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wet wet wet

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:54:39 PST

Beachmere: Heavy rains and rising river levels inundated the road out of town. We were cut off today. Water every where. In the sea, in the river, and in the sky. Local marsh frogs however were ecstatic.

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Deadwood

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:51:27 PST

Dead trees on the shore line. A common feature of South East Queensland's sand islands and protected shoreline near Mangrove and Malaleuca forests. Uprooted trees and drift wood litter the beaches. This is beach on the mainland at Beachmere. Dawn.

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Soldier On

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:43:57 PST

Soldier Crabs at low tide: Beachmere 2012. These crabs are the lifeblood of the tidal flats sustaining birdlife and stingrays.

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Tides

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:35:21 PST

A short meditation on the King Tides over Christmas.

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Camera Shake

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:29:04 PST

Since I had engineering problems with a long cord -- the length of me -- I created a short one and attached it to my belt.

..and pulled on it.

Voila! Much less camera shake.

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Dawn. Low Tide. Deception Bay

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:39:58 PST

Sunrise: December 27th,2011. Summer. Low Tide 4.57am -- Sunrise 4.53am... Smooth sea and then a general ripple at the change. Experiment in HD mode.

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In HD (Vimeo)

Untitled from Dave Riley on Vimeo.

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Beachmere, Boxing Day

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:15:41 PST

Where I walk the dogs: the south swamp and mouth of the Caboolture River at Beachmere, just north of Brisbane on Deception Bay. Walk event: Boxing Day, 2011; just short of the King Tide.

Shot on my new camera: Kodak Zi6.

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Port Philip Bay

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:31:38 PST

I grew up on this shoreline. I've swum, walked, ran, dived, waded and paddled it all my life. Every time I come back to Melbourne I have to visit it. I'm always drawn to it. I've known it on, above and under water.

This is a record of my last visit...

Jill's 60th

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Thu, 26 May 2011 04:53:07 PDT

A belated edit from my sister's 60th Birthday Party in July 2010...

Lifting the Kettlebell February 2010

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:06:24 PDT

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A short video shot on a digital camera but edited up for a bit of physical fun and self parody..

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Twilight Carrum Summer 2010

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:38:20 PDT

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The magic of twilight in Summer time on Port Philip Bay during a hot January evening.

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Hip Hop through the looking glass

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:51:53 PST

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An experiment with some video self shot by my son.I was after texture and a bit of a soundscape

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Alice Riley's Birthday

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:51:28 PDT

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My mother's January 9th, birthday spent in Carrum, Victoria, with the fam (part thereof) and Jim.

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The Socialist Alliance 7th National Conference

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:58 PDT

In the face of global environmental, economic and social crises that threaten billions of lives, if not the very survival of humanity, the Australian Socialist Alliance held its 7th National Conference in January 2010.

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Past Episodes

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:53:47 PDT

For a better viewing experience with sharper definition, watch or download the Quicktime.mov file.Either use the Quicktime player or import the file link into a VLC player

Maskmaking with Dave Riley

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:26:43 PST

A few years back I was a professional maskmaker -- as well as Punch and Judy Professor. With that hat on, I'd not only design and make masks to order -- and sell them on the internet -- but ran many workshops on mask and puppet making in schools and communities.

I was also active in Artrageous Community Arts Centre.

In that mode, we made this Do it yourself video on m my maskmaking techniques. This video wasn't widely distributed because I soon after had a major relapse of my Fibromyalgia symptoms and bombed out of the creative arts business. It was a bummer.(Welcome to my life)

This is a pity because, if I may say so myself, the video is very good -- very comprehensive and descriptive and describes a unique method of maskmaking that I developed. The quality of the video is good too -- except for the ambient sounds --done by David Jackson.

Since I had recently become re-inpired and was researching papier mache techniques, I thought I'd add my own contribution to creative ways and meas arther than l just let the video sit in my drawer.

Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv)

Tags: masks, maskmaking, crafts, theater

RatbagMedia: Political Videos

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:43 PDT

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Face

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:58 PDT

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An exercise in face watching. A profile, maybe too much. Compare to Portrait at 60 short a year ago.

