Loved the film Eric !. Regarding 4K I will shoot in it sometimes, however I never render them in 4K but simply use the footage to blow sections up so I don't lose quality when finally rendered in 1080p. The majority of people view most things on a tablet or mobile phone anyway so I don't see any sense in taking the time to do it, also I would really need faster laptops to cope with it as even the "gaming" ones that I have take ages even though they have SS drives in them.
I say "laptops" as I have two exactly the same and keep one in Spain and use a small external SS hard drive to take and bring back video recordings. They are brilliant as they are small and robust and will simply pop in your pocket. As we have had a house in Spain for years with everything we need (clothing etc) I don't have to take much hand luggage on the plane apart from a camcorder !

We have always been fascinated by the Bank Voles that live in our garden so I decided to make a video of them. Although I managed to get our furry friends to come out it wasn't the best light wise today so the lens was wide open unfortunately. However you could use the film to put you to sleep !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs9EoGtX8G4

Yes that's what the Robin was eating at the start. Bank Voles are very timid and any noise or movement will send them scurrying back to their homes that consists of tunnels that seem to go all over the place.
They are pretty harmless to anything that we grow and we can watch them from the kitchen window, also they don't come into the house unlike the conventional "house mice" that I am forever putting the old "tried n tested" spring traps around different parts of the house.
I think that I have told you that we live in a 500 year old oak beamed cottage that has all sorts of voids that is designed perfectly for the mouse population and it's virtually impossible to stop the little blighters getting in.
I won't put poison down as you will know what a dead mouse smells like under the floorboards !!!!

That was lovely Gordon, This is why I love going fishing, I like to just sit quietly on the bank and watch the wildlife, with the ground bait and other baits like maggots around you, if you're very still and quiet all sorts of things will come out to steal the bait.

I never catch many fish, I'm too busy watching the wildlife

Alan

Thanks Alan, I know exactly what you mean as I used to do a lot of river fishing in my youth and would see all sorts of wildlife when sitting quietly on the banks. I am very lucky where I live in the UK as I can walk out of my garden and not see another person or nearby house for miles if I want. At our place in Spain I have the best of both worlds in that I can walk to the beach in two or three minutes and see houses and people one way and the other is complete solitude in the countryside and mountains that are right behind us.

Quiet here so I will post a video hoping to wake things up. 

This one is about a great little museum in Pasadena, The Norton Simon.

Only about 6 min.  https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/11197112

Good grief .. you've had a time of it ..  carry on is all that can be said.

I have been spending the last week or so filming bands down here, but today Sue and I went for a walk out the back of our "Place in the Sun" where I was amazed at how much has grown on the ground since it was bulldozed and flattened to make way for even more holiday homes.
This was done about 4/5 years back but stumbled because of a right of way problem from the main road that no doubt will be sorted out when someone receives enough money !
As it is right on the side of very high ground, huge drainage culverts have been installed that you can actually walk through under the complete site. Although we don't tend to get much rain down this part, when it does it causes flash floods that have to be seen to believe !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnZ__XBcwQ8

Looks like goal posts to me, with frame work for the net.

Thanks for sharing your walk about.  It was nice to see Sue ( I assume that's Sue) exploring.  I wanted to hear what her thoughts were.  I'm just curious that way.

Part of the site was the old Mojacar football ground that was just a dirt surface like a lot of the villages were, that is one of the original goals !
I am always amazed at how resilient some plants and bushes are that grow in bone dry sand/dirt.
Loved your well filmed (as usual) and informative video. Although I have an extended family in NZ I have never been there. However my father did a trip when he was 95 so I have time !

I never thought of that as it was out in the open.