Well, I don't think there are any hard and fast rules here, in my
opinion, if it has some 'natural' relevance, then it can fit here.
But you might have more interested people over in the phonography
group, which seems more generally open-ended to recording nearly
anything and everything.
On Aug 21, 2007, at 4:56 PM, Rory wrote:
> This may sound like a dumb question, but I'm curious about where
> people on this site draw the line between recordings of nature and
> recordings of non-nature, and why the line is drawn where it is.
>
> Is a recording of a fog horn on topic on this site?
>
> A recording of a ferry and the water through which it is moving?
>
> A recording from the 30th floor balcony of a New York apartment of
> the city breathing at night?
>
> A recording of crickets with the sound of city traffic in the
> background?
>
> A recording of torrential rain from inside a car? From under an
> umbrella?
>
> To give a specific example...
>
> Last week I recorded nesting seabirds at Cape St. Mary's in
> Newfoundland. I made a separate recording of the Cape St. Mary's
> fog horn. If I upload the first recording to this site, would it be
> "off topic" to upload the second recording? If so, the distinction
> strikes me as a bit odd. Hence my question.
>
> Cheers
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