Excellent job Shad, on both the video and the music.

Nice. Enjoyed the listen. Thought it was an old scratchy record at first but I guess that is the rain. Great video.

great video... love watching the dog chase the ducks...

Kev - yah, the new camera is a lot of cash for a fellow like me. But, unlike say a car, this is an investment that will earn its cost. I have waited for more than a decade as I knew that the technology would change too much and obsolete just about everything, but I think it is now at the point where I can safely assume it will be viable for at least five to ten years as a broadcast standard capable kit.

Thanks Mark - This actually came to life as an editing exercise. Maggie was doing the same thing over and over, so I got pretty much the same action from three different angles. It hought it would be fun to make it all like one linear shot.

Philip - Yeah, I guess to me thats what it was too... I wanted the mood of the music to match the playful, yet sort of dark feel of the film... this song had that sort of inbetween feel of upbeat and soulful - "yeah its rainy but we don't care" kinda thing. Thanks for the kind words man.

Thank you Steve.  One of the real benefits of this camera is the compact and light nature... which is also its major drawback. It is so light, it is nearly impossible to use hand held for video except at wide angle. Even hand held, I do while mounted to the tripod for weight.

Chas - yeah, I am beginning to see that leaving all the rain in was not wise. I will need to put more thought into the soundscape next time. It seems I have yet to find that balance between to little and too much. Thank you.

Frank - Me too. I am Maggie's biggest fan. She has so much character and spirit. I have tried not to inundate the world with maggie vids, but every now and then I figure one is ok.

Shad, you're developing into quite a director.  The music and video worked together beautifully.  The mix sounds great regardless of the raindrops.  Very well done!

This is really well done Shad. The music is great - very soothing - sounds perfect for the video. Both music and video fit perfectly together. Very nice.

Your dog is fun to watch!

Thanks Lynn. Each attempt teaches me more and more about what I can and cannot do and a little more about what I should and should not do.

Thanks Mark. I will confess, I was not sure any of my music would work. Most of it was written with entirely different imagry in mind. This was about the last one I thought would work, but it just slot right in and fit perfect.

Heheh, thanks Scotty. She was not so fun to watch last night when she encountered the skunk. It has been a night and morning from hell. You have no idea how bad a skunk really smells until you and your dog both get sprayed. Fortunately for me, I was 80% covered by clothing, so other than hands and head, I was mostly spray free... dog wore it full in the face. We are on our third bath with enzime skunk deoderizing stuff.

i can see that the rain is the moot point. i quite like it. it gives the music an analogue reference point inadvertently. but mostly for me nice to see your (previously still-captured) dog in motion. music is fitting; repetitive, chilled, peaceful

Very Cool ...that pooch sure let those ducks know who`s boss Eh LOL!!!!!