Animated time

I have been playing about with some ideas and learning new skills (very slowly) in the process.

I photographed some of the watch bits under the stereoscopic microscope.

The watch hand looks like half a pair of scissors, so with a bit of Photoshopping ...

With more Photoshopping using layers and transformations a series of pictures was built up which I then used to create a video.

By inserting a background image in the video software I then tried playing around with the Chroma key facility on the video software.

An alternative method was to insert a background into each of the original images, and then create the video.

Working on another idea using magnets, watch bits and video camera and this is the result:

Bigger sky

It is now over a month since the building was demolished.  Though there is no building, the demolition work continues with interminable noise and vibration.

Now we have a gaping hole which we are slowly getting used to.

It seems though that we have more sky; we are seeing uninterrupted sunsets rather than blazing red through broken windows. Also the skyline makes a clearer canvas for flitting bats to be seen.

Out on trusty steed

I decided to make the most of the blue skies and headed off in the direction of Claughton, stopping off at Woodies at the Crook o' Lune for a mug of tea and a spicy bean burger.

Total distance 13.53 miles
Average speed 7.6 mph
Top speed 13.1 mph