New Toy

I got to pick out a gift as a service award for 15 years at my company.  In years past, there was a limited selection of what you could order.  I have a ring that I never wear sitting next to a watch that I never wear.  Now they have a big catalog to choose from.  Lots of jewelry and crystal.  But even some guy's stuff like grills and power saws.  I decide to get a digital camera...a Canon PowerShot A 580.  It's almost identical to the one I already had, but with more mega-pixels and a bigger viewfinder (great for the over-40 eyes).

My nephew showed me how to record a movie when he was down here for Mother's Day.  So today I took the camera out on the farm and shot some footage of my 90-year-old father driving the bobcat.  I later discovered that I have Windows Movie Maker on my computer.  Sweet!  I played around with about 7 minutes of video that I shot, edited out lots of sky and ground shots, and the result is below.  My very first YouTube movie.  I think I'm gonna enjoy this camera!

Thanks, Eric, for the movie file / YouTube phone support!

Maybe later, I'll show you the outtakes.  Like where I ran my truck into an iron fence post, and almost dropped my new toy.  Lesson learned:  Don't drive while directing a movie!

Comments

[Ralph]

Jerry
I've been told I can make movies with my camera but don't care to learn how. Not why I got it. But I must admit your movie was good - I liked the shot of Oreo.
Now. . .we really need to see the part about hitting the fence post.
Ralph

[Rachel]

I loved it!!! My camera does movies but I've never figured out how to get them on my blog. Sounds like it was a little windy there. Great to see you driving home and good old Oreo standing there waiting!!

I could use your Dad and his bobcat here in my yard!!

[Rachel]

Oh, be very careful while driving and filming! Otherwise we might see your movie on Funny Home Videos!!

BTW, congrats on the new camera.

[GUYK]

I WANT ONE! Not the camera..the Bobcat. That has to be the most versatile peice of equipment I have ever driven..hell put tracks on it and it is a mini dozer that will pull a five-16 mow board plow with a spring tooth harrow behind it..I just need one for a while to do some landscaping..

[Eric]

... my pleasure, sir!.... good luck with the camera!.... I look forward to many more vids of the farm!...

[cliff]

I loved this post Jerry. Next I want you to set that puppy up in your kitchen and read us your next post.

[FHB]

very cool. I've got a few short vids of Dad ant the drivin' range.. No sound on my camera though. bummer.

[Lori]

Awesome! Great cinematography--though you really should post your out-takes, too. Oreo looks wonderful on film. This is the very first time I've heard the actual voice of one of the bloggers I read.

[Jamie Dawn]

I'm glad you got a gift you can use.
My camera takes movies too.
I just used it to take movies of the concert in Dallas.
Great gadgets!!

[nora]

Maybe we can document our road trip to Blogpot.
Now you can teach me how to make movies.

[Bou]

Wow. Your company gives out great gifts! We got a pen. Or a pencil. And the color of the nearly microscopic crystal imbedded on the clip was determined by how many years of service. OH! But in my 10 year... for some reason I did get to have clock.

This new company... same thing. I think one of the bookends told me that at his 5 year anniversary he had the choice of a small clock or a compass. We all need a compass you know...

Anyway, I'm loving watching your Dad. It reminds me of watching my Grandad. You have to wonder what they are thinking, although I suspect your Dad was just very focused, driving a bobcat... blind and all. Heh.

[awtm]

first impressions....your Dad does better on his Bobcat than I would...

second, did the rock need to be moved..or did he just start moving rock for something to do?

[Teresa]

Excellent! Your dad does alright for 90. LOL.

Love the pig too.