Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Great White Dorsal Riders club

There aren't too many people that have had the priviledge of riding on the dorsal fin of an adult Great White Shark. I had the chance a few weeks ago and took it.

I had to really work to gain the shark's trust before I could do this, and finally the animal was happy to drag me along without any protest. I'd been in the water with this individual for about half an hour, and had worked very quietly with the camera, getting the shark to swim closer and closer. I then began touching it lightly on the side and fin tips, just to get it used to the idea.

Finally, the big shark let me take a grip of the dorsal, and took my full weight for a few seconds without even batting an eyelid!

Some people are really against riding on wild animals, but I don't see this as being insulting to the animal at all. On the contrary, it shows the true calculating character of the Great White.

I'll try and publish a little video file of this event, so you can see the process for yourself.

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

A Window into the Natural World

Big news is that Earth-touch.com is up and running and getting close to being "live". This amazing site is the first stream in Earth-touch's multimedia delivery of high definition content across the web, television and PDA's.

At the moment you can see clips from multiple natural environments from all over the world converging on the site. The idea is to get the delivery running on a same day basis, so footage from the morning will be seen at lunchtime. This is a unique realtime approach to the stagnant documentary industry, hinged on the truth of actual living animals within real environments that are functioning in our world today.

Full res 720p high definition clips can be downloaded straight from the site, and when these are viewed through a plasma display, the whole concept leaps to life.

Look at the site, start discussions, download all sorts of media, and wait for the television delivery next year. its an amazing experience if you have a decent connection.