Warwick Castle trebuchet - from the bank mittfh 2012-09-22 | A video of the Warwick Castle Trebuchet in action - this is the afternoon (fireball) firing and filmed from the bank, so there's better audio quality, although much of the flight is out-of-frame (this camera was mounted on a tripod for stability and was zoomed in too far to be able to adequately track the flight). However, I have included still photographs of the flaming trough, fireball landing site and the trebuchet team.
Happy Birthday Kara! mittfh 2024-07-19 | A slightly scuffed rendition of Happy Birthday in honour of self-described "Candy floss neko" English VTuber/VStreamer Kara Destare.
Happy Birthday Nerdy Kayt! mittfh 2024-06-06 | This took at least a dozen takes and is likely still scuffed to heck and back, but since it's the only reasonable full take without screwing up, tough!So, a birthday tribute (three notes for "Nerdy Kayt" is easier than five for "Nerdy Singer Kayt"), with the Tavern's favourite song snuck in the middle...
Happy 24th Birthday F1nn5ter! mittfh 2024-04-21 | Happy Birthday with a couple of twists in the middle rendition...(And yes, I'm the one who sent the dolphins for Christmas)
Nerdy Waltz (Short version) mittfh 2024-03-12 | Two themes from the Nerdy Tavern, to eventually be re-recorded and combined with others (e.g. Raid, Coin, Gift Sub, "fun" cheers - plus combining an owl and a seaside theme for the T2/T3 medley) to form a full blown medley (albeit each tune recorded separately and edited together, to avoid re-recording the lot when I inevitably fluff up (c.f. Hype Train reprise...)!
Drunken Sailor mittfh 2023-10-13 | A slightly scuffed instrumental version of the popular Shanty. Feel free to use this as you wish...
New Frankleys Hidden Oasis: Birdsong at Gannow Moat mittfh 2023-05-07 | 20 minutes of Birdsong, recorded at around 19:00 BST on 2023-05-07.
Waves crashing on the shore at Llandudno, 20230327T2015. mittfh 2023-03-27 | Five minutes of the waves crashing on the shore at Llandudno, North Wales, on 27th March 2013 at around 20:15 BST.
Garden bird feeder timelapse - 20220321 mittfh 2023-03-22 | Timelapse of my garden bird feeders on 21st March 2023, taken at a rate of one frame every second - so one second of video = 30 seconds of reality, or 30x speed. Even at this rate, you may need to slow down or pause sections to see some of the birds beyond fleeting glimpses!
Garden bird feeder timelapses, daytimes 20220309 - 20220312 mittfh 2023-03-15 | Four sequential daytime timelapses (1 frame every 2 seconds, so 1 minute of video = 1 hour of capture) of my bird feeders, during a rare March snowfall event,
Snowy walk down Solihull High Street, 20220308 mittfh 2023-03-15 | A rare British snowfall in March 2023, taken at around 18:30 along the length of Solihull High Street and later stabilised.
Garden bird feeder timelapse - 20230307 mittfh 2023-03-08 | A one day timelapse of my garden bird feeders (20230307), taken at a rate of one shot every two seconds, so at 30fps playback, one minute per second, one hour per minute. You may need to pause to identify individual species!
Still Alive - Scuffed Instrumental Waltz Variation mittfh 2022-12-24 | GLaDOS would no doubt hate this variation as well...
Still Alive - Scuffed Instrumental Christmassy variation mittfh 2022-12-24 | Sorry GLaDOS - I'm nowhere near the Aperture Science Testing Facility, so well out of the range of your neurotoxin. Bad luck.Unedited, straight from camera, and I carried on despite screwing up the chords in some sections.
Birmingham Remembrance Parade 2022 Part 1 (Before service) mittfh 2022-11-13 | The first half of the Remembrance Parade - setting off from Temple Row and marching around to Colmore Row, where the short Commemoration Service and wreath laying took place.
Birmingham Remembrance Day Parade 2022 Part 2 (After service) mittfh 2022-11-13 | The second half of the Remembrance Parade, completing a lap of Cathedral Square before dispersing.
Balaam Wood Walk: Birdsong and Bluebells mittfh 2022-04-27 | An evening walk around Balaam Wood, Birmingham, highlighting the bluebells and birdsong.
Frankley Beeches Sunset - 28th Feb 2021 mittfh 2021-03-29 | A timelapse (17:19 to 18:05 GMT, recorded at two frames per second = 15x speed) from the Frankley Beeches of the sunset on 28th February 2021.
Musical Wind Chimes mittfh 2021-03-29 | Just over half an hour of a set of musical wind chimes hanging from my summerhouse on a breezy day (Feb 23rd 2021)
Frankley Beeches Sunset - 24th March 2021 mittfh 2021-03-26 | A timelapse (18:17 to 19:36 GMT, recorded at two frames per second = 15x speed) from the Frankley Beeches of the sunset on 24th March 2021.
