Shorewood Nature Preserve

This was a close-up of the waves splashing into the crevices in the rocks. The trees were also being blown pretty consistently by the heavy wind.

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Men shoveling dirt into wheelbarrow

I was sitting on the sidewalk across the circle from three guys landscaping outside of one of the houses. Two of these workers were taking a smoke break but all three still were having a distant conversation. This makes the stereo effect very apparent. The man shoveling dropped his shovel on the pavement and it's a wonderful intro to a really rythmic shoveling pattern.

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Mics inside a manhole right next to the heavy traffic of Lake st.

I took the windscreens off of my mics and put the two contacts into the grate that lead to the sewes underneath Lake. I love the birds chirping echoing into the sewers. There was heavy traffic throughout. I thought I could hear some rodent scurrying around towards the end of the clip.

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Car doors slamming on Hartford

Two guys were walking to their car and talking to each other. I liked the effect of the conversation getting closer as they got into the car. There might be some sort of quiet goose call towards the end of the clip.

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Bus stop on Hartford

Two girls walked right in front of my mics and I got a good clip of their conversation. I could hear the majority of the conversation being held across the street at the bus stop.

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