that comes across my inbox, as well as yours! Feel free to use this as a reference to share with others. If you’re thinking about picking up the HERO7 or already have one, it should have everything you need to be informed or get started making great content. Fun fact, @ryankontra and I shared that cute honeymoon suite on the left there under that setting sun. <3 ya, thx for the sweet memories @letahaaislandresort // #gopro #hero7 #tahiti (at Le Taha'a Island Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BocTsaOHO-N/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ej5ihnm23sbo

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Here’s a very standard photo of the night sky. Could have been anywhere, except I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Milky Way this bright other than a remote part of New Zealand. Well good job Tahiti for being in the middle of nowhere! Shot this on my 5DmkIV using the @sigmaphoto 24-70mm F2.8 Art lens at 24mm. ISO 3200, F2.8 and 30” exposure. Setting your white balance is pretty key to getting good night photos directly out of the camera. I typically use Kelvin. This one was shot at 3,500K. // #milkyway #sigma2470art #sigmaart (at Mo'orea) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoX_zFdHGNB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pt55u3j7l3ar

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🌈 ✓ 🌴 ✓ #blueasswater ✓ ... this view had almost all the elements for potential Instagram success. Just missing the 💃🏼 and a preset shoutout 😏 Happy Saturday! // #gopro #hero7 #tahiti (at Le Taha'a Island Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoU3MROn9Zq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=of78a5pxyijp

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Trying to shoot a sweet shot of @randyschmidt diving when a local was like “woah is that an unreleased HERO7??” 😝 Shot this in RAW using night timelapse mode. Fun fact - if you shoot in night-lapse mode, but have shutter and interval set to auto, you can have RAW on and capture shots during the day at intervals of less than 5 seconds (currently shortest interval that supports RAW in regular time lapse mode). The camera will fire off the next photo as soon as it’s done saving the previous (around 3.5 sec). // #gopro #hero7 #tahiti #coralgarden (at Le Taha'a Island Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoSJjOen7Xg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kdtxprbbr1f4

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“Alright everyone, pretend you’re having a good time for my photo!” About to hop in the water with some sharks and rays off the coast of Mo’orea! Thank you @temoanatours for taking us around your magical island! Shot in RAW single photo mode vertically in HERO7 using the 3 sec timer. // #gopro #hero7 #tahiti #moorea (at Mo'orea) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoQgnMdnicO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=140nubglwab0r

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Sometimes my job is editing for weeks straight and sometimes it’s sitting in a hammock at sunrise in Tahiti shooting my feet with a HERO7. As a huge nerd and a creative, the time in the edit bay is just as rewarding as this cute little scene of perfection. The food here was a little better than the food in edit bay tho. // #gopro #hero7 #tahiti (at Le Taha'a Island Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPfHYRHThF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jpqg7vc6jtqt

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I uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel with some information about TimeWarp and some examples I’ve shot over the past few months! Link in my profile! There’s a few shots from this perfect little boardwalk in there! // #gopro #hero7 #tahiti #tahaa (at Le Taha'a Island Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoN5WB-HBCc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7aw14jagawjt

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Chasing @iflyheli around the most cerulean lake I ever did see 💎💙. Shot this with the #HERO7 vertically in single photo RAW using the new 3 second timer. We were cruising through a valley when I spotted a sweet waterfall. Naturally we went over to check it out and came across this magical little lake at the top. Endless beauty in these high alpine zones! // #gopro #hero7 #r66 #helicopter (at British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoKqbWgn6Vg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=474n7tuyo8t0

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@chrisfarro ur @wandrd bag on the ground is really ruining the feng shui of this photo that @iflyheli graciously snapped of us. It’s fun to nerd out at beautiful places with your best friends. Just below us is the giant ice cave I previously posted about. Hopefully not directly below... // #britishcolumbia #r66 #glaciers #wandrd (at British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoIloesn-0w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a4ecadna2mhj

