Umzabalazo Wokuthwebula I-Whale Footage

NguChris Palmer, Ilungu Lebhodi Lokweluleka le-TOF

Sasisalelwe yizinsuku ezimbili kuphela futhi isimo sezulu sase siyavala futhi siqala ukuvunguza. Besingakayitholi i-video ebesiyidinga futhi isabelomali sethu sase siphela ngendlela eyingozi. Amathuba ethu okuthwebula izithombe ezithokozisayo zemikhomo eseduze ne-Peninsula Valdes e-Argentina abelokhu encipha ngehora.

Isimo sengqondo sabasebenzi bamafilimu sasiba mnyama njengoba sasiqala ukubona ukuthi kungenzeka ngempela ukuthi ngemva kwezinyanga zomzamo onzima singase sehluleke ukwenza ifilimu ngalokho okudingeka kwenziwe ukuze kusindiswe imikhomo.
Ukuze sisindise izilwandle futhi sinqobe labo ababezozicekela phansi futhi baziphange, sidinga ukufuna futhi sithole izithombe ezinamandla nezimangalisayo ezizofinyelela ekujuleni ezinhliziyweni zabantu, kodwa kuze kube manje konke esasikuthathile kwakuyizithombe ezingajabulisi, ezivamile.

Kwaqala ukuphelelwa ithemba. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, imali yethu yayizosetshenziswa, futhi ngisho nalezo zinsuku ezimbili zazingase zifinyezwe umoya onamandla nezimvula ezinamandla, okwenza ukuthwebula kungenzeki nhlobo.

Amakhamera ethu ayephezulu emaweni abheke itheku lapho kwakuncela futhi kudlala khona imikhomo engumama nenkonyane—futhi iqaphe oshaka abadla ezinye.

Ukwethuka kwethu okwandayo kusenze senza into ebesingeke sicabange ukuyenza. Ngokuvamile lapho siqopha izilwane zasendle, senza konke esingakwenza ukuze singaphazamisi noma ukuphazamisa izilwane esizithwebulayo. Kodwa siqondiswa isazi esivelele sezinto eziphilayo zomkhomo uDkt. Roger Payne, naye owayeqondisa le filimu, sehla eweni saya olwandle futhi sadlulisela imisindo yemikhomo emanzini sizama ukudonsa imikhomo echwebeni elingezansi elilindile. amakhamera.
Ngemva kwamahora amabili sajabula kakhulu lapho kufika umkhoma oyedwa eduze namakhamera ethu eshaya isibhamu. Injabulo yethu yaphenduka injabulo njengoba kungena omunye umkhomo, kwase kuba owesithathu.

Omunye wososayensi bethu uvolontiye ukwehla emaweni futhi abhukude namaleviyathan. Wayekwazi nokubheka isimo sesikhumba semikhomo ngesikhathi esifanayo. Wagqoka isudi emanzi ebomvu futhi waqunga isibindi wangena emanzini namagagasi agelezayo nezifutha kanye nezilwane ezinkulu ezincelisayo.

Wayazi ukuthi izithombe zowesifazane oyisazi sesayensi yezinto eziphilayo ebhukuda nalezi zilwane ezinkulu zaziyomzuzisa “imali,” futhi wayeyazi ingcindezi esasingaphansi kwayo yokuba sithole isithombe esinjalo.

Njengoba sasihleli namakhamera ethu sibuka lesi sigameko, amagundane acasha ngezinyawo ecashe ezinyonini ezidla ezinye. Kodwa sasinganakile. Konke ukugxila kwethu bekusendaweni engezansi lapho usosayensi ebhukuda nemikhomo. Inhloso yefilimu yethu kwakuwukukhuthaza ukongiwa kwemikhomo futhi sasazi ukuthi imbangela izothuthukiswa yilezi zithombe. Ukukhathazeka kwethu ngehlumela kwadamba kancane kancane.

Cishe ngemva konyaka, ngemva kwamanye amafilimu amaningi ayinselele, ekugcineni sakha ifilimu ebizwa ngokuthi Izintambo, eyasiza ekukhuthazeni ukulondolozwa kwemikhomo.

USolwazi uChris Palmer ungumqondisi we-American University's Center for Environmental Filmmaking kanye nombhali wencwadi yaseSierra Club ethi “Shooting in the Wild: An Insider’s Account Yokwenza Amamuvi Embusweni Wezilwane.” Uphinde abe nguMongameli we-One World One Ocean Foundation futhi ukhonza ku-Advisory Board ye-The Ocean Foundation.