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Category Archives: Madagascar
Madagascar: Paying Attention to the Little Things
Walking through the jungle in Madagascar in search of lemurs, it’s easy to overlook the little things…and trample them underfoot. Bugs, tiny plants, lizards. There are upwards of 100,000 species of insects in Madagascar. We didn’t see the long-necked giraffe … Continue reading
Posted in Madagascar, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Andasibe, ant nest, arachnids, clouded mother of pearl, Corythornis vintsioides, Foudia madagascariensis, Foudia madagascariensis); some sort of sunbird, insects, lined day gecko, Madagascar fody, Madagascar kingfisher, Mantadia, orb spider, phallus indusiatus, phelsuma lineata lineata., pill millipede, Protogoniomorpha anacardii, sphaerotherium, spider, stinkhorn
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(Re)introducing Madagascar: Golden Hour in a Roadside Village
So it was our first “real” weekend (i.e. the first during which we were not stumbling around in a jet-lagged haze) and we decided to head out of town. We decided to return to a destination we had visited on our … Continue reading
…and we’re off – to Madagascar!
When we were posted in Namibia, we took a trip to Madagascar. The thought was, “when will we ever have this opportunity again?” because plane tickets from the U.S. are wicked expensive. How ironic that a few short years later … Continue reading
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Tagged chameleons, Ile Ste Marie, lemurs, Madagascar, motor bike, Nosy Boraha, snorkeling
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How do tortoises “get it on”?
Ever wonder how turtles and tortoises “get it on”? You’d think they were cursed by anatomy, but yes, they do mate – there’s no “you lay the eggs and I’ll come along after and fertilize them.” Animal Planet’s probably all … Continue reading
Posted in Madagascar, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged endangered, Madagascar, mating, radiated, tortoise, turtle
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Free Jungle Sounds
Every now and then I come across some sounds that might be of use to other video hobbyists. These are pretty clean, high quality recordings taken with a Rode Videomic. Feel free to download the sounds and use them for … Continue reading
Posted in Madagascar, Music for Video, Sound Effects for Video, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged free, frogs, indri, jungle, lemurs, Madagascar, sounds
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Exploring Madagascar’s Jungles at Night
If you ever find yourself in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Madagascar, be sure and check out the “night walk”. You can hire a tour guide who will walk you down a quiet, dark road flanked by thick jungle, and alert … Continue reading
Posted in Madagascar, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged Andasibe, ASISTEN, Mantadia, night, Photography, tour guide, Wildlife and Nature
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The Right Music for a Video. But Not Quite.
Sometimes finding exactly the right ‘feel’ music for a video is the most fun part of video editing, and other times I dread it. Because I already know that it’s going to be impossible to find music that won’t be … Continue reading
Posted in Madagascar, Music for Video, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged choosing, Music for Video, sound
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Underwater Videography: Things I’ve Learned
If you’ve ever managed to take along a camera snorkeling, you probably had the same reaction I did when you got your finished footage home to the computer: “It looks nothing like it did when I was actually snorkeling.” Colors … Continue reading
Posted in Madagascar, Music for Video, Video Editing
Tagged Madagascar, Music for Video, post, snorkeling, underwater
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Madagascar on 12.12.12 part II: the Snake
For my second installment in the “One Day on Earth” project, in which filmmakers around the world are invited to contribute footage which may be used in a feature-length film, I was also in Madagascar’s Andasibe-Mantadia National Park. Technically, we … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff on Vimeo, Madagascar, One Day on Earth, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged boa, constrictor, eating, frog, one day on earth, snake, swallow, tree frog
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Madagascar on 12.12.12 part I: the Lemurs
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that I have been pretty excited about 12.12.12. Why? Because that’s the day the third “One Day on Earth” film is to be recorded in every country around the world. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff on Vimeo, Madagascar, One Day on Earth, Wildlife and Nature
Tagged indri, lemurs, Madagascar, one day on earth, sifakas
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Preview – Wildlife of Madagascar
Simply amazing – Andasibe-Mantadia National Park. Here is a preview of the kinds of things that will be posted in the near future on video. Though they are wild, these ringtail lemurs are very curious. This white-ruffed lemur is “just … Continue reading
Entering Madagascar
Getting off the plane at Antananarivo, we were greeted by a pleasant, warm humidity…and the occasional raindrop. As our driver took us into the city however, the rain started for real. Soon the rain was gushing down in buckets, and … Continue reading