New York Holiday 2016

Finally the holiday Video is done!!!

It has taken many attempts to get the GoPro studio to work properly, but eventually it has. I hope you think the effort was worth it.

Big thanks to Sue for making our dream come true, and to Jill Ju and the Kids for letting us stay with them, and for showing us round their fantastic city.

WE WILL BE BACK!

Waiting outside Casey Neistat's office

One of the things the Kids, and I , wanted to do was try to see one of the new generation of film makers, the master YouTuber Casey Neistat. In his vlogs you see people hanging out infront of his office building, and when he shows up he always has time for the fans. Unfortunately for us, he was out of town.

However, our time was not misspent! While we were there, Marlon the UPS guy arrived. This may not sound that exciting, but Marlon has become a bit of an Icon because of Casey's vlogs. He was a great guy, he spent time talking to the kids and me, and even went into Caseys Beme headquarters (his social media app) and asked one of the guys to come out and see us. The boys were made up with the T'shirts and stickers they were given from the Beme Team.

To top it off, we treated ourselves to some Dollar Pizza!!!




To see what all the fuss is about, head over to YouTube to see Casey's work.

A day on the West Side

While the family were looking round the Lego Store I took advantage of the free time and set up the Gopro on this busy intersection for a Time Lapse. To the right is 5th Avenue, To the Left is Broadway, and intersecting both ahead is West 23rd Street.

In the background is the iconic Flatiron building.

This kind of shot is good for the GoPro!

On the way to see the Flatiron Building we walked aling the High Line. It is an old disused elevated railway track that has been turned into a walkway with gardens and lots of public art. There is a viewing gallery area looking down 10th Avenue, so I decided to set up for a quick time lapse.

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!!!)

Loch Fyne Hyperlapse

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