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@chrisfarro ur @wandrd bag on the ground is really ruining the feng shui of this photo that @iflyheli graciously snapped of us. It’s fun to nerd out at beautiful places with your best friends. Just below us is the giant ice cave I previously posted about. Hopefully not directly below... // #britishcolumbia #r66 #glaciers #wandrd (at British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoIloesn-0w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a4ecadna2mhj

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One of the many amazing sights we found amongst the glaciers in BC. This is part of a system of ice caves at the base of a huge glacier. Inside it’s bigger and more magical than you can imagine. You’re surrounded by the most intense colors of blues, filled with light from the sun and reflecting the light from outside. Each year the walls are growing thinner with the warm summers. From recent reports, a large part of this one collapsed just 2 weeks after we were there. Shot this using HERO7 in 4K-60, then did some After Effects masking 🤓 Thanks for the guiding @bradleyfriesen // #gopro #hero7 (at British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHsb03nMxb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ar282x5mnpsv

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Recipe for epic adventure: two badass friends with helicopters + 4 filmmakers + glaciers. Hats off to @bradleyfriesen and @iflyheli for being more than down to go for an epic week of adventures in the most beautiful of places. You might have seen a couple shots of @thebtown and I with massive grins on our faces in the HERO7 launch spot. Happy to say I’m working on a full length story from our adventure! This particular spot is at the base of a massive shrinking glacier. The bergs are the very recent remnants of giant chunks of the glacier that have calved off. We cruised up here last year and you can see the glacier has retreated hundreds of feet in just 10 months. Thanks @bradleyfriesen and @iflyheli for letting us document the beauty of this area before it’s gone. // #gopro #hero7 (at British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoF7xL_nt2Y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gr0uhtdwaws4

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If you want to get clear water, beautiful colorful fish, and amazing lush surroundings - Tahiti is the way to go! Here’s a few BTS shots from our production in French Polynesia! If you haven’t seen the full launch video (2 min version) check the YouTube link in my profile. The photos here were shot using the new 3 sec timer mode in conjunction with RAW. It’s so basic, but having that 3 sec timer (with countdown numbers on the front screen) allows you to snap beautiful single photos and line it up properly before it shoots (good for those travel selfies). // #gopro #hero7 #goprohero7 #goprohero7black #hero7black #tahiti #tahaa @letahaaislandresort @tahititourisme (at Le Taha'a Island Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoADYFHnXdd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=146fu8gpih73n

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Finally retiring my trusty old Subaru. I thought the day may never come, for she has treated me with nothing but positivity from the beginning over 8 years ago. I bought the Subie with 100K miles on it for under $10K. It was my first car; got it fresh out of college. I was in Oregon sorting a few things before starting full time at GoPro. With about $200 left in my bank account after paying my way through school and eating leftover ski team food for a season, I told @nicholaswoodman I needed to buy a car to make it to work in SF. He returned my email with a (digital) smile and offered me a starting bonus to pay for a “sick mountain car, because that’ll be your job to keep shooting epic snow content”. Well Nick, I think that 7K was very well spent 🙂Thanks for believing in me! It made it to Mammoth and Tahoe from SF, LA, and SD filled to the brim with skis and camera gear weekend after weekend. Still runs great, but it was time for a little change of pace. Hopping on the EV movement (plug-in electric) with this new little snow ripper. Looking forward to the auto-pilot drives to @mammothmountain this winter 🙃. For the car kids - 400HP, all wheel drive, with 2 electric motors that help the 0-60 in 4.9s. Plug-in electric that can run on either electricity or both gas + electric. Thanks for the photo assistance @emiliomag - getting dirty to get dat atmosphere 🙌🏻 // #volvoxc60 #volvo #volvoxc60rdesign #volvoxc60t8 #subaru #wrx #subaruwrx #palmsprings @carlsbadvolvo @volvocarusa @volvocars (at Palm Springs, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn8CmodnJ5m/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=poueqr3hth9g