Rubery Hill Sunset - 17th March 2021 mittfh 2021-03-26 | A timelapse (18:04 - 19:03 GMT, recorded at two frames per second = 15x speed) of the sunset on 17th March 2021 at Rubery Hill, Birmingham.
Waseley Hills Snowy Ascent mittfh 2021-03-01 | An evening ascent of the Waseley Hills (Windmill Hill) via Sedgebourne Coppice during the snow on 24th Jan 2021. Brightness has been boosted due to the declining light, and audio quietened to minimise the sounds of my panting and the wind up top.
Bee Closeup mittfh 2021-02-28 | Recorded in July 2017, at least partially to test the limits of macro recording on my then phone (Samsung Galaxy S4), 8 minutes worth of a bee visiting a thistle flower.
Rubery Station Site - February 2021 mittfh 2021-02-28 | Temporarily halted due to Covid restrictions, here's a walk-through of the site of Rubery Railway Station, now located in woodland adjacent to Balaam Wood Nature Reserve in what is now New Frankley in Birmingham; showing the progress made to date of digging through the soil and vegetation to expose the remains of the station. Clearly visible so far are the edges to both platforms (entire Down [Westbound[, partial Up [Eastbound]) and the start of exposing the foundations of the station building.
Windy Garden (Short) mittfh 2021-02-27 | Thirty seconds worth of wind and chimes in my back garden, recorded 23rd February 2021.
Happy Birthday - Keyboard Cover mittfh 2020-06-12 | After hearing of a birthday of someone I'm following online, I recorded this quick 'n' dirty cover of Happy Birthday, with my phone propped above the keyboard, pointing at the display, to allow use of both hands without needing to manipulate a tripod.
Sunset at Frankley Beeches - 25th May 2020 mittfh 2020-05-27 | A timelapse of the sunset at Frankley Beeches on Monday 25th May 2020 (20:43 to 22:06 BST15x speed).
Dowery Dell Walkthrough mittfh 2020-05-10 | A walking tour through Dowery Dell, highlighting the remains of the bases of the former viaduct. Filmed using a Moto G7 on a rather wobbly stabiliser.
Touch - Guerilla Covid-19 Lockdown Poetry in Frankley mittfh 2020-05-09 | Video of a poem chalked onto a footpath on my estate during Covid-19 lockdown by the local guerilla poet "Poet Monkey RN".
Remember Our Heroes - VE Day 75th Anniversary Guerilla Poetry mittfh 2020-05-09 | Video of a poem chalked onto a footpath on my estate to commemmorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day by the local guerilla poet "Poet Monkey RN".
Balaam Wood, Bluebells and Birdsong 3 - Former Halesowen Line mittfh 2020-05-09 | From the remains of some railway infrastructure, I walked along the route of the former Halesowen Line towards the site of Rubery Station, whose platform edges are being revealed as volunteers clear away the vegetation to reveal the location and size.
Balaam Wood, Bluebells and Birdsong 2 - Static mittfh 2020-05-09 | After my experiment with video stabilisation, I decided to give your eyes a rest by sitting still for just over 5 minutes to record the birdsong, while pointing the camera at a patch of bluebells.
Balaam Wood, Bluebells and Birdsong 1 - a Woodland Walk mittfh 2020-05-09 | Despite Covid-19 lockdown in the UK, we are allowed approximately an hour's exercise a day. I took the opportunity to roam around a local woodland to showcase the bluebells and birdsong, accessed from a path running along the route of the former Halesowen Line, with my camera mounted on a cheap stabilisation mount (which seems to reduce jerkiness, but compensates with a gentle swing from side to side).
Two Meeters - Guerilla Covid-19 Lockdown Poetry in Frankley mittfh 2020-05-08 | Video of a poem chalked onto a footpath on my estate a month after lockdown by the local guerilla poet "Poet Monkey RN".
Kenilworth ford 21st Nov 2016 mittfh 2016-11-21 | The UK had a lot of rain recently, causing minor flooding of Kenilworth Ford. As the road dips slightly as it goes through the ford, the exact depth at its deepest is hard to work out, so many cars approaching decided not to take the chance. However, some drivers noted from other vehicles crossing that it was only a couple of inches deep, so ploughed on through - either tenuously or by doing the adult equivalent of splashing in puddles and flooring the accelerator.
