Another evening at the concrete wave

Clouds over the Mersey and a shaky camera!

Another sunny evening, another Timelapse!!!



Claire was working late, and the boys were staying with Jean and Ron, so rather than sitting in being unproductive, I decided to head down to the Ferry at Seacome and set up for a Timelapse.

The cloud formations were great, and when the sun started to set, the light shining on the buildings gave them a red hue and also made certain windows glow.

I stayed until dark, and tried for some long exposure shots. It was a little windy, and there was quite a lot of vibration in the pictures, so next time I must remember a weight for the Tripod and camera rig to try and reduce movement over long exposures.

A Weekend away in the Camper Van

After succsessfuly passing the dreaded MOT we took the Camper out for it's first proper run this weekend. We had been invited to Claire's Aunts house for a weekend catchup with the family, so we decided to take the van and give it a shakedown test.

The journey to Market Drayton only took 20 minutes more than usual, and the van behaved well. I am a little concerned with the thermostat, but that shouldn't be too hard to sort out.

The only issue we had was the Hammock collapsing with the boys in it at 2.30 this morning! I think it was only designed for one child. A quick scan of the internet and a camping bed has been ordered, which will fit down the middle of the van nicely.

We had a great time catching up with Claire's Aunts cousins and their kids. Highlight of the weekend for me was having some lumberjack fun with the chainsaw!!

The trip home was also uneventful, and we are now looking further afield for our next trip.

Staten Island ferry Trip to see the Statue of Liberty

We have just returned from an amazing trip to New York.

I have loads of Photo's and Videos to go through and organise, but here is the first Time-lapse of the holiday.

This is the first time I have been slightly disappointed by the GoPro, and to be honest, it isn't the GoPro's fault. It is more about what I wanted to film. When I set up the camera, I forgot about the ultra wide angle the camera has, and therefore, the horizon and city skyline would be lost in sea and sky!!! I have slightly cropped in to reduce the "blandness" of the scene, which has resulted in a slightly less defined picture. Oh well, never mind, I suppose I need to look at possibly buying a new video camera with more flexibility. ( does this sound familiar to the blogs of old about needing new bike equipment!!!)

Timelapse of an Amaryllis opening

I haven't tried a long Time Lapse before. So it seemed a good idea to capture an Amaryllis opening. Claire was convinced that she could see the flower opening as we sat watching TV the other night, so I got out the GoPro and set it up on a tripod. I have just bought a frame case that allows charging whilst recording, so it was easy to let the GoPro record for 33 hours! It was tough waiting to see the final result.

I am quite happy with the end film, although I did make a rookie error with the lighting. When I set up the camera, I made sure the light was right, from behind and not over exposing the shot, I forgot to allow for daylight streaming in the window during the day!!!! Claire suggests next time we do a long Time Lapse we should keep the curtains closed. That will get the Neighbours talking!!!

An update on Palefish and where the blog goes from here.

Its about time I wrote something on here to explain what has happened, and to bring new readers up to speed!

I started this Blog a few years ago, when I was cycling with a new club, and fighting the ever increasing middle age spread!
Quite a lot has changed since then.
The Palefish story has expanded and then retracted in the space of  a couple of years.
The Cycle club grew so fast, as did the Facebook page, that before I knew it a monster had been created. The club became a little unwieldy and started to fracture. I took the decision to disband the club and save the Palefish name before the whole thing imploded. This was not a very popular decision with a lot of the members, but in hindsight, and looking at the many groups who still ride together, I think it was for the best.
Where did this leave me? I have reduced my cycling to a minimum, if I was being truthful it is almost non existent at the moment, but one thing hasn't changed, the middle age spread is doing what it always intended to do!

Anyway, I have decided to use this format to share updates on family adventures, and videos from my You Tube channels. Skateboarding has been reintroduced into my life by my boys, and we hope to have a go at surfing, stand up paddle boarding and snowboarding in the future.
As a family we have purchased an old 1983 Volkswagen LT31 Camper van. We (Claire) are currently restoring it and hope to have it up and running for the summer.

So, There will be less cycling, a bit more skateboarding, maybe some weight loss tracking (again) and some family trips in the van to report on.
I will leave the original "About" info below, as I think it shows where this all came from in the beginning.

Cheers.

Saturday Morning fun on the Skateboards and with the Drone

Some fun on the Prom at New Brighton with the boys on the Skateboards. We saw the Lifeboat being launched, apparently on the way to save a stranded dog. We also flew our new Drone outside for the first time. We were quite impressed, especially as it was less than £40 from the range!

Loch Fyne Hyperlapse

It has been sooooo long, maybe time to resurrect the Blog?