11-11-11 ONE DAY ON EARTH

Up until the final moments before sunset I still had no idea what I was going to do for One Day on Earth this year. As a matter of fact, I had been so busy working all day, I was about to blow the whole thing off and head home... until I saw the sun setting across the street from the TV studio along the Charles River, a place where only a few weeks ago had been the staging area for the world famous Head of the Charles Regatta. I hustled over there with my gear and slogged through soaking wet grass and 3 inches of mud to get to the river just in time to set up my sticks as the sun was going down. At the time I had no clue that I was about to be surrounded by flocks of geese that probably come to the very spot in which I was currently encroaching upon at dusk every day. I suddenly found myself in the midst of them, flying around me and landing right next to me. I was so still while documenting them, I think they saw that I wasn't a threat to them so they stayed within reach of my lens. I got lucky on this one and I was glad that I had thrown my gear bag and sticks in the car when I left the house for work in this morning!

Cinematographer/Editor: Rick Macomber
Camera: Canon 60D
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm f2.8
Cutting Tools: FCP 7
Soundtrack: Parting of the Ways by Kevin MacLeod

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• one day on earth
• 11-11-11
• rick macomber
• macomber productions
• boston
• charles river