Yesterday was blisteringly hot. Around 38 degrees. It was far too hot to be out and about, so I bit the bullet and got the ‘new’ video camera out of the box. I purchased it over a year ago in preparation for filming the creation of the Earth Collective project, which was a little premature.
I had in mind to make a test video about my current Portuguese home on a rural urban farm, and do a ‘meet and greet’ with the animals. Well, that’s what I thought. In preparation for the day when I would actually use the camera, I had watched a stack of video tutorials some time ago but forgotten a fair bit, which was unfortunate. Also, I had finally managed to get my editing software working (which involved buying a second laptop, as it the programme I had bought and with which I was familiar, didn’t work on the open source system I now use), so there really was no excuse. It took all day. I had to re-do some sections a few times and find copyright-free music. But as it was meant to be a practise run, and not for publication, it didn’t matter.
However, the sky was so blue, the vegetation so lush and the animals so sweet, that I couldn’t help myself. So, I apologise for some repetition of favourite phrases. It’s short and sweet. I think you will like it. I had a slight issue with the volume setting which was resolved after a deep-dive into online forums last night, and this will make it easier in the future. For this video, though, I have increased the volume whilst editing but you might need to put it up a little more. Enjoy!
To watch the video on my website, click here.
Footnotes:
1. I write regular Notes on Substack in between posts. Mostly, observations and insights into my new life in Portugal plus the odd epiphany. (You can get notifications, if you are registered on Substack.)
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Looks amazing!