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Albert Ross wrote:Back here in the UK, it's bluebell time. For a complete change, we went to Riverhill Himalayan Gardens in Kent, Jill discovered it on the interweb https://www.riverhillgardens.co.uk/ It was a lovely summer's day and we had a wonderful day out, the terrain was a challenge for anyone over the age of 65 I guess, but we found ways around it!! Anyway I do hope you enjoy my video https://youtu.be/ZXNfR-BVZ8Y A tad over nine minutes.
Yes it's very local to us, in fact Sue was up there on the 23rd of April with one of her friends but not in such good weather. A very colourful video showing how big it is and the quite extreme walks ! In fact it's possible to see our house (with a telescope) from up there !
Wow ! what a really well photographed and put together video !! You almost think that you are underwater and being a qualified scuba diver I would know all about it.
The idea of a moving conveyor belt floor is certainly a good idea to keep people moving as well as a bonus for those that either have a problem walking or can't walk at all !!!!
Most aquariums that I have been to over the years can't hold a candle to this one as a lot of thought certainly went into it before it was built. Some thought also went into the lighting that added to your terrific video Eric. Really well done.
I haven't been making any videos lately as I am trying to sell off 65 years worth of "gear" from my car workshop and get it empty as someone want's to move in, and then we are off to our other abode for a while (mind you the last few days have been brilliant) to top up my tan !
I obviously use a tripod especially when I am filming bands when I am in Spain with a fixed camera. However when we go for a walk I travel light and use one of these foldable cheap handholds (just like our old 8mm cine film cameras used to be like) that doubles up as a tripod. In the shut position it actually does make it easier to hold (especially in fully auto mode) OK the tripod part is OK to use in it's lowest setting but forget it fully extended if it's anymore than a very light breeze !! It's ball headed so easy to get the picture straight.
Albert Ross wrote:
I really did like this video Gordon, you managed to get some beautiful shots of the tree in full blossom, you should really string some more 'parts together', if this is going to be the result!! Your wife was very useful as she provided some continuity taking photos etc. I liked the holding hands sequence, as you walked towards the camera, that was enchanting.
Thanks Albert, yes my wife also used to be at the other end of the camera in her younger days with things like this !
We are in the UK for a while as the weather is better than it is in Spain at the moment. However it all changes very quickly.
We went on one of our normal easy walks yesterday and I did take a camcorder to show you what a nice part of the countryside we live in. This is not a particularly good video and I just "strung" some parts together to show you what we have within a very easy reach.
https://youtu.be/SXiVIw5dra8
Yes a fair bit to see without walking too far !!! It looked like you had the train all to yourself. Lot's of colourfull interest throughout including the lama eating his food.
We have an Alpaca that lives in the field next to our house in the UK who is often looking over the hedge at me (probably wondering what I am) !! At least I know the differents between them and a Lama as I found an easy way. They have banana (that rimes with lama) long shaped ears and the Alpaca has very short ones.
Albert Ross wrote:Here's another one of my efforts https://youtu.be/IE7QGNLhpFU Leonardslee Garden in West Sussex. Been there a couple of times before, it has a wonderful collection of sculptures, some of which are most peculiar to say the least, but are always very interesting. It also has a marvelous landscape and a collection of wallabies, when we got there, most of them were a bit static so I did not bother including them in the final cut. I hope you enjoy the video, it's a tad shy of 10 minutes.
I enjoyed that Albert, we have been to Leonardslee Gardens but many years ago so it was good to see how much it has altered. Lovely coloures at this time of the year ! and of course you have to film the ducks. I suppose that some of the statues must appeal to someone!
We are back in the UK for a while as the weather is better in the UK at the moment for a change.
Albert Ross wrote:Wow what a beautiful tree - is it a cherry blossom? Just for the record, Jill and I sat in our back garden for our elevenses this morning for the fist time this year, it's good to know that winter is now firmly behind us isn't it.
We tend to sit out "if" the weather is good, by the way it's a Magnolia tree.
Albert Ross wrote:Nice video Gordon, it would have been good to have taken an establishing shot of the garden before getting the nice big close ups of those glorious plants.
I took this picture this morning while I was having a cup of tea on the front lawn, we also have another lawn with a stream round the other side of the house that is larger. In all the lawn areas are about one third of acre in total. I am aware that we are very lucky to live in a beautiful area of the UK and of course Spain.
