Back Flip in Back Garden – © PAUL TREACY 2012

Connor takes a break from his football practice to watch his neighbour perform a back flip.

It has been way too long since any of us posted to this blog. I will try to rectify that. I will, we all will try to blog regularly from now on and especially over the summer.

Some blog posts will appear on Eoin's blog or even Connor's blog as they will have things to show, drawings, Lego constructions, animations and the like.

So I hope to see some comments and perhaps some links to posts by others among you.

Hope all are well and we'll see you again soon.

Paul, Claire, Eoin and Connor.

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Mourning a Dead Fox

Recently Connor and I came across a dead fox at the end of our road. We see lots of foxes around here. Several a week, in fact. It's very exciting. They are such beautiful creatures. Whether you think of them as pests or not, they are still very beautiful.

This one was not hit by a car so may have died of illness or old age. It's coat had been in lovely condition.

Connor needed to linger for quite some time. He was very quiet for a while then started asking lots of questions such as whether or not this particular fox would ever live again.

I wouldn't say he was upset, necessarily, rather he was a little sad but mostly curious and thoughtful. It was an interesting experience.

I don't think I'll ever forget this brief encounter we had with the unfortunate creature. Connor might but I won't.


Back soon.

Young Master Eoin's GO CRAZY ART PARTY 2010

Here are some pictures from what turned out to be a wonderful party. Just 8 youngsters. His best friends from school and two buddies from Brighton. And of course, Young Master Connor.
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More to follow.

Collaboration with Corel Corporation

Well, it had been in the making for many weeks and finally went live on Wednesday, 27th January 2010. Towards the end of last year I was contacted by a senior bod at Corel Corporation, fellow photographer and filmmaker, Tobie Openshaw. He was interested in the Flying Space Hoppers short film I made. He wanted to investigate the possibility of using the component images to design a tutorial on stop-motion animation for Corel customers. After conversing via Facebook and email we did a deal.

This is what they came up with at Corel;


Here is my updated original;


This is the full transcript of the tutorial they prepared. The link opens a new page.

I'd be interested to read your opinions of the project. Should you be interested in doing something similar, do read the tutorial and perhaps consider getting the software. I will install Windows on my Mac and give the software a try myself. You get enormous professional level capability for the price.

Thanks for visiting. Please return.
Paul Treacy

Spiderman and Blizzard

Connor on Christmas day in Warwick having just received a Spiderman costume. I love this picture. Such a Connor pose.
And Claire's smile is gorgeous.


Eoin and Connor making tracks through the snow on our new street in Sydenham.

I have so much to post here. Claire shot a short interview piece with Eoin that needs to be edited and I have loads of new pictures to work through.

New post also at my work blog at Photohumourist.com, should anyone be interested.
There's also my neighborhood blog at SydenhamShots.co.uk

Back soon. Hoping everyone had a happy holiday.

Happy new year.
Paul.

More Chalking

Chalking in Crystal Palace Park again...
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Eoin buries Connor

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Making our mark. Carved on a felled tree in Crystal Palace Park last year soon after our arriving in London.

The same park just the other day.

Connor x3 on his first day of school.

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More pictures on the morrow.

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Flying Space Hoppers

So much catching up to do. We have a lot of material to post from our summer shenanigans. Let's start with the Flying Space Hoppers.

TURN UP THE VOLUME!

BOYS ON BIKES

My latest little promo piece featuring my sons, Eoin and Connor on their bicycles in Crystal Palace Park in SE London.

Since shooting this footage they've each moved up to larger bikes.

Video: Flip Mino
Stills: Nikon D200 with Tokina glass.

Music: iLife 08 library.

Edited in iMovie 08

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SYDENHAM BLIZZARD 2009

The blizzard of 2009 in Sydenham, London SE26.
Shot entirely on a tiny Flip Mino. The boys were the priority so I didn't bother with my small fig rig stabilizer or additional audio. Kept it simple.

When I upgrade to iMovie09 I'll do a little stabilizing and re-cut it.

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