Thank you, Phil.
BK
On Mar 30, 2009, at 9:13 PM, Philip Tyler wrote:
> Excellent sound Bernie!
>
> Makes me want to visit even more.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Phil
>
> ________________________________
> From: Bernie Krause <>
> To:
> Sent: Monday, 30 March, 2009 16:12:52
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Yellowstone
>
> If one walks about 1.5mi (about 2.5km) to the NW beyond Pebble Creek
> Campground
> located at the eastern end of the Lamar Valley, recordists will find
> relatively accessible
> and active sites to record, pretty much absent the noise from the
> Lamar Road to the south (wind
> velocity and direction dependent and occasional overflights) . I've
> recorded there at all times of year
> and have got long periods (30 minutes or more) with no anthrophony. To
> hear a sample from a Fall recording
> click on this URL, http://wildsanctuar y.com/shop/ index.php?
> main_page=3D product_info& cPath=3D42& products_ id=3D101
>
> Bernie
>
> On Mar 29, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Charles Veasey wrote:
>
> > I went to Yellowstone last summer. A truly magical place! After
> > experiencing that, I felt like I finally had a reference point for a
> > rich, diverse, non-human soundscape. I went during probably the
> > busiest
> > time of the year, late July, with an intent on recording the steam
> > vents
> > and geysers. Trucks and cars roared through the park all day long,
> > so I
> > took to sleeping during the day and exploring the park at night. I
> > cannot express how incredible it was to be standing under this
> > glorious
> > canopy of stars with steam rising from the earth listening to the
> > nightlife creatures. One night I was walking through a field in the
> > dark. As the sun rose, I set up my recorder only to find myself
> > surrounded by the snorts of buffaloes, the calls of elks, ducks,
> > birds,
> > etc. I love symphonic music for its density and harmonic beauty, but
> > can
> > honestly say that this wild symphony moved me more than Mozart had
> > ever
> > done :)
> >
> > This was my first nature field recording expedition, and it turned
> out
> > that my equipment was too noisy to capture the animal sounds. The
> mud
> > pots and steam vents are pretty loud, so I got some pretty good
> > recordings of them. They served as the beginnings of the Earth for
> my
> > on-going morphological soundscape composition I call the Hudson
> Mohawk
> > Sound Gate in which I tracked one geographic location throughout
> > pre/history into the present. I posted a 12 minute version online
> > recently at:
> >
> > http://hudsonmohawk soundgate. org/Media. html
> >
> > Yellowstone is indeed amazing, but the tourist can be annoying. That
> > is
> > those who find their car to be the best place to experience
> nature. So
> > avoid the busiest time of the year.
> > Thanks for posting the BBC documentaries I'll bet there are great
> > sounds
> > in them, and will have to look for them.
> >
> > best,
> > charles
> >
> > ----
> > http://charlesvease y.com
> > http://hudsonmohawk soundgate. org
> >
> > *sorry if this goes through more than once. I changed my email, and
> > trying to sort it out.
> >
> > Kevin Colver wrote:
> > >
> > > Phil,
> > > A few years ago I recorded as many of the geysers, hot pots, and
> > > fumaroles as I could over a couple of days. It was amazing to hear
> > > the different sounds of bubbling, boiling, steaming, and rolling
> > > waters and mud. There is drama and there is subtlety. Each feature
> > > had it's own signature sound. I hope you can come and visit the
> park
> > > some day. As a recordist, I'm sure you will spend more time with
> > each
> > > feature than the average tourist and savor the auditory banquet.
> > > Also, by the end of September the elk are bugling in full glory,
> > > sometimes right there with the tourists at the geysers.
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > >
> > > On Mar 29, 2009, at 3:18 PM, Philip Tyler wrote:
> > >
> > > > The BBC have been running a 3 part series on Yellowstone which
> > > > finished tonight here in the UK, I have been catching up on it
> by
> > > > watching recordings.
> > > >
> > > > What a fantastic place! We have just got to the end of summer
> and
> > > > the start of autumn which is where part 3 will continue from.
> > > >
> > > > It seems a truly amazing place with some wonderful wildlife.
> > > >
> > > > The second episode ended with a look at "geyser gazers" I can
> > > > understand why some of them do it as when they do blow it is
> quite
> > > > amazing and quite a sight.
> > > >
> > > > I know this e-mail is not strictly about nature recording but I
> > know
> > > > some of the group do record in Yellowstone and I just wanted to
> > say
> > > > I am really envious!
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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