31/12/2013 / Last updated : 31/12/2013 DavidAllenWizardgold Video

AVCHD video editing in Final Cut Pro

Getting video out of the NEX-6 to work with in Final Cut Pro X To a large extent it was much easier to work with the video clips taken with the Canon 600D as they were discrete files that could be identified, copied or moved and worked with immediately in Final Cut Pro X. Things […]

29/12/2013 / Last updated : 29/12/2013 DavidAllenWizardgold Uncategorized

Enjoying the NEX 6

Carrying the NEX 6 camera around Where ever I go now I have my good camera with me. On Friday I was at the market in Platja d’Aro and I spotted this cactus besides the public toilets. Amazing where you can find interesting shapes, patterns and also colours, although I though this looked better in […]

23/12/2013 / Last updated : 23/12/2013 Spondicious NEX 6

Going over to the dark side – Evil photography

When it was time for me to buy the Canon 600D I was thinking about buying an EVIL camera. EVIL camera stands for Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lenses and the way that I see it is that this is a step forward from the old technology of cameras having a mirror inside them. It seems to […]

23/12/2013 / Last updated : 23/12/2013 DavidAllenWizardgold Uncategorized

The beauty and the beast of Wooden boats

I had a wooden boat when I was into sailing, it was a pig to keep in good condition. I bought it off the headmaster of the school where I worked.I was a lovely boat, an Enterprise and I used to sail it on the tiny reservoir in Banbury. I took it to Ireland with […]

23/12/2013 / Last updated : 23/12/2013 DavidAllenWizardgold Photography

The fishermen's flags waving in the harbour

The fishermen’s flags Were being blown around by the wind today in the harbour of St. Feliu de Guixols. The flags are looking in the bit ragged like they have seen better days, but that doesn’t matter as they don’t have to look fancy to do the job. On the pier where these flags were […]

19/12/2013 / Last updated : 19/12/2013 DavidAllenWizardgold Uncategorized

Me and my dog – Dama

Seems like I spend much of my days out walking the dog. I would like to let her run free more often, but she wants to stay free and will only come back later when she wants food or a lie down in her basket. I can’t tell her off when she does come back […]

19/12/2013 / Last updated : 19/12/2013 DavidAllenWizardgold Photography

A trip to Barcelona

Expecting to have a trip to Barcelona on Saturday to celebrate 11 years with my wife. Hoping to spend some time taking photos and seeing a few things I haven’t seen before. For example I have not been inside La Sagrada Familia. This time of year could be a good time to visit if there […]

19/12/2013 / Last updated : 19/12/2013 DavidAllenWizardgold Uncategorized

A new camera and how politics interferes with alternative energy

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17/12/2013 / Last updated : 17/12/2013 DavidAllenWizardgold iPad

Real cameras versus phone and tablet cameras

Photography – Real cameras vs tablet and phone cameras It has often been said that the best camera is the camera that you have with you. It is because of this that the iPhone and the Android mobile phone cameras have been so popular for taking photos. So you could justifiably call them the best […]

11/12/2013 / Last updated : 11/12/2013 DavidAllenWizardgold Mac Software

Aperture for professional or enthusiastic amateurs photographers

While Aperture is really very good at what it does with organising and storing your photographs, Apple has given it much more functionality that makes it very useful indeed. As with iPhoto you can make changes by applying effects to your photos, but you get a larger range of effects and adjustments with Aperture. Not […]

December 2013