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April 26, 2006
Cypress Island Preserve
This slideshow is composed of images I shot over five days in April 2006 in the Atchafalaya Basin (pronounced CHAFF-uh-LIE-uh). The images were capured at mutliple locations near Lafayette, Louisiana, including Lake Martin, Swamp Gardens on Avery Island, New Iberia, Abbeville, Sherburne Wildlife Management Area, Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, and Maringouin.
The photos were taken with a Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm lens f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, and a Bogen tripod with a pistol grip. The presentation is mainly composed of wildlife and landscape photographs.
This slideshow (4:36) is a 24 Meg self-playing executable named lafayette.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Soundtrack is Great High Mountain by Jack White, off of the Cold Mountain soundtrack.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
Artist: Jack White
Song: Great High Mountain
Once I stood at the foot of a great high mountain
That I wanted so much to climb
And on top of this mountain was a beautiful fountain
That flows with the water of life
I fell down on my knees at the foot of this mountain
I cried, "O Lord what must I do?
I want to climb this mountain, I want to drink from this fountain
That flows so clear in my view"
Then I heard a sweet voice from the top of this mountain
Saying, "Child put your hand in mine"
I started climbing slowly, "Watch your steps at the edges
And take one step at a time"
I started climbing upward taking one step at a time
The higher I got the harder I climbed
I'm still climbing upward and my journey's almost ended
I'm nearing the top and you ought to see the view
Oh the water flows freely, there's enough to make you free
So friend if you're thirsty climb this mountain with me
Posted by Peenie Wallie on April 26, 2006 at 1:23 AM
Comments
Awesome! I love your site and vision. Love nature, beautiful, excellent. I have to show my son this, and I will be sure Brian shows my nephew James too.
Mahalo, Akimi
Posted by: Akimi on April 26, 2006 at 11:36 PM
Thanks, Akimi. Hope it has stopped raining in Hawaii. Stay out of that Ala Wai canal. :)
Posted by: Peenie Wallie on April 27, 2006 at 7:59 AM
Great pics Rob. You must be loving that new lens. Love, Molly
Posted by: Molly on April 29, 2006 at 9:10 PM
Really enjoyed your slide show of Lake Martin! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Brigid on January 19, 2007 at 1:40 PM