There's a couple of shots where the camera gets bumped, one at around 4:20. I'd replace that bit with a captured frame if possible. Apart from that it's great, just those 'bumps' really give the game away.
Bob.

Epirb,
Yeah, got the new one now. Looks great. Noticed no icicle and smooth zoom at the beginning. Good job.
R.

Woke up this morning after a nasty night with this chesty cough and sore throat . . came to my Compaq, fired it up, got to your new version of Cotter and . .. well . . I'm just amazed. Stunning.

You have a very rare talent for framing and a sense of colour-way that takes people decades to learn. Your timing with the music is spot on. What I call the "weight" of the visual to audio ratio is beautiful.

I have it playing at the moment - with your audio "cacooning" me in my studio. I just adore the new events with just the tiniest hints at human movement - very delicate and very Japanese. I suspect that if you show this to a person from Japan it will move them greater than you think.

Simply put? Gorgeously evocative of Winter . . thank you for sharing and doing the extra edit . . it has NOT been lost on this Londoner . . thank you . ..

Graham

[Double post]

Eric, that was nicely done--considerable improvement! There was only one place where, this time, it felt "rushed." It's a series of three, I think, rather quick dissolves. It starts at about 3:27;00--a vine that looks like a rope. The shots dissolve from one to another so quickly, it "feels" like it's moving faster than the music. I think the shots could be held a bit longer to match the overall rhythm that you have established. Again, just one person's opinion.

I really enjoyed watching it. Very soothing!

Jay

Thank you all, for your comments, you don't know how much it means to me to have such compliments from those people I have so much respect for.
Like I said before, along with Giles music, it's this forum and seeing works from you guys that inspired me to try something like this. As I save my pennies for better equiptment,I am trying to improve my technique and skills, and drink in all the great knowlege learned from this forum and books and classes from Vasst.

I'm still along way from where you guy's are, but this "wanna be" is gratefull to have such help. If this short video had credits, you would all be in them.

Farss I see the shot you are taking about and will try and fix that, unfortunatly many of my shots have jiggles in them, (better tripod is my next purchase).
Jay ,those shots I tried to match up with the very low drum beat, will go back and reevaluate that choice.

I really dont mind, going back and redoing, it's all part of the learning process to me. What i have spent in time editing this(about 20 hours total) you guys would probably do in much less.

Grazie, take care of that cold!
Your comments are to kind, maybe I could get over cross the pond and work under you for a week someday?
Hey I was thinking of where to put the Stella product placement in there, wha da ya think of having an empty Stella floating down the pristine river?....Kidding of course.