Comments on: The wonder of small things

By: efergus3

efergus3 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:56:00 +0000

Reminds me of marine biology in high school. Especially when I caught a thumb-splitter for our class tank. Didn’t know what it was called when I first saw it. Found out soon enough.

By: Jenny Reiswig

Jenny Reiswig — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Disagree. Sometimes you want to capture something vertical, regardless of what the “rules” say. Not everything is destined for broadcast or mass media.

By: IvonaPoyntz

IvonaPoyntz — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:01:00 +0000

Great article/video on the smaller creatures of the ocean

By: Ray Perkins

Ray Perkins — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:36:00 +0000

As this is a common problem, why can’t device makers use a square CCD sensor and select a horizontal format within the captured data, based on camera rotation? They usually have a rotation sensor built in.

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:16:00 +0000

I like to look at the smaller tanks at aquariums, tucked sadly into corners where nobody looks (especially not those pesky kids that crowd you out of looking at the penguin tank). Big animals undeniably have an immediate, visceral appeal. But the small stuff is often even more fascinating – especially since it’s generally unknown to you whereas everyone already knows about the bigger stuff, so if you look at the smaller stuff you often see crazy things you had no idea could possibly exist.

By: princessalex

princessalex — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:48:00 +0000

While I greatly appreciate research being done on life in the oceans, this video is frustrating at best. Filming vertically is the obvious first problem. But, you never really zoom in so we can see any of the animals closeup. It’s grainy and the camera is moved around a lot. I believe that you had a terrific experience and wish to bring that to us, but this video, unfortunately, doesn’t really do that. I had to stop watching about halfway through, due to the issues.

By: Cyran0

Cyran0 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:40:00 +0000

‎”If your interest in animals begins and ends with creatures larger than the average Collie dog, you’re going to miss out. Here’s a challenge for what’s left of the Summer. Get down on your hands and knees, and spend some time inspecting all of the life forms that are smaller than a breadbox.”

Here’s an excellent place to start:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13084997@N03/

By: wrwetzel

wrwetzel — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:54:00 +0000

Where are the life jackets? I saw one or two of the crew with them but not the guy with sun glasses and blue hat nor any of the kids. Between the opening in the bulwark and the heavy cables and tow that’s an accident waiting to happen.

By: Maggie Koerth-Baker

Maggie Koerth-Baker — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:25:00 +0000

That is fair. This was a mistake brought on by using my camera to take video for the first time. It won’t be repeated.

By: thekinginyellow

thekinginyellow — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:17:00 +0000

http://youtu.be/Bt9zSfinwFA