I had a walk around the garden this afternoon and as it was such a nice sunny day I made a short 2 min video.
https://youtu.be/ERCxktJJPS8
Alfred wrote:MP3 isn’t good for syncing because it’s heavily compressed. What’s the problem with WAV?
Eric, I don't have a problem with WAV, but syncing them up on the timelines to actually keep the whole thing in sync is not the easiest as my camcorders only record in MP3 audio. I leave the GoPro switched on for the whole time when recording a band and I put it on the lowest audio/video track timeline, I then put the other video/audio track (or tracks) above it and sync them up.
I finally put the WAV audio track off of the zoom recorder onto the music track and sync it with the GoPro as the waveform is very similar. I hope this makes sense !
ericlnz wrote:GStree wrote:I am having a problem with MoviePlus X6 in that videos that I make are in "perfect" lip-sync, but when I load them up to YouTube they are not. Has anyone got an answer ?
What type of file are you uploading to YouTube and what type of audio stream?
Are any still on YouTube that we could look at to see the problem?
Eric, it's seems strange to me as sometimes they seem OK on YouTube and other times they are out ! I have since reset my computer and updated just about everything that is possible, that "seems" to have made an improvement at the moment. I record audio in WAV from a Zoom recorder and MP3 from the camcorder plus a hero 4 GoPro and sync them on the timeline. I might use a "slight" mix of the audio channels but normally just use the WAV from the Zoom. As you know MP3 & WAV are not that good for syncing but the GoPro is (although I don't know what audio format it records in) similar to the picture of the Zoom WAV, and is actually very good audio wise.
When I format it on the computer it is perfect through the headphones but not always when loaded and played on YouTube, sometimes they seem to alter after a week or so on my channel !
Finally if I just use I camera for audio and video I don't have a problem, however for filming bands I need to use multi cams (sometimes 3) to make a half decent video.
I am still on windows 10 but will have to update to 11 in the near future !
I am having a problem with MoviePlus X6 in that videos that I make are in "perfect" lip-sync, but when I load them up to YouTube they are not. Has anyone got an answer ?
Well done Albert, I did enjoy that bit of nonsense !!with plenty of colours and content in that video. Our resident slow worms have woken up this morning
When I have the money I might get a haircut ! !
Albert Ross wrote:Two lovely videos there Gordon, thanks for the links. Some very nice detail of the trees in the Kent video, and dare I say it, you looked very young and fit too. How long ago was it? I don't think I would have the patience to place the camera down, walk 100 yards or so, and then go back to recover it, we're all different aren't we.
I seem to remember watching the Spanish video a year or so ago, but it was worth a second watch and I enjoyed it. How will you determine which property to sell, it's a tricky one, in some ways I'm glad I do not have that 'problem'. Has your back fully recovered now, I remember you had an injury a few months back.
Actually Albert it was only a year ago !
You are correct in how to decide on properties! but Sue has always said that she would never want sell our home in the UK !
As for my back problem, it seems ok at the moment but there is no doubt that I have more aches and pains as I get older !! I try to not loaf about on the laptop in front of the fire but this cold spell certainly helps to make a decision !!!!!
What I do to "try" and keep fit is cut and chop up a lot of wood for the wood burning stove that I have collected for nothing around our house. I also have a good stack from last year from a huge tree that fell in our garden that fortunately missed everything.
I was born in Kent and still love it ! Also I am lucky to have always lived in the actual "countryside"
As I have said in the past I can walk out of my garden gate and walk for miles in totally open countryside and along the river Medway bank that then joins the river Eden in our village. The only problem that we get are floods that can actually stop me driving both ways on the road from our house, but living here for over 70 years it seems normal !https://youtu.be/3_QOnGtWmcU
We first went to Mojacar Spain in 1972 and liked it so much that my girlfriend (now my wife) said "one day I would like a place here" and we did buy one 25 years ago. As we get older we do wonder what we will do in the coming years as "old age is catching us up" and should we sell one or the other. I do realize that we are very lucky to have the choice.
https://youtu.be/H_p3nUFX2Lw
ericlnz wrote:GStree wrote:
Also, one and a half hours condensed into one minute ! I filmed this one in the same garden at the same time, but a year or so back.
https://youtu.be/wL7LE65OwxE
Thanks Gordon. What equipment do you use for your timelapse?
