The Back Yard
Something Different
It was pretty warm and partly sunny, yesterday. I had recorded 4″ of rain in the past 3 days, so the swamp was surely flooded. I had been experimenting with some bondage and I wanted to try some crazy predicament stuff over the mud pit for a more grungy and raw look. The image on … Continue reading
Talking to the Camera
I spent most of my time in the swamp, today, recording for my Making of a Mud Movie, Movie (MMMM). Yes, I’m still working on that. I was planning on doing some quick shots for the MMMM, but when I saw that the tide was taking it’s time going out, I decided to record some … Continue reading
High water
I squeezed back into the jeans I wore on my last successful mud adventure, walked into the pond to get them wet, and had a friend snap a photo of me, so I’d have something for this blog entry. The water level has been really high, this week. I may have to do something in … Continue reading
Rain Update
We have gotten over 9 inches (23 cm) in the past 7 days. The creek is flooded beyond hope. I checked it, yesterday at low tide. I’m not sure when I’ll be out in the swamp, again. There is more rain in the forecast. Today, after I mowed as much as I could, I uncovered … Continue reading
Hanging Around in the Woods
The rain still hasn’t stopped. I got this idea to go into the woods and hang by my ankles in the rain, but it stopped raining before I got out there. I do think the image would have been better if it had been raining, but it didn’t turn out too bad without rain. I … Continue reading
Checking Water Level
This image is from the GoPro on the nose of my kayak, today. I paddled up the creek to an old dam to check out the flow. I knew before I headed upstream that the creek was high, because it was low tide and the water level was at least 6 inches too high. I … Continue reading
Clay Pit Victory!
I devised a plan to get a rope through the anchor ring at the bottom of my clay pit. The plan had some weaknesses, but it was my best chance at success since I started working on this problem at least a year ago. For those of you who may not be familiar with the … Continue reading
Old Photos
I stumbled across these photos from back in the mid 90’s. I used to wear these shorts to the mall when I was in my 20s. These images are scanned from prints; sorry about the dust. I took these photos on film with my 35mm camera. I had to pre-focus the camera and use a … Continue reading
Three consecutive days of mud
I don’t even know where to start. You probably saw my previous post from Friday’s adventure. I tried again on Saturday, but this time I took my professional audio gear to deal with the wind. Saturday was a rough trip; my toes got so cold in the mud that they were pins-and-needles for at least … Continue reading
Clay Pit Bondage
Yesterday was the 3rd time I set up and video taped this exact same scenario. The first time, the audio got messed up. The second time, it was better, but the tripod was getting bumped by the pole to which I was tied. The third time, I had a friend over to operate the camera. … Continue reading
Round 2 in the Clay
I just wanted to recreate the scene I failed to get, yesterday, but there were complications. First, there was the mostly overcast sky with occasional visits from the sun. That makes it difficult, if not impossible to get a consistent exposure. Then there was water on the clay from my cleanup the day before. In … Continue reading
Claypit Bondage
I wanted to do something in the clay pit, today. I decided to repeat a bondage I have done before, because it feels pretty good and I thought I might do it with an added twist. As you can see in these first 2 frame grabs, my wrists were pretty securely bound together. That was … Continue reading