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[Yowie bait]

Geez now I'm seeing another one and an alien grey.

After looking at the clip for a few days I can see an infant clinging to his head (a really common thing to see). You can see little black hands reaching around and grabbing and squeezing parts of his face.

I see a bevy of pygmy hippopotamuses in pink tutus dancing to the music from Swan Lake . . .

Yeah i see them too after a few beers. . Ive just never been the same since "fantasia".

[Yowie bait]

lol yeah the bird noises are the actual recorded sounds so I left it on the video even though there is weird music. If it is anything except the real recorded audio I usually remove it.

I took the Tarra Bulga zoom clip and altered the zoom profile (not so close and it backs out a bit towards the end) and re-encoded it over-sampled to 1080p with maximum depth rendering and put it on youtube as a non-monetized video so it doesn't have to be downloaded:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeHkjDXQ_kQ

I'm seeing yowie at other locations in Australia and will zoom up some of the better ones here. One surprise about this has been that I have *not* been able to find them nor even small signs of them in Tasmania.

At first I though that they were just keeping really low in concealment but after a few concerted efforts I don't see anything there. There was one video of a guy metal detecting around an abandoned coal mining and lumber milling site in northern Tasmania rain forest that looked really promising, the guy was using a reasonably good camera etc but I couldn't zero in on anything worth showing.

So... still looking in Tasmania. I haven't looked seriously in the West either, just a quick peek to see if there was low hanging fruit. That region will take some work as well.

Tassie and W.A are the non yowie states according to some people. Theyd be there somewhere im sure. You should give central station at fraser island a try. You never know!

[bushyankee]

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Found this gal in Barrington Tops. Looks like a she-Yowie to me, not sure why. Facial features a little less harsh than some I guess.

I'm not identifying the source video because it is on YT and somebody might have a hissy fit but its a camping video filmed by locals living in Sidney and unrelated to Yowie or BF.

[macquariedave]

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Found this gal in Barrington Tops. Looks like a she-Yowie to me, not sure why. Facial features a little less harsh than some I guess.

I'm not identifying the source video because it is on YT and somebody might have a hissy fit but its a camping video filmed by locals living in Sidney and unrelated to Yowie or BF.

Nothing to see here - please move along please . . .

[bushyankee]

Got 3 words for ya Dave.. Vision Care Plan

[bushyankee]

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Thailand. From "Beneath the Canopy: The Forests of Thailand".

Its a pleasure searching when a cinema-grade camera is used. I took a break after circling back to Tasmania and putting in a couple of hours this week trying to find something. Nada, zip, zilch... nothing.

Places I have found imagery sufficient to convince me is:

Florida
Alabama
Michigan
Oregon
Australia (except Tasmania)
Sumatra
Thailand
Nepal
Bhutan

Places I looked pretty hard and have been unable to find anything are:

Borneo
Tasmania
Tibet

I'm not sure what is going on with Tasmania and Borneo. I don't see anything like the blue halo or little white owl-like faces you see anywhere that has BF. I'm beginning to think they aren't there.

I think the problem with Tibet is that most of the footage on YT is from the high alpine where everyone treks. I don't personally believe that BF occupies the high alpine except maybe in summer to snag a few goats. Who would stay up there in the winter? There is hardly any HD footage on YT of Tibetan lowland temperate rainforest and the footage that exists shows terrible deforestation and garbage lying around etc.

The ones I found in Nepal and Bhutan are the same thing as Australia and North America nothing special just more bigfoot.

[TrevorPeters]

Sorry but I agree with Dave here.

[bushyankee]

Plenty of other threads with images. Maybe some of those will be visible to you. Good luck.

[macquariedave]

Got 3 words for ya Dave.. Vision Care Plan

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Must be some USA thang. Thanks, but I can see the fuzzy, indeterminate blobs quite clearly . . .

[bushyankee]

Its ok Dave, as long as you aren't an airline pilot or transit operator.

[Wolf]

Got 3 words for ya Dave.. Vision Care Plan

..got two words for ya... Overactive Imagination


Or maybe 7... Too much spare time on your hands..

Seriously? You actual trawl through hours of random footage filmed around the world? Wow, I don't know whether to suggest getting a more productive hobby or give you kudos for perseverance in such a crazy hobby...

