It was a good day to hear a big number of vocal grey seals and lots of big-mouthed terns on the Swedish  island Gotska Sandön in the Baltic Sea.

Grey seals and terns at Gotska Sandön, Sweden.

A weekend in September 2018, sleeping in a hammock close to the shore, recording mostly watery sounds with my brand new Sound Devices Mixpre-3. I used Audio-Technica AT-8022 mic for these recordings. Headphones, please!

Cautious sea waves against rocky shores, Nåttarö

A grove of trees beside the island's chapel was vibrant with bird life this morning in june.

A grove of trees beside the chapel, Gotska Sandön (excerpt).

Rain and thunder.

Plenty of rain, strong winds and thunder.

Thunderstorm.

Five minutes of soothing waves against the shore of Swedish island Gotska Sandön.

Waves against the shore, Gotska Sandön.

I tried out my new Audio-Technica AT4022 omni-directional microphones with my Tascam HD-P2 recorder in the woods on the outskirts of Stockholm. Had to use high pass filter in post because of the awful traffic noise. 

Ursvik. AT4022+Tascam HD-P2. Stereo field recording. WAV

Swedish sound collector, photographer and hiker.

jorgen.karlsson

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