Posted by: recordingsofnature | December 27, 2019

Nature video report – Urban meadow at dawn, December 22, 2019

Nature video report: Early morning atmosphere from Damhusengen before sunrise, December 22, 2019, 8 am. Damhusengen is an urban meadow next to Damhusøen in the outskirts of Copenhagen. Parts of the area is now left untouched, and the meadow has therefore developed into a valuable wetland for various birds, including gees, gulls and ducks.

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December has to far been mild with temperatures mostly above 5C. The temperature this morning was also 5C with light wind.

In the video I am taking a ramble in the area (Slow TV), trying to capture the early morning atmosphere. Watch with headphones for full audio experience.

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Posted by: recordingsofnature | December 4, 2019

Nature video report – November morning by Vestvolden, Nov. 24. 2019

November, 24th 2019 at 8am, Audio-video ramble along Vestvolden, the old 1892 fortification complex west of Copenhagen. The whole scene is set with the massive noise of the motorway next door. Even on a Sunday morning the traffic is very loud.

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The leafs are gone now, and almost forgotten. I am already imagining how nice spring will be, but still enjoying to the fullest the typical November atmosphere.

November has been pretty wet with overall normal temperatures of  5-8C. Very cloudy with only very little sun. This year, we broke the record for highest precipitation in the Autumn (September, October and November) with 349mm.

Slow-TV video ramble. Watch video with headphones for best experience.

Weather: Heavy overcast, dry 6C, some wind from east.

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Posted by: recordingsofnature | November 9, 2019

Quiet November forest, Nov. 2. 2019

Nature video update November 2nd 2019, early morning in Brøndbyskoven, Copenhagen.

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My goal is to try to document the seasons coming and going in my local forest. The place is always changing and all seasons are linked with unique vibes and feelings.

I went with the camera and sound recorder at 7:30 am, which was shortly after sunrise. The days are really getting shorter and everything is fading and getting ready for winter time. But the thinning canopy helps to lighten up inside the forest.

Watch the video with headphones for best experience.

Weather: Heavy overcast, after light rain, 8C, no wind.

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Posted by: recordingsofnature | October 29, 2019

Feathery reeds – Roskilde fjord

The reed bed waving in the wind with feathery spikelets, Borrevejle Vig, Roskilde fjord, October 27th 2019. Audio video clip – listen in headphones for best experience.

 

 

Posted by: recordingsofnature | October 27, 2019

Nature video report – Autumn forest, Brøndbyskoven October 26, 2019

Hereby, another October video update from the Brøndbyskoven, Copenhagen, October 26th 2019, 10.30 am.

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Its real Autumn now. A pretty windy day, though inside the forest you would only know it from the sound from the treetops and the falling leafs. The colors are now rather yellowish and I think about half of them have fallen. It is going fast now. Lots of fungi in the moist forest bed.

Watch video with headphones for best experience.

Weather: Dry 14C, heavy overcast with a bit windy from south west (which makes the motorway extra loud).

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Posted by: recordingsofnature | October 12, 2019

Nature video report – Wet Autumn forest, Brøndbyskoven October 12, 2019

Hereby, an October nature update from the wet Autumn forest of Brøndbyskoven, Copenhagen, October 12th 2019, 2 pm.

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The forest canopy is still full of leaves, but Autumn colors are starting to appear everywhere. Last year’s drought has now definitively ended. The last weeks of plenty rain has flooded parts of the forest bed.  The nearby road is really noisy when the tarmac is wet!

Watch video with headphones for best experience.

Weather: Light rain, 13C.

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Equipment used: Customized setup with Sony fdr-x3000 action cam, Zhiyun Smooth Q gimbal and external audio recording using my Tree-ears microphones. Video settings: WB 7000K, EV -0.7, AVC 25fps, 50mpbs. Wide angle, active stabilization. +1.0 lens. Vivid colors. No post processing of video footage, except trimming, combining and audio dubbing, and upscaling to 1440p in Vidcoder (to get better Youtube quality).

Hereby, a September nature update from the still green tall grass and vegetation of the new part of Brøndbyskoven, Copenhagen, September 24th 2019, 6 pm.

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Heavy overcast afternoon – it already felt a bit dark at 6 pm.

Watch video with headphones for best experience.

Equipment used: Customized setup with Sony fdr-x3000 action cam, Zhiyun Smooth Q gimbal and external audio recording using my Tree-ears microphones. Video settings: WB 7000K, EV -0.7, AVC 25fps, 50mpbs. Wide angle, active stabilization. +1.0 lens. Vivid colors. No post processing of video footage, except trimming, combining and audio dubbing, and upscaling to 1440p in Vidcoder (to get better Youtube quality).

Hereby, another August nature update, this time from the dense green summer forest of Brøndbyskoven, Copenhagen, August 20, 2019, 9:15 am.

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The forest is now surprisingly quiet. The vegetation is really dense, but the animals and insects are not making much notice of themselves.

Weather: Mostly cloudy, after shower, 18C and a bit of wind from west.

 

 

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Below, my camera setup based on the Sony FDR-x3000 camera, gimbal and separate audio recording. More about this setup in a later post.

 

 

Posted by: recordingsofnature | August 14, 2019

Nature video report – Wild flowers and grasses full of life, August 3rd

Hereby, an August nature video update. This time from a green spot with wild flowers and high grass around Brøndbyskoven, Copenhagen,  August 3, 2019, 1 pm.

Weather: Classic summer, 25C, sunny  calm.

(Watch with headphones for best experience)

I think, we have had a good diverse summer this year with alternating warm/dry and more rainy periods. This is just perfect, and I believe the plants and insects have had a good season.

This is what you can find at a simple green spot, next to the motorway:

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Posted by: recordingsofnature | July 19, 2019

Nature video ramble, July 18, 2019 – new part of Brøndbyskoven

Hereby a July nature update, with an audio-video trip through the high summer grass and bush vegetation around Brøndbyskoven, Copenhagen,  July 18, 2019, 5:20 pm.

Weather: Typical summer, 23C, sunny sky and a bit of wind from west.

In terms of video technique, I find that these moving scenes in grass lands and bush lands, with lots of fine details are quite challenging to capture on digital video. All the moving details stresses the video compression, and especially after uploading to Youtube, the footage is showing lots of odd looking digital smearing and artifacts.

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