On May 27, 2007, at 1:56 PM, geopaul7 wrote:
> Dear Walt:
>
> Good luck and my prayers are with you.
>
> I had not noticed you getting any flack here, and indeed don't know
> what you are talking
> about, and I have been reading these posts pretty closely for several
> weeks. The group is
> slightly unruly in general is what I have noticed.
>
> I wish you would share some of your favorite recordings. I really
> think your Bufo
> americanus is a classic. Well, all your toads are great, as is the
> Bird voiced treefrog. Well,
> in fact, all your herps are classics. You have a recognized oeuvre.
>
> I don't think that people would think you were bragging if you posted
> some of your
> favorites, and then gave a little explanation about the concept behind
> the recording, how
> long you had been trying to get it, the technique involved, the field
> craft involved, perhaps
> some photos. This would be time consuming, but of immense help and
> gratification to
> the rest of us. Perhaps it would start a new trend of people
> discussing many of the non-
> technical factors that go into great recording, with the end result of
> you actually get to
> listen to what is achievable by a master. Others might join in. Curt
> recently did this by
> noting the ticks he encountered in his Chipewwa Series.
>
I second the motion.
As much as I appreciate good technical discussion, I would be grateful
for more discussion of the art and craft of nature recording. How
better to start, than with some examples from a master?
Ed
|