Washington DC
I feel like I did back in school when I used to get a full summer vacation. I’ve just returned from my third and final vacation of the year. I thank God for blessing me in the way that He has this summer with so much time to relax and enjoy life after so much hard work. I also want to thank State Auto for the cruise I went on and Grange life for the trip to the Bahamas and most recently, my week long vacation with Stephanie and the kids in Washington DC.
I would say that this week we spent in Washington DC was the best family vacation I’ve ever been on. Of course I love History a great deal and it was so awesome to actually look at the original Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. However, what really made this vacation special was the quality time I got to spend with my wife and children. I spent every waking moment with my family through the whole vacation and it was so great for us all to be together. On the first day out in the Capital City, we walked about five miles and we didn’t know it until we got back to our hotel, it was actually 106 degrees on the National Mall that day! Not everyone was in a great mood the entire walk, as you can imagine, but the places we visited and the great times we had made it all worth while and quite memorable.
I’ve got 98 pictures of our trip to DC in my photo gallery and I’ve also made a six minute slide show/video set to music. I put in about eight hours total in setting the transitions of pictures and video clips to go with the music just right. If you have about six minutes to spare, I’d love for you to check out the video of our trip to Washington DC.
(I removed this movie to save bandwith since the post was more than two weeks old.)
Great pictures. My favorite…Washington Monument w/fireworks.
Nice job!
Cliff,
That was a really nice video of you all in Washington DC! A wonderful mixture of stills and video clips as well as patriotism and family! Great job and a fabulous memory to look back on. We want to learn how to do that! Thanks for sharing it with us.
mk
Cliff,
Great video! What software program are you using to make these videos? This is something I’ve been wanting to do for some time. Just need some good software I figure. Do you recommend the program you are using?
Thanks
Brian
I am using Microsoft Movie Maker. It’s free inside Windows XP. Yes, I like it very much! I wish it had a few more options but I’m loving what it does do and happy with the free price tag!!!!
Cliff
Great Movie Cliff!!!!!!!!
-DH
Hello Ravenscraft family,
Thanks for forwarding the links to your web site and the video. I really enjoyed watching it.
You and your family are always a joy to have on the trips. Its great to see you guys having such a good time (even in the heat!).
Hopefully we will see you next year!
Good morning Cliff
Wow , you certainly are the Web Meister
Have not had a chance to look at it all but thank you very much for taking the time and including us in your mail
I am delighted to learn about your time in Washington, no doubt it is a great family destination no matter what time of the year.
All the best
Viktor
That’s a wonderful video, Cliff! I’m so glad that all of you had a great time in DC. It’s always a highlight of the trip to see you, Stephanie and the kids. I was so excited to learn that you had a new addition with McKenna! I look forward to seeing you in Disney next summer. Have a wonderful year!!
Very nice video of DC. I like the way that came together.
How is everyone doing in the Ravenscraft household? Everyone is doing good in CA but we certainly miss all you guys terribly.
Talk to you soon.
POWERFUL! How did you do that? What software? I really like how you integrated still shots with motion with music! Great job! And it was great to see your beautiful family!
Joel
Cliff,
Very tastefully done. Great job editing and adding the music. I give itt 2 thumbs up!
Cliff, terrific pictures and video! It was wonderful to see your family in D.C., and of course Great Exuma was in a class by itself. Thanks for sharing your talent on your web-site.