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echo: barktopus
to: Geo
from: Mark
date: 2006-10-08 23:17:52
subject: Re: Webcam

From: "Mark" 

Yea I went to Wavelit then to
http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam and it's embedded in the
page. Just after I went in a shadow went by the camera and they've been
panning to and fro ever since to find what it was -- addicitve 

"Geo"  wrote in message
news:4529b4b3$4{at}w3.nls.net...
> Ok my post wasn't clear. I have media player 6.5, it want's 9 or 10 and
> it's
> not needed, that's just how the page is coded.
>
> Geo.
>
> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
> news:op.tg4ttcyom6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>> Well, there is that.  OTOH, this is one of those times that it really is
>> worth it.
>>
>> On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:57:49 -0400, Geo  wrote:
>>
>> > stupid thing tried to install windows media player on my machine..
>> >
>> > Geo.
>> >
>> > "John Beamish"  wrote in message
>> > news:op.tg15qpy9m6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>> >> This is a live webcam from South Africa transmitting
pictures from a
>> >> waterhole in a private game preserve.  The camera is
actually manned
>> >> 24x7
>> >> so whenever anything interesting appears, the operator will pan the
>> >> camera
>> >> and zoom in.  At night, there is a slight artificial
illumination and
>> >> the
>> >> camera broadcasts black and white.  During the day it is,
of course,
>> >> in
>> >> colour.  They have a microphone that is highly directional and
>> >> whenever
>> >> you see an animal lapping you will invariably hear it
lapping at the
>> > water.
>> >>
>> >> Remember that there is a time difference so checking in during the
>> >> evening
>> >> in North America catches the middle of the night over
there.  That's
>> >> not a
>> >> problem, actually.  At night, V and I have seen herds (well, 10-12)
>> >> zebra,
>> >> a couple of elephants, some water buffalo (including some rutting),
>> >> and
>> >> quite a few other species.  During their day, we've seen
monkeys and a
>> >> bunch of other creatures.  I'm just watching the sunset right now.
>> >>
>> >> One thing you will note:  the constant cacophony of animal and bird
>> >> calls
>> >> daytime and night.
>> >>
>> >> http://www.wavelit.com/popup/player.asp
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

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