Kenilworth Fireworks 2016 mittfh 2016-11-12 | Kenilworth's 29th annual fireworks display, as recorded on my Samsung Galaxy S4 with a 0.4x wide angle clip-on lens. Unsurprisingly, Smartphones aren't really designed to record in these conditions, so the quality's slightly dodgy and at times the phone evidently had _issues_ with the recording, nonetheless it should give a taste of the event.Note: as it is set to a music backing, don't be surprised if bits are muted or even the video's blocked where you are.ContentID playlist:01:20 - 02:21 = Breathe (Edit) - The Prodigy [Monetised]02:07 - 03:04 = Breathe - The Prodigy [Monetised]03:14 - 05:32 = Technologic - Daft Punk [Muted]06:18 - 07:21 = Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal [Monetised]07:30 - 08:54 = I Am the Resurrection - The Stone Roses [Monetised]09:51 - 11:17 = Happy - Pharrell Williams [Monetised]12:48 - 14:25 = Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon [Blocked in some countries]14:33 - 15:57 = All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor [Muted]16:01 - 17:59 = The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene [Blocked in some countries]18:39 - 20:00 = Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol [Monetised]20:09 - 22:56 = WPSIATWIN - Arctic Monkeys [Monetised]23:25 - 25:00 = This Girl - Kungs [Blocked in some countries]
Interesting way to retrieve a cache... mittfh 2016-07-17 | To avoid spoilers, I won't say exactly which cache this is, but suffice it to say it's on Earth, not Dagobah...
Kenilworth Carnival Procession 2016 mittfh 2016-07-02 | The procession of Kenilworth Carnival along High Street, starting off with the obligatory vendors flogging tat, through marching bands, floats and charity collections (with a couple of vans from a pet homecare service for good measure - sponsors?)
Aviva Womens Tour visits Kenilworth (Short Version) mittfh 2016-06-16 | A higher quality 45 second except from the main video, showing just the last few cars / motorcycles in the advance convoy before the cycles race through.
Kidderminster St. Georges Day Parade mittfh 2016-06-16 | Kidderminster's St. George's Day Parade - Bromsgrove Street. Upon reaching the end of the road, the Cubs, Scouts and Brownies / Guides peeled off in different directions to have a service at three different churches in town (as each segment plus families can barely fit into one church, let alone all three segments!)This has been sitting on my computer for the past couple of months, I've finally got around to uploading it :)
Aviva Womens Tour 2016 visits Kenilworth mittfh 2016-06-16 | From a vantage point opposite the castle (chosen as it was likely to be more scenic and less crowded than down the main Warwick Road, where the Stage's first sprint would take place), here's the arrival of the Aviva 2016 Women's Tour in four clips: three short ones showing the arrival of the advance support vehicles and police outriders, plus the main one showing the penultimate tranche of support vehicles, the riders themselves, and finally the tail end of the support convoy.The beginning clips have largely been left in due to the "peanut gallery" on either side of me as I was filming - if you're impatient, just scroll to about a minute from the end.
Shakespeare 400 - Prince Spotting - Royal Shakespeare Theatre mittfh 2016-04-24 | The final location I saw Prince Charles (and Camilla) - having exited Old Sexton House, they travelled around the block before alighting at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, where they met several staff before heading in to view a performance.
Shakespeare 400 - Prince Spotting - Old Sexton Cottage mittfh 2016-04-24 | While roaming around Stratford-upon-Avon to see what was going on for the Shakespeare 400 celebrations, I bumped into several crowds waiting for Prince Charles to exit a venue. This was Old Sexton House, just along the road from the RSC, which had been taken over to allow Camilla (who arrived separately) a chance to change, before heading around the block to visit a performance at the RSC itself.The video quality's a little less on this due to digitally zooming in as I was a bit further away from the action this time.
Shakespeare 400 - Prince Spotting - Nashs House mittfh 2016-04-24 | While roaming around Stratford-upon-Avon to see what was going on for the Shakespeare 400 celebrations, I spotted a crowd outside Nash House. The grapevine said Prince Charles was inside - so I hung around long enough to capture his exit...
When Im Cleaning Windows - Fairground Organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On 2015 mittfh 2015-11-29 | A small fairground organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On was playing a selection of tunes - here's When I'm Cleaning Windows.
Unknown1 - Fairground Organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On 2015 mittfh 2015-11-29 | A small fairground organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On was playing a selection of tunes - I'll update this description if/when anyone identifies the track :)
Unknown2 - Fairground Organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On 2015 mittfh 2015-11-29 | A small fairground organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On was playing a selection of tunes - I'll update this description if/when anyone identifies the track :)
Silver Bells - Fairground Organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On 2015 mittfh 2015-11-29 | A small fairground organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On was playing a selection of tunes - here's Silver Bells.
Leaning on a Lamp Post - Fairground Organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On 2015 mittfh 2015-11-29 | A small fairground organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On was playing a selection of tunes - here's Leaning on a Lamp Post.
Gaudate - Fairground Organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On 2015 mittfh 2015-11-29 | A small fairground organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On was playing a selection of tunes - here's
Day Trip to Bangor - Fairground Organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On 2015 mittfh 2015-11-29 | A small fairground organ at Kenilworth Christmas Lights Switch-On was playing a selection of tunes - here's Day Trip to Bangor.