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London May 2009 (a sculptural journey)

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:58 PDT

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A few days spent in London with a view to enjoying the sculture collection in the town -- especially at the Victoria & Albert Museum

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Tags: london, sculpture

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Vigeland Sculpture Park , Oslo

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:58 PDT

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Vigeland Sculpture Park is a part of Frogner Park, located in Oslo, Norway, 3 km northwest of the city centre. The park covers 80 acres (320,000 m2) and features 212 bronze and granite sculptures created by Gustav Vigeland. Vigeland personally sculpted every figure out of clay and individual craftsmen were contracted to fabricate the pieces into what they are today.

Most of the statues depict people engaging in various typically human pursuits, such as running, wrestling, dancing, hugging, holding hands and so on. However, Vigeland occasionally included some statues that are more abstract, such as the "Man attacked by Babies" statue, which shows an adult male, fighting off a horde of tiny babies.

Vigeland park is a well known picnic area, popular in the summer for sunbathing, games, and relaxation.

I visited the park on a wonderful Spring evening in May 2009 and the park was full of picnickers frying sausages and drinking beer. Magic.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Tags: oslo, sculpture, vigeland, norway

Scotland May 2009

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:58 PDT

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Another country on our overseas trip. Youc an do the tour in 5 minutes.

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Tags: scotland, highlands

Hand Hardware-- a rig for shooting video and recording audio at the same time

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:58 PDT

I've been experimenting with ways to carry my shooting rig around with me so that I can also hook it up to a recorder. I also wanted to run a microphone to the MiniDV camera -- a Canon MD 120.

Since I had a HiMD recorder-- Sony MD Walkman MZ NH 700 -- with plug in power microphones to go with it I wanted to integrate the two systems.

I also had learnt that if I'm on an "assignment" I needed to record much more audio than I'd video. I wanted a system which would enable me to keep the audio recording running while I selectively shot video . I also wanted better audio quality than the inbuilt microphone that came with the camera.

And since I podcast audio and videoblog in effect I wanted to get the best out of two separate mediums.

I had previously hung all this rig from bags and pouches on my person and it proved very cumbersome and hard to monitor and manipulate -- such as turning either device on or off. But I had been using the Ultrapod monopod for some time and loved it. The Ultrapod is a small, lightweight, folding camera tripod with adjustable ball & socket head and Velcro securing strap.

I like using the Ultrapod because:

It supports my forearm and I can lock my upper body in a stable shooting platform with the arm supported vertically.
When I'm not shooting (or recording) I can walk with my arm hanging free and the setup remains comfortably attached, ready to be hoisted up on cue, pointed and activated.

(I've also been using small camera tripods to support my microphones.)

So with a bit more Velcro strapping, I combined the lot-- Voila!

By rights -- and I've yet to confirm this -- the audio that runs from the HiMD should also be automatically gained before it is taken in as audio on the video as I run the HiMD audio out into the microphone in for the Video camera.

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VIDEO:Barcelona April 2009

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:43 PDT

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One week -- or 8 minutes -- in Barcelona as part of our trip to the capital of Catalonia

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No Sell OFF of Public Assets Rally -- Brisbane July 3, 2009

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:43 PDT

BRISBANE: Fifteen hundred trade unionists and their supporters marched through the streets of Brisbane on July 3 to oppose the sell off of Queensland public assets. The protest had been called by the Electrical Trades Union and later was supported by the Queensland Council of Unions.Addressing the rally were speakers from the QCU, AFULE, ASU and the Rail Tram and Bus Union.

Mick Carr from the Maritime Union of Australia told the rally that there was no upside for a one off fixing of the debt by selling off public assets. Peter Simpson , state secretary of the Electrical Trades Union, said that his union wont be putting one cent into the ALP coffers at the next election if this legislation is still on the books.

He said it was time to put a line in the sand.

David Matters from the Rail Tram and Bus Union told everyone that his union, with community support, had won their fight against the prisatisation of the Brisbane City Council bus service in the 1990s.To applause he said, that it was time to put Anna Bligh under the control of working people.

But the surprize from among the speakers came from ALP state president and Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Secretary, Andrew Dettmar, who said that his union will not be supporting any politician at the next state election unless they make a no privatsation pledge.

The rally was followed by a march to state parliament .

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Video: No Sell Off Public Meeting -- Brisbane June 30th, 2009

ratbagradio@gmail.com (ratbagradio@gmail.com) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:01:43 PDT

Video of a meeting organised by the Socialist Alliance to discuss a community response to the privatization of public assets by the Bligh state Labor government -- Brisbane, Qld Australia.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)