Following up from a post by Martyn Stewart on the aftermath of the Black Saturday fires Nicole and I made a trip up to visit the area along the Acheron Way.
The first stop was shortly after dawn was at the Acheron Gap. The area is Cool Temperate Rainforest (see midway down this page on the Victorian Rainforest Alliance website for pics of the Acheron and Cement Creek areas) and was untouched by the fires.
The mics were placed under a dripping tree -- another field craft lesson -- so there is a quite a bit of "water drops on ground atmospherics". Very prominent in the recording is a Superb Lyrebird calling from the top of a tall tree. I'm not sure if the bird was alarm calling due to my presence nearby or if this is a normal part of their repertoire?
Update: According to Vicki Powys the lyrebird was VERY alarmed by my presence. Ooops!
Recording at the Acheron Gap
Recording Gear: Tascam HDP2 (Oade Super Mod), AT3032 in a parallel boundary array
