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Wild, Windy Wordless Wednesday

7 May, 2008 by Adam R. Paul

15 Responses

on 7 May, 2008 at 12:20 scienceguy288

That wind is pretty prevalant in the background, but that is to be expected. To see the land in motion is truly enticing.
on 7 May, 2008 at 14:59 Klaus

Very beautiful! Nice to see you face to face, too! And for the noise – well you can follow in Mel Brooks footsteps and create a “silent Movie!” 🙂
I guess you used the on Camera mic – and they do have problems with wind. My tip – a hotshoe microphone with a good wind protector and highly directional will allow more flexibility…
But nevertheless it is fun to look at! Cheers, Klaus
on 7 May, 2008 at 16:09 Adam R. Paul

Scienceguy: Yes, there is absolutely no escaping that wind!

Klaus: Thanks! I pondered deleting the sound, or adding music, but I actually rather like the sound of the wind. You’re right that I used the on-camera mic – there’s no way to plug anything in even if I did have an external one. This is actually the first time I’ve used the movie mode in my little P&S camera. Quality is only OK, but it’s fun to play with.
on 8 May, 2008 at 04:55 Sandpiper

I enjoyed this a lot! The scenery is too beautiful for words! I don’t mind the wind sounds. I could almost “feel” the air when I looked at the images. Nice to see you, too. Great post!
on 8 May, 2008 at 07:34 RainforestRobin

Hi Adam, You met me through Sandpiper and left a comment on my blog. Thank you. Had to come check your site. It’s GREAT. I LOVED your WILD, WINDY, WORDLESS WEDNESDAY. I would NOT take the wind out at all. That is the point of it. Wind is WILD and can be annoying and invigorating and tumultuous. It made me feel like I was REALLY standing there. If you took the sound out you could not call it WILD, WINDY etc. 🙂 I mean I actually felt a bit cold and on edge because of the wind sound. That’s good. I found it intriguing that you left it in, because everything is SO produced and neat and edited and scripted (at least in America) that we lose the raw edge and feeling to things. But then that’s me, I love the wild sounds of nature. Thank you and I’ll be back!
on 8 May, 2008 at 20:01 Bernie Kasper

That is really nice Adam, what an incredible site this is, being there would have been amazing.. nice video !!

BTW a DNR GUY took me out the other day and he showed me how to hunt for the wild asparagus, we found a couple bunches but they were mostly to tough to eat by now I was told. But next year it will be another thing I will have to pick and eat 😉
on 9 May, 2008 at 08:08 Adam R. Paul

Sandpiper: Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Robin: Thank you for the thoughtful comment, and welcome! I agree completely with you on overproduction and overneatness (my fiance can attest to the latter!).

Bernie: Thanks! That’d be fun to hunt for wild asparagus – assuming it tastes anything like the domestic variety, which is one of my (many) favorite vegetables.
on 9 May, 2008 at 08:48 Mary Carlson

Hi Adam – the first time I played your video it was that little 2-3 inch version; but then I saw on your video one could enlarge it to full screen. Wow! Most impressive – I felt like I was there with you. You must have found some really good software to be able to edit what you had taken. What software did you use? Is it a freebie? Inexpensive? Thanks for sharing.
on 9 May, 2008 at 15:31 aullori

I loved this video! Wicked cool! I agree the mts were so amazing and impressive … I envy your position of being there. p.s. you looked so happy tho; that I was also very happy for you!
on 11 May, 2008 at 10:45 mon@rch

Adam, this is a wonderful video and the first time I have seen someone use flickr on wordpress! I love all of your South America trip reports and makes me wish to visit where you have gone one day!
on 11 May, 2008 at 13:06 Tom @ Ohio Nature

Adam, amazing stuff. I was photographing waterfalls today that were produced by a drainage ditch after our thunderstorms. Now I just saw your video. Wow..
on 13 May, 2008 at 13:55 ann

Adam, Tom Mangan linked your blog.
http://www.tommangan.net/twoheeldrive/index.php/2008/05/13/overdue-blog-shout-outs/

Are u going to be hiking again? Are u still posting on chowhound – I haven’t been reading that other board now that you’re not in SF anymore.
on 15 May, 2008 at 21:10 Friday Field Foto #51: Patagonian wind « Clastic Detritus

[…] seeing another blogger’s video highlighting the wind of Patagonia, I decided to upload and post a very short video I took this past February while doing field work […]
on 18 May, 2008 at 12:15 Adam R. Paul

Mary: My little camera uses Quicktime format, so I downloaded a free trial format converter, converted it to .avi format, and edited it in Windows Movie Maker, which is basic, but alright (and free).

Lori: Thanks!

Monarch: I was pleased that Flickr supports video now, and that WordPress has easy link support for it!
on 21 May, 2008 at 10:20 Adam R. Paul

Oops sorry Tom & Ann – your comments were in my limbo box for some reason.

Tom: Thanks!

Ann: Welcome! Sure, I’m hiking at least a couple times a month – check back here, as I nearly always post photos & info from my hikes. What I have not been doing is keeping my archives up to date. I haven’t been following Chowhound much at all lately – too much else to keep up with. I do still live in SF, however….