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This is a cool thread. I and my husband and our moms went up to Bella Coola this past summer to get into the wild. We went on a raft (with a guide) down the Atnarko River in northern British Columbia. This is about as isolated as I've ever been. The only way to the area are expensive ferries, float planes, or a scary drive (we took the drive). We were watching for grizzlies and ravens and salmon. We were a tiny bit early, for the salmon typically come back up the river later in the summer or fall, but I had to be home by the end of August. My husband got some video of a grizzly coming upriver, but it didn't get too close to us. It was kind of scary though. Kudos on working with David Attenborough . What's the favorite place you've filmed so far, and your favorite animal to film so far (besides the sharks?).
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FURY-161 posted:That's really cool. I've always wanted to go to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. I'm quite ambivalent about grizzlies - it's clearly quite easy to approach them and get great closeups and behaviour, as Timothy Treadwell proved, but alas he also proved they can have hair-triggers and be leathal the moment you read the signals wrong or become complacent. That's an important thing to remember with wildlife, they exist independently of your preconceptions of them. Which is to say you can experience awe while you're with them, but you also need to constantly aware that these are creatures that oparate on a somewhat mechanistic level, and can very easily hurt you if you don't accept that fact. I'm jealous that you got to film in New Zealand. It seems (from LotR) one of the most beautiful places on earth, though honestly having this British Columbia beauty in my back yard, I have no room to want more. I thought of another question. For the programs and documentaries you've worked on, what is the main point of them? I just wondered if they were more about "oh look at this cute and crazy bird mating dance" or if any of them had the main goal of pointing out rare or critical species/habitat that were in danger due to human activity--more of a precautionary documentary?
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Feb 19, 2015 21:29
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David Attenborough is so awesome for many reasons. Also, who would you rather listen to on nature documentary: a sweet genuine British guy or a pumped up sensationalized "woo, look at these dangerous sharks" guy? I like the former.
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Feb 23, 2015 18:03
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I think anyone with that sense of wonder, like Sagan or Attenborough, is engaging, even though each is a little different than another. I find that over-sensationalized approach that others use as off-putting, but who knows--maybe it sells more or something.
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