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Re: An unusual and straightforward public request to Walter

Subject: Re: An unusual and straightforward public request to Walter
From: "thxdave" thxdave
Date: Sun May 27, 2007 5:16 pm ((PDT))
>>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
>

I too would love to learn more of Walt's fieldcraft. I got to spend a
night tromping around in the Green Swamp with him last year and was
trying to soak up as much of his experience as I could. It WASN'T
enough time! ;)

Continued good health Walt and come back to Florida any time.

dave






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