I just use my Sony AX53 camcorder that has it's own inbuilt time lapse facility. I have several camcorders that I use for multi cam use when filming bands including a Sony AX700/ 2x Panasonic HDC SD900s and a GoPro. My AX53 is my go to camera for most of my hand held work, especially when going on walks as the stability is one of the best that I have ever found. On a whim I also bought a Panasonic HCX 2000 that is a great camera but I have had it for sale on eBay for a while as I hardly ever used it, and the AX700 has a much larger sensor and does everything that I need. I would accept an offer on it if anyone is interested.
Albert Ross wrote:Another bright and sunny day and we decided to journey forth into Surrey to explore the Winkworth Arboretum. Although there were very few leaves on the trees, I found the way the branches turned and twisted made for a very attractive outlook .
Yes I did enjoy it, but then I would living amongst such views in the sticks ! At the moment we are enjoying a brief spell of good weather that is supposed to finish this week ?
You showed as much as you could to make a watchable film and you succeeded in that dept !!
I do like a walk amongst the trees from our garden and often walk back with a few bits to help warm our cottage on our wood burning stove for no cost, except to the global warming and air pollution (so we are lead to believe) !
I even walked around the garden yesterday to stop my camcorder from seizing up to make a two minute plus "epic" https://youtu.be/a4XODMMu8CI !!
Also, one and a half hours condensed into one minute ! I filmed this one in the same garden at the same time, but a year or so back.
https://youtu.be/wL7LE65OwxE
Albert Ross wrote:Have a good time tomorrow Gordon.
Cheers Albert, it's going to be a "smallish do" as at my age most of the people that I grew up with have either moved miles away or are not with us anymore !!
Alfred wrote:GStree wrote:… preparing for my and a friends 158th ! birthday party on Monday.
I presume you’re adding the two ages, not averaging them!
Yes you presume correctly !
Albert Ross wrote:The weather perked up a bit last Tuesday, which gave us a chance to visit Hyde Hall in the afternoon. It was still very cold and some of my shots were unusable due to my shaky hands. Had enough shots to make an eight and a half minute video. The highlight for me was the live willow sculptures in the winter garden, they had a sea theme, with models of an octopus and jellyfish - most imaginative.
Please do enjoy https://youtu.be/nLbRuG2k59g
Albert, we have never been there, however it does look an "interesting" place to go (but on a warm day). As usual a good compilation of what it's like and well filmed. I can't get the enthusiasm to film in the cold as we are now back in the UK for a while and preparing for my and a friends 158th ! birthday party on Monday.
I enjoyed that, some excellent shots with good colours. it looked like it was one of those cloudy sun days where the lighting was "just right" that even a single tree branch makes a picture. I wonder how much ended up on the cutting room floor ?
KarenPL wrote:
OH is worse than me. He has so many cables, and ancient work paperwork which is decades old. He used to like tinkering with electronics and has shelves of little drawers full of the bits. He's not touched any of it in the 29 years we've been here. A lot of my stuff is crafting supplies, some of which can be moved on to new homes.
My wife's pet hate is "wires" as I tend to leave them all over the place, also any flat surface I will put something on it and something on top of that as well ! Sue likes books and is an avid reader and writes a day to day diary since she was 13/14 years old. She keeps them in a sideboard in our cottage in the UK and as she is now 74 there are "a lot"! However they do come in use every once in a while as we all tend to forget things as we get older and they have been very helpful in legal matters a few times !
KarenPL wrote:As a result, we are having to de-clutter, and with both of us being squirrels there is a lot to go through. Keep? Sell/Donate? Tip visit(s)? All good fun! 
KarenPL I know the feeling !! I have an attic full of all sorts of "stuff" mostly cameras/film projectors/electronic gear etc, you name it I've got it as I have hardly sold anything that I have bought over the last 50 or so years ! although I do try to keep our Spanish property a "bit" clear.
Ali wrote:I'm still alive - can't speak for anyone else. There have been posts since New Year, but not many, and none in this thread.
Hi Ali, thanks for coming back, so much for Sunny Spain it's been pouring hard this morning !! However we have been here (on and off) since 1972 and some years it hasn't rained at all !
We do have a flight booked this week to the UK as we have things to do (not that I want to)!
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