This seemed like a good one for a short, but it did not get a lot of views…
Another factor is possibly that it’s not 9:16 native content - although with the purchase of a GoPro 11, and the resultant filming of plenty in 8:7, this can certainly be overcome for the newer videos…
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We visit Wallaman Falls, Australia’s tallest waterfall. Then I head down to the base.
First of a new season - the start of the High Country series!
So this one actually got “bumped” by the last one - which was edited in a great rush to get it out in time two weeks ago.
But as it was filmed 9 months ago, it wasn’t as time sensitive as the other one.
I did want to hire a mountain bike and do the Charlotte Pass option, but we didn’t really have time. Or, at the time, a bike rack.
This one got a name and thumbnail change because “the algorithm” decided to just stop showing it to anyone. Turns out the majority of people on YouTube don’t use the subscriptions tab, they just watch things from the homepage. Give it a fresh coat of paint, and suddenly it’s being shown again…
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In the first video of a new series, we visit the High Country. Travelling out to the far NSW side, our first goal is to climb Mt. Kosciuszko, detailing all the different ways it can be done, some easier than others. And at the same time, explore exactly how this was named after a key figure in Polish history with seemingly no relation to Australia.
And although this is the highest point on the Australian mainland, it’s far from the highest in Australian territory. We explore how the other high points compare - but they are a lot harder to get to.
Second short about Magnetic Island. A bit more filler-y than the last one. Despite this, it did OK on Shorts (compared to the others. Not totally sure I have an audience that likes Shorts anyway?)
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We attempt to take a look at the SS City of Adelaide shipwreck, but decide not to risk the Irukandji jellyfish, so instead we go swimming in Horseshoe Bay, inside the nets. But they don’t keep everything out.
A nice place, but the original video somewhat feels like it could have been a short.
It’s worth getting some Royal Crown cola from the Bundaberg visitor centre.
It’s pretty nice, but it’s only sold in New Zealand (and the Bundaberg soft drinks visitor centre.)
BTW - Despite common belief, there’s actually no business relationship between the “Bundaberg” that does soft drinks, and the “Bundaberg” that does the rum - they’re just both based in Bundaberg.
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We visit Deepwater NP, then go the back way into Bundaberg for something that’s not the rum…
2x GoPro Hero 8, GoPro Hero 11, Nikon Z Fc with 16-50 DX VR and Rode VideoMicro microphone
Software Used
Final Cut Pro, Motion, mCallouts, OmniGraffle
Subscribers when released
693
Trivia/Background:
A video about the high country was meant to be posted now, but with this balloon chase occurring on Sunday, a massive effort was embarked upon to get the video ready in time for this Wednesday upload slot for it to jump the queue to be able to be featured in an AREG blog post…
High country next time, I promise.
Series 9 I guess was rather short - two amateur radio videos, and three cycling ones.
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Project Horus, a subgroup of the Amateur Radio Experimenters Group, has been doing high altitude ballooning since 2010. We attend launch number 60, celebrating 25 years of AREG - launching a balloon with numerous payloads, chasing and recovering it.
Note regarding the phone call: it was actually to air traffic control, not CASA. CASA issues the permit, but ATC is notified when it’s about to happen.
(something about the High Country? Next video… this one skipped the queue!)
Thought this useful bit should be clipped out of the full video and released as a short.
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Here’s the first thing to check if your Landcruiser 200 gets a P0299 error - It’s possibly just a simple $30 part, potentially saving you a $600 repair bill.
