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It's finally here...10 years after the original Planet Earth and well worth the wait. Filming technology has come a long way in the decade since the first series. It has become possible to get even closer to nature, show things in new ways, show new things. The planet itself has changed in those 10 years, too; never has it been more fragile and precious.
Narrated by the wonderful Sir David Attenborough so it could be nothing more than superb
The first episode was about Islands and their inhabitants.
We saw Pygmy Sloths travelling miles (slowly) and swimming across a lake.....in order to mate.
Komodo Dragons fighting to the death...again to get mating rights...
Then in typical OMG filming we saw baby marine iguana hatchlings....appearing out of the sand and making a run to meet up with the adults basking on the rocks....and suddenly being chased by dozens of Racer snakes. Some made it...others did not.
This one was lucky....
Breathtaking, Stunning and well worth the watch....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02544td
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I know the animals, photography and Sir David are the stars of the show as it appears on TV....However the lengths they go to to get that perfect 2 minutes of shot is mindblowing.
Standing on a split of land trying to get a drone airborne and failing when the rains came.....Paragliding with cameras. Building hides in below freezing temperatures, sitting for days on end without a shot. Bitten by red ants, spiders and avoiding poisonous snakes and plants. Abseiling down mountains...etc etc etc.
I know in Episode 5 (yet to be seen) they had to get out of a boat and push it, The guide said to the cameraman, take off your shoes and socks. When they asked why he said 'this allows you to feel the crocs and poisonous eels under the water and you can gently move them out of the way...if you step on them you will get bitten...
