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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 5:23:13 GMT
Wonderful abstract experience.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 31, 2015 6:13:32 GMT
Good attempt Htmb - at least you know how to do it. I'm sure your next one will slow down a bit....just leaning back in my chair till the room stops spinning You know I'm pulling your leg right? The music was just right for the abstract experience! Pleas do another one.
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Post by bjd on Mar 31, 2015 7:08:11 GMT
Ummm, good try and probably better than anything I could do, although indeed a bit dizzying. Next time you go to Paris, get Kerouac to give you some tips.
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Post by anshjain97 on Mar 31, 2015 11:40:39 GMT
I don't like visiting department stores in general as well. I made Saks fifth Av an exception because of the amazing Christmas decorations.
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Post by htmb on Mar 31, 2015 13:10:54 GMT
Maybe I'll try fixing this video once I'm back at my desktop computer. I think Apple gives the option to slow down.
Either that, or I'll change the music to something psychedelic. ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 14:10:06 GMT
The setting on my camera yields about 7 seconds of video for every 60 seconds that you take. But Windows Movie Maker also has setting to speed up or slow down. And YouTube sometimes delicately mentions when you upload material "we have detected some instability in certain images; would you like us to correct the problem?" Well at least that's the translation of what YouTube tells me in French. I don't know if the English version is more direct.
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Post by htmb on Mar 31, 2015 14:19:57 GMT
Thanks for that information. Everything I'm using is for Mac products, but there are probably similar settings
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Post by mossie on Mar 31, 2015 18:26:36 GMT
I'm afraid that video will give me nightmares tonight. But the rest of the thread has given me a new insight into a different New York, most of which I had no idea existed. Thankyou for an entertaining thread and a bold try at the video, which is something I can't master.
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Post by htmb on Mar 31, 2015 18:28:52 GMT
You're a hoot, Mossie, but I completely understand. If I hadn't walked the route I'd have nightmares, too.
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Post by htmb on Apr 1, 2015 2:10:41 GMT
Thank you for your sacrifice, Htmb. I too hate dept. stores, so can only imagine one that big and crowded to boot had to be jangling. But the exterior photos! All of us here know how hard it can be to capture tall or long buildings effectively, especially when trying to combine them into a cohesive cityscape. But you have not only succeeded, you've really captured the vibrancy of the fabulous architecture of NY. Cannot tell you how much I'm enjoying this. Looks like S will have a nice view in the Spring & summer, or even in the snowy winters. Thanks, Bixa. I appreciate your kind words very much.
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Post by lugg on Apr 2, 2015 17:59:27 GMT
Even more photos and info which make me long to go back. I too am guilty as charged re Staten Island ferry-ie hopping on for the views and then catching the next one back. I was last there 6 years ago so now want to go back and look at my photos to see if the coastguard presence was as obvious, I certainly remember seeing them.
I had to look twice at the girls to see what they were wearing on their heads ( Staten Is pics) and then had a chuckle.
That video is great and a hoot to boot but I see what you mean about the ending, however far better than anything else I have managed.
Loving seeing it all with you- your daughter has achieved so much and I guess you are very proud of her.
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2015 21:10:01 GMT
Thank you for your kind words, Lugg.
Yes, you should go back soon!
I loved riding on the outside/back of the ferry (stern?). It was a perfect place for some of the pictures I took. During the first half of the ride we were inside, and it was crowded and hard to take photos.
I have improved on the video a bit.....slowed it down, polished up the ending .......but it's not enough of an improvement to warrant posting. I suspect much of my problem was in the filming, but it was fun to attempt. Maybe I'll film some of the wildlife at Paynes Prairie in the future.
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Post by lola on Apr 5, 2015 16:57:13 GMT
Wonderful town (or is it helluva town), wonderful report. Thanks, htmb.
I want to go back and be a tourist there some more. The locals think we're rubes for looking up, but really we're appreciating the architecture.
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Post by htmb on Apr 5, 2015 23:32:08 GMT
Thank you, Lola!
I read your posts, and those of others, about NYC before I went and found them to be most helpful.
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Post by htmb on Apr 28, 2015 15:46:09 GMT
I can't remember the thread where Casimira mentioned the coyote that had been recently spotted in NYC, but I just read in the paper that it was caught on Saturday in the Battery Park area.
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Post by htmb on Jul 28, 2015 11:20:18 GMT
I've been looking through this thread again to remind myself what I saw last spring. I'm not sure yet what I'll be doing on this next trip, but think it's safe to say I should see much more green in the city.
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