Tuesday, May 27, 2003
On a dark and windy morning (4:56am to be precise) I was stirred from my slumbers by the sound of nightingales outside. So I recorded some audio clips 1, 2, 3 and 4 (all four zipped), together with photographs of the ground.
My digital camera has the ability to attach a 40 second sound recording to an image. I had got within three yards of the bird which was well hidden and confident of its camouflage, so I pointed the camera downwards. I was slightly alarmed when the flash went off but I didn't want to fiddle with the exposure, lengthen the time inordinately and mess with the sound recording. He didn't seem to notice at all and continued to duel with the another some way off (which you can hear best in one although four is my favourite). The wind was making my eyes water and I muffed the exposure on 3 so it's only a few seconds long.
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
Two people I know have thrown in the towel of corporate concerns and gone off travelling have put together a rather impressive site. Craig and Ilse are currently in North America heading north.
[2-Jan-2005] Their site 'www.trippingontravel.com' has sadly disappeared.
