Suki always knew the law was just a job. But she didn't know just how much she was sacrificing, until she surrendered.

In 2007, I wrote this off-beat, mainstream short story. Late last year I wanted to bring it to life in video. But, not having the resources, skill or time to make it an actual movie-like project with actors and all, I thought I'd experiment and see if I could pull it off using only stock assets.

It was definitely challenging, requiring many hours sourcing the video, SFX and still images. Then, there were all the challenges of getting a group of disparate clips, recorded on a wide variety of equipment, to work together from an emotional and technical perspective. I also had to spend many hours doing compositing and color correction to make various scenes match up.

In short, it's not easy, but it is definitely possible with luck, access to a large collection of stock, and a deep interest in editing video. I hope you enjoy it, as much as I enjoyed making it.

Come on a journey through geologic time and enjoy some enchanting scenery. Inks Lake State Park sits on top of some of the oldest rocks in the world. You'll see some quartz crystals and quartzite veins, learn a little about how the area was born from earth's earliest sediments and submerge yourself in a peaceful outdoor adventure.

We hikers have a lot of reasons for hitting the trails. But as this short suggests, there is one that stands above all the others. Fast moving hiking scenes with stirring march music: "Northwest Wind" by Hans Johnson.

Take a hike with me at the Meridian State Park where you'll enjoy a couple of trails, cross some bridges, see lots of important landscapes and immerse your ears in quiet. Oh, and there is some cool music too.

From a distance, Guadalupe Peak in far west Texas looks like a liesurely uphill hike in sparse surroundings. But on the ground at its base, staring up at it, you know you are in for a challenge. This is one you need to go and do for yourself because the scenery and wildness of this place will stay with you forever. Watching this video will help you prepare. And if you are an armchair hiker, hopefully this will entertain you for four minutes.

In 2003, hikers Tom Bice and James Rishe struck out to explore Devil Canyon on New Mexico's San Francisco River. I went along and filmed the adventure with my then-state-of-the-art Canon XL1s  recorder. Today, I wish the resolution was higher, and if you find the show is too pixelated when watching on a desktop browser, simply reduce the size of your browser window until the view is acceptable. For me, this was one of my most memorable trips into the wilderness. But sadly, Tom Bice passed away this year. This video is dedicated to him.

Devil Canyon is an adventure in exploration as you work your way between its massive rock walls. On our journey we discovered lots of life and nature's abundance, even in this place ravaged by extreme water levels, and wild weather.  We planned our trip carefully to have the lowest chance we'd get caught by a flash flood in the canyon. The trip was in September and we had glorious weather for hiking and camping.

The second video in the series about natural places. This one finds the beauty and messages in natural places buffeted by wind. It includes a beautiful musical score.

The 2nd and third video clip in this video are public domain video clips of a coronal mass ejection on our sun. The clips come from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. These were filmed in August 2012. But, guess what? There is still periodically a hotbed of CME activity going on.  These ejections travel fast, often between 180 and 100 kilometers per second.

Although the current CMEs have been polite and not messed with our electrical infrastructure too much, I’ve got a few clips in here that show examples of what can happen when CMEs resort to bullying. It’s not pretty. Imagine no lights, air conditioning or internet, and you get the idea.

BUT, CMEs also give us extraordinary aurora borealis, AKA northern lights! Which you can see at the end. So, even though things might start tense and dangerous, in the end all is okay, and we can enjoy some extraordinary natural lighting effects.