Rain in the Desert
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QuickTime (640x480) [2:21m]: Download (153)Awhile back we had one of those days so rare in the Sonoran desert, the kind where it rains lightly all day long. Those are the days when it seems like father sky is at his most tender, lingering for long slow kisses with mother earth. These special days are infused with an extra vividness of color, like when you find a rock in the riverbed that looks so beautiful in the water. When it’s dry, the colors lose depth, and when wet, they shine. I love days like these.
I shot this footage on Friday, February 15 and am just getting around to posting it. I’m so glad that with video, it’s never too late to share a beautiful day.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Of course, you always expect Arizona to be scorched. And then comes the rain. And the colour changes. And the it looks like somewhere else. And we can almost smell the sweetness of the rain. Beautifully shot, and perfect soundtrack.
March 29th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
you know i love little shots put together.
(by the way, did you purposely add the minute of black at the end of the video?)
March 29th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Arrgh. No, I did not mean to leave black at the end. I thought I had removed it. I’ll fix that and replace in my post. Thanks for asking.
March 30th, 2008 at 3:05 am
Pouring down!
March 31st, 2008 at 2:13 am
My first stop over here - and wow, I loved that video.
I noticed the black at the end and then the last bit of sound - actually no need to fix it…worked for me~!
April 14th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Wonderful
(and the black still needs fixing. makes it look like the post is going to be 15 minutes long!)
April 14th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Cheryl…this was beautiful. The music, bits of landscape, vehicles, people…all in the rain. Very nice. Passing it on to family back in Kansas to show proof that it does rain in the desert, hee hee.
April 14th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Thanks everyone!
I have now fixed the black and replaced the video, which unfortunately reset the view count. But according to Blip.tv the video had been viewed 76 times up to this point, so the new count above can be added to that number. This is mainly for my own reference.
April 14th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
this was worth the wait, finally got to see it. Amazing colors, great soundtrack, lovely shots in there. The world looks so much more ALIVE in/after the rain. Reflections, movement, specularity. Beautiful.
April 20th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Awesome video! Love the sound track. Very creative.
April 27th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
So true. These are rare moments for us and the best! Great video.