On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, Julio MacWilliams wrote: >> >>Folks, >> >>This summer I am going to paddle around a small island in the Mediterranean. >>I am planning to give a presentation for my club afterwards, but that >>would be my first presentation, so let me ask you: What would you like >>to see on a presentation of a trip report? everything ;-) >>Are you interested on the paddling only or would you like to learn >>about the history and culture of the place? a little bit of background is good, then make sure you repeat those key points later in the local presentation. >> >>Do you expect some emphasis on the weather conditions predominant in >>the area, and the best time of the year to paddle? how about: "when i was there, the weather was like xxxxx, i later learned, (i was there at the best/worst time) or "beforehand, i learned zzzzzzz, and when i got there, it was really wwwwwwww" >>How long a video would you watch without falling asleep? >>Would you like some side comedy on the video, or just plain facts? 15-20 minutes if covered well, 30 if covered VERY well, if there's a mix of types of paddling [ie whitewater/flatwater/sea kayaking]. otherwise 20 min max seems about right. >>Do you prefer slides or videos? i vote for video, with a good sound remix if possible... >>If anyone has experience documenting an expedition or trip, could you >>give me some pointers or advice? >> >>Thanks for your help, >> >>- Julio >>(still considering whether to buy a boat here, ship mine, or get a foldable, >> meanwhile I am training twice a week to be able to paddle many miles >> without exhaustion) my pleasure, as an avid slide show/vidoe show _goer_ not producer ;-) mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature is to build better mice. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 23 1998 - 14:53:00 PST
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