Filming down on the farm

We all know the problems with unsteady shots, whiz pans, ZOOM in and ZOOM out, forgotten tripods and shaky hands.

Have you tried filming a young goat? very appealing, with it’s tail vibrating at great speed as it is fed from a bottle; such a delightful voice and unending appetite. That is for most weeds and grass, how they love stinging nettles! When tethered it’s easy to get a few nice shots just to please it’s owner, but undo the tether and everything becomes much more interesting, or even dangerous.
 

I don’t think I have ever seen such high jumps, leaps and bounds of sheer joy Impossible to follow on a tripod and very difficult when on a slippery slope, mud and puddles are the norm around farms, especially after a heavy shower. The effort in avoiding those dinky little cloven hooves as they try to scrape your bare legs, (don’t wear shorts in this situation) and I tried to ignore the howls of laughter from others present which was a trifle difficult. Everything went even more pear shaped when the Ram turned up to watch the fun, (Have not taken much notice of their huge

horns before). The sheep present were docile, they looked on in amazement at the antics. When both Ram and Kid came too close for comfort baring their teeth, I beat a hasty retreat, I know they will eat almost anything, but not Video Cameras? surely!

The lady who owned the goat loved the edited result. Does anyone want a nice pair of shorts? Hoof rips and farmyard mud apart, they are perfect for that farmyard holiday!