Hidden Kingdoms

This BBC nature doc series tries to look at the small world from ground level rather than human level. The camera is brought down to the ground and looking up at the bigger animals. A lot of pictures are composites of the small and the big. There is definitely a lot of post-production. It's fascinating to see how difficult it is to film the small and how much setup it requires. I assumed that they used miniature equipment to catch these small creatures. In reality, they're putting the regular cameras as close to the ground as possible. They're putting them in holes or elevating the ground. They're manufacturing a lot of these pictures. While I love the point of view, it does look like something scripted and created.

Non of that takes away from the natural wonder of these creatures. The most surprising is the howl of the mouse. It might not be a roar but it might as well be. It is the most fun, the most shocking, and the most wonderous of this series. It's amazing how nature can sometimes shock me with something so small. It's an interesting and new way to see these tiny creatures.