[Wolf]

Mind you, someone with the same type of crazy hobby found pretty compelling shots of Bigfoot straddling a log on google earth ... (I posted it somewhere here a couple of ,on this back)

[Wolf]

COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK!

Damn, are we ever going to get an edit button?

[Tuckeroo]

Got 3 words for ya Dave.. Vision Care Plan

..got two words for ya... Overactive Imagination


Or maybe 7... Too much spare time on your hands..

Seriously? You actual trawl through hours of random footage filmed around the world? Wow, I don't know whether to suggest getting a more productive hobby or give you kudos for perseverance in such a crazy hobby...

Hi Wolf, that's why I suggested he get some software to do it. A computer could scan millions of pixels from landscape shots,
foreground and midground, for any given configuration.
I get the feeling the more you look the more you see.


T.

[Wolf]

Yep, the human eye (mind/imagination/whatever) always finds what it is looking for if it looks long and hard enough.

Myself, as a cartoonist, I see funny faces and cartoon animals in shadows, clouds, wood grain, you name it.

[Searcher]

COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK!

Damn, are we ever going to get an edit button?

x 2 !!! Please!
Or how about if we said 'Pretty Please'.
Seriously, it's long overdue.

[ChrisV]

I think if you were going thru random films looking for crypto creatures your going to be let down.
The chances of actually sighting something in those films must be less than 1%. There is always a chance but its so unlikely its not funny....

I had a look at those images and I can see pixels and pixels only.

I look forward to seeing something a little more substantial.

[macquariedave]

I think if you were going thru random films looking for crypto creatures your going to be let down.
The chances of actually sighting something in those films must be less than 1%. There is always a chance but its so unlikely its not funny....

I had a look at those images and I can see pixels and pixels only.

I look forward to seeing something a little more substantial.

'bushyankee' is away with the pixels . . . sorry, pixies . . .

[ChrisV]

I think if you were going thru random films looking for crypto creatures your going to be let down.
The chances of actually sighting something in those films must be less than 1%. There is always a chance but its so unlikely its not funny....

I had a look at those images and I can see pixels and pixels only.

I look forward to seeing something a little more substantial.

'bushyankee' is away with the pixels . . . sorry, pixies . . .

Haha!
I give him points for having a crack at it....

Finding credible images of Yowies etc is the most frustrating thing in life AFTER TAXES!!!!

[Yowie bait]

Got 3 words for ya Dave.. Vision Care Plan

..got two words for ya... Overactive Imagination


Or maybe 7... Too much spare time on your hands..

Seriously? You actual trawl through hours of random footage filmed around the world? Wow, I don't know whether to suggest getting a more productive hobby or give you kudos for perseverance in such a crazy hobby...

Hi Wolf, that's why I suggested he get some software to do it. A computer could scan millions of pixels from landscape shots,
foreground and midground, for any given configuration.
I get the feeling the more you look the more you see.


T.

Its true you see more things if you look too long, like aliens and clowns and other faces. Its when they start talking to you that its time to stop looking!

[bushyankee]

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Another from Mae Charim National Park, Northern Thailand.

Meet Orang Dalam or "Interior Man". The first is a still image from my spotting rig. The second is a still image from the zoom clip I've made (got about 300 frames of him, face articulation and other stuff visible).

I have to bring the real easy stuff here 'cause you guys aren't ready for the difficult images.

I'm gonna do Remedial Yowie Recognition 101 right here and we'll have a mobile ophthalmologist clinic parked outside in the Winnebago and a beer tent as well. Some of you are going to need it. My Barrington Tops stuff is like a horror film.

[Tuckeroo]

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Another from Mae Charim National Park, Northern Thailand.

Meet Orang Dalam or "Interior Man". The first is a still image from my spotting rig. The second is a still image from the zoom clip I've made (got about 300 frames of him, face articulation and other stuff visible).

I have to bring the real easy stuff here 'cause you guys aren't ready for the difficult images.

I'm gonna do Remedial Yowie Recognition 101 right here and we'll have a mobile ophthalmologist clinic parked outside in the Winnebago and a beer tent as well. Some of you are going to need it. My Barrington Tops stuff is like a horror film.

I'm speechless.



