Mr. Newton

[_Paz_]

[Dave McElderry]

Sir Isaac the Newt. Love it! They sure do blend in, don't they?

[_Paz_]

They do indeed! Naturally, I thought he was a garter snake when I first noticed him.

Glad you got a chuckle out of that... it's as old as the hills! Mr. B caught a newt and brought him home to keep him when he was young. He says it was a full time job catching live flies for it to eat. And his Sir Isaac went back to live in the stream after a very short vacation from home.

[Peru]

I enjoyed that. It felt like I was outside, not inside watching.

[sidd finch]

Nice vid Paz. I really liked the sound of the water.

All that was missing was the voice over of Jacques Cousteau.

Sidd

[_Paz_]

It felt like I was outside, not inside watching.

Peru, I think that may be the best of all possible compliments! Thank you!

I really liked the sound of the water.

That's great, Sidd!

I only had one 'running water' audio file that seemed to work and it was short, so I added it about six times, then adjusted the volume every so slightly from one clip to another, with the sound increasing as the 'viewer' got closer to the water - when the camera zoomed in. I was definitely trying to create a sense of 'being there.'

Jacques Cousteau

Um, that would be rather ghostly, hmmm?

[momoffduty]

I agree with Dave, Isaac blended right into the surroundings. Very clear video Patrice. Audio was very good too. I could hear a distant bird or two.

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

I have always found this to be quite useful:-

http://www.vectormediasoftware.com/atmdeluxehome.htm

[_Paz_]

I agree with Dave, Isaac blended right into the surroundings. Very clear video Patrice. Audio was very good too. I could hear a distant bird or two.

Thanks, Mom. My video camera does really well under some conditions, not well enough on subjects at a distance. Glad you like the audio. It was all created. Original audio had noise from a loudspeaker from a ball game, traffic, kids who were jumping off a ledge into the water yelling - typical Saturday life in small town America noise.

I added water and some bird calls from 'Nature' sounds audio I've bought rights to and some audio of bird calls I've taken myself. Good thing my neighbors know me! I know I must look like the village idiot with the butterfly net every so often!

[_Paz_]

I have always found this to be quite useful:-

Thank you, John! I'm always looking for more options. Those are really nice. Clear already with no background noise.

I really like the wind chimes with birds. The tropical rain forest sounds like my backyard. Sometimes the humidity is so high you can hear water dripping off leaves, a little after sunset, when it is not raining.