squatchdigger

I applaud the young videographer though. Getting out of the chair and going out, in an effort to capture on video a cryptid, is something rarely seen today. Good job!

The video was pretty steady compared to some I have seen. I also think the videographer did a pretty good job of zooming in and zooming out, recording known object like the raft, to give a size of scale. That is important.

My only recommendation to the videographer is to try using the manual focus instead of the autofocus. In monochromatic subject matter or in low light conditions, autofocus can waste precious time. It might serve you well to start practicing at using the manual focus. In time, you will be able to focus faster than the autofocus system on your camera. That way, you will not miss an important piece of footage.

As for Champ, keep shooting and keep looking. The Sandra Mansi photos are rare…and yes, I consider that pretty good stuff. The other video footage for water critters I’m most intrigued and excited about is a piece that ABC nabbed hold of and we haven’t seen since…think it was back in 2002 (ish) of two guys on a fishing boat and something comes up under the boat–I didn’t think it was photoshopped and it looked like some living thing cruising along under the surface. It’s been so long since I’ve seen it, I can’t remember the details of the critter…

I agree on the water cryptid front…evidence is extremely sparse and what there is available is often at long range and the eye witnesses or photos or vids are on a two dimensional plane with the water…so we’re only seeing a skim of what may really be there, and with weather and waves it’s really hard to distinguish. I would have to pick the cryptid that is probably the hardest to hunt for…:)

As for Precious, keep shooting, and keep a notebook with you so you can instantly jot down any pertinent information if you have more encounters…place, time, weather, condition of the water, details, details, details…

Kudos to the young individual for taking the time to film this and share this with all of us. Don’t give up. I know champ is real. Not everyone will be a believer. I once wasn’t a believer, until I saw one with my own eyes.

Amen, brother.

Maybe I should put it another way: I haven’t seen one that hasn’t made me go, at most: potentially interesting, maybe, but not from this video.

The Patterson/Gimlin film – to cite an almost unique example – has been analyzed extensively. Every expert that has reviewed it has done one of the following:

(1) made an irrational dismissal not warranted by the evidence right there on the film (e.g., Napier, who otherwise thought the sasquatch could be real);

(2) said, boy, I’m not sure but it’s intriguing (which in a few cases could be interpreted from context: I think it’s real, I just can’t say so here); or

(3) said: this is a compelling testament to the sasquatch’s existence.

None of those results are possible in any water-cryptid vid I’ve seen.

AreWeThereYeti:

Here I am, back here, and I still don’t feel one scintilla of temptation to watch it. Maybe for Precious, I will. And I would say two things to her and to anyone who submits something like this:

1) remember that your video may not capture everything you experienced; supplement it with as much as you honestly can say in terms of what made it intriguing.

2) remember that those who watch this don’t have those supplemental cues; what seems like proof to you may not be enough, on a screen, for everyone else.