Martyn,
Sounds like we are of one heart.
When I visit a natural place I feel I impact the area less than
almost any other person that visits the habitat. I do my best work
when I am invisible to the wildlife.
Take only sound recordings, leave only footprints and a few dead
mosquitos.
(Now with my protective clothing I rarely even bother the mosquitos.)
Kevin
On Oct 23, 2007, at 10:17 AM, Martyn Stewart wrote:
> Absolutely well said, Kevin, i could agree more.
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> For me recording is not only my livelihood it is also my passion,
> when i work i travel to locations to capture sounds and soundscapes,
> when i relax i go out recording. Since i was a kid of 11 years of
> age, i have captured the natural soundscape and the beauty of
> recording is that you do not destroy your intended subject.
> i can walk into any habitat, capture it and walk away knowing that
> what i have captured on tape/disk/hard-drive has not affected the
> environment i was in at the time.
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> I have recorded habitats that no longer exist and they are there
> sitting in my archive for anyone who needs them, freely, to now think
> that this administration is ready to regulate what i do is
> preposterous! As you stated, you already pay for park admission, what
> physical harm can taking a recording of framing a picture have on the
> very land i stand on? I agree with Bernie, we should march into a
> park somewhere in great numbers with our equipment held high and
> voice our concerns.
> We are two steps away from being charged to breathe in these areas!!
> Recording is an art, my home is filled with the voices of the natural
> world constantly, i very seldom listen to music.
> Having just recorded the natural soundscapes in Katmai NP, I was
> amazed at the anthrophony in and around Brooks camp. It was an
> infringement of the natural soundscape, Float planes come in and out
> by the hour constantly. yet there are no regulations to the extent of
> this. In fact at the moment there is a "no take off" protocol when a
> bear is 100 yards from any plane. This is now being challenged to
> bring the distance down to 50 yards. The noise is unbearable yet they
> want to regulate me recording!!!
> I digress a little but what a joke!! Did someone say i lived in a
> free country or have i been taking too much lunesta!
>
> Off my confused soap box....
>
> Martyn
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