In the beginning of 2018 I decided to leave my still-photography-centered comfort zone and experimented with making short videos. Since the camera I had recently acquired had a long telephoto lens, I figured the best place to start would be nature and wildlife. I went to the best place I know of to find wildlife, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Morris County NJ. I made two videos in 2018, the first “Winter at Great Swamp” was filmed in January over the span of 4 days. The second video was made in April and May, titled “Spring Time in the Swamp”. The videos have been posted to my YouTube channel.
Recently, I stopped by the Helen C Fenske Visitor Center at Great Swamp and happened to mentioned to the volunteers how I had made videos that featured the swamp and its wildlife. The staff enjoyed my videos and suggested that they could become a new exhibit at the visitor center. I happily agreed, and provided them with DVDs of my videos.
“Winter at Great Swamp” playing in the library of the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center.
The two videos will be played in their respective seasons at the visitor center. I encourage everyone with an interest in nature and wildlife to visit the Great Swamp, and to make sure to stop by the visitor center.
I’d also like to give a special thanks to Laurel Gould, along with the rest of the Friends of Great Swamp volunteers, for featuring my videos in this new exhibit.
UPDATE:
My third Great Swamp video, this one about the swamp in the summer, is now available on Youtube.