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[Yowie bait]

Its a tiki man! They're "supernatural" and a bad omen if you see one. They eat cats and small puppies and smell like sulphur and turpentine. They are often sighted while viewing elephants. Thats what i heard anyway..

[macquariedave]

I'm speechless.
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Me also . . .

[Searcher]

I'm speechless.
T.

Me also . . .

I'd like to actually say something. I think our yankee friend is having a bit of fun at our expense.

[Tuckeroo]

I'm speechless.
T.

Me also . . .

I'd like to actually say something. I think our yankee friend is having a bit of fun at our expense.

I can't wait for the Barrington tops horror show.


T.

[bushyankee]

Well I looked over the FAQ pretty carefully and it doesn't seem to prohibit me from posting a link to the video. If I'm wrong about that I would appreciate a pm from a mod letting me know.

"Bigfoot (Orang Dalam - Yeti) in Mae Charim National Park, Thailand (HD) "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg64ZRR7vHQ

[macquariedave]

Well I looked over the FAQ pretty carefully and it doesn't seem to prohibit me from posting a link to the video. If I'm wrong about that I would appreciate a pm from a mod letting me know.

"Bigfoot (Orang Dalam - Yeti) in Mae Charim National Park, Thailand (HD) "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg64ZRR7vHQ

"Comments are disabled for this video. " Wise move I'd say . . .

[Tuckeroo]

Well I looked over the FAQ pretty carefully and it doesn't seem to prohibit me from posting a link to the video. If I'm wrong about that I would appreciate a pm from a mod letting me know.

"Bigfoot (Orang Dalam - Yeti) in Mae Charim National Park, Thailand (HD) "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg64ZRR7vHQ

Hi bushyankee, posting a link to the video is not the problem.
Sorry where all a bunch of vision impaired sceptics down here in oz, with no imagination.
It all began in the chain gang on the road between Sydney and Parramatta around 1790.

Cheers,

T.

[TrevorPeters]

I can understand the excitement and the absolute certainty that a person can have about something, but sometimes in our excitement we forget about the big picture issues.

What are we trying to do here?
What is good or bad for the species?
What type of information will convince others?
Is there a possibility of harming or turning people away from my passion and if so, what would that look like?

At some level you have to ask yourself "is this of sufficient clarity to be considered incontrovertible?"

Taking a methodical approach to the problem you could jot down the types of evidence in both tangible (I have it here and I can show it to you) and intangible (I saw or heard something, take my word for it) form:
Physical (tangible) - tracks, scats, hair, signs, etc.
Visual & Audio (intangible) - witness/sighting reports
Visual (tangible) - encounters recorded on video of still photography
Audio (tangible) - recorded audio.

Each of those types of evidence is of more or less value to you in promoting your big picture goals.
In other parts of the forum we have had recent conversations about the intangible evidence and the trustworthiness of witness reports.

So to discuss tangible evidence and specifically video and image capture, there need to be some criteria for evaluation if we are to be able to hold our own under legitimate criticism and, scholarly critique. I am ignoring unfounded and unreasoned disbelief here because that is a lost cause.

I like what was posted in another thread about Robert Dodson having a 10 point system for evaluating video captures of faces - he seems to give each facial feature a point and if he sees enough to count to 10 then he will call it evidence. I think that is a start but he doesn't go far enough. There needs to be external verification, if possible rerecording of the scene from the same vantage at the same time of day/year to verify that what you think you see is no longer there.

Anyone is welcome to post whatever links they like but like previous comments suggest, some here have a much higher standard of classifying things as "evidence" and these higher standards are adopted for good reason because they are seen to be beneficial in achieving the "big picture" goals and avoiding negative repercussions that might destroy progress towards those goals.

Some of us will comment and keep it short because, while we don't really agree, we still respect the opinion of others and don't want to be destructive and tear others down. Everyone's opinion is valid to them and all are equal here - or should be.
Its like this other thread I started Robert Dodson Films Clear Sasquatch Head. I think the video is interesting and I like to test these things. A lot of comments plainly disagreed and said it was imagination and that is perfectly fine with me. It keeps people interested, the forum has activity and people get to share opinions - win, win for everyone.

So post away, just realise we are not being mean if we don't agree, we are being true to our own personal standards of investigation, which are different for everyone.