"On the Water" is a compositing of video elements to demonstrate impact of imagery to musics in a way that might be used in narrative, documentary, promotional, or other types of video – the way one might use royalty free content. The composites include elements of water, life, and body movement. Video is likely PG-13 as it has very brief nudity.

Scroll to right in the lightbox viewer to "like" the video – It's a vote for me in the contest which I'd greatly appreciate.

The world is split apart then brought back together again by doves – symbols of peace.

Music video to song by Bill Fielding and sister Jeanie: "This Ain't Beans" written about 1985. Talent: Richard Johnson and Jacalyn Schultz. Produce by: Roger Bindl HEM Productions www.hem.com. Original production early 2005, updated to widescreen late 2011.

I updated the video and added this post so Bill could share with friends and family. The process reminded me of a good friend, and the filming buddy I lost back on May 13, 2006 – We miss you Rich.

Video produced by HEM Productions; synchronized to ccMixter.org Creative Commons Music "Pushin Daises 8" by VJ Memes

A few things happening here… I learned about the Songify app by Khush for iPod the other day, and then I had thoughts about the anti-microbrew Motion 414  that was added to and signed into Wisconsin's budget bill, which got me thinking about how great it is to have such a diverse group of craft / microbreweries in Wisconsin and how bad this motion is. That made me think about the "got milk" campaign, so I thought "Hey! how about got beer". I didn't have an easy way to get a lot of beer mustaches, so I put the music to showing a list of microbrews in Wisconsin instead.

Part of the reason I'm really troubled by Motion 414 is because craft brews and microbreweries are making really great beer with flavors, diversity, and complexity as they become the new wine or an good alternative to grapes. Beer also has a richer history. It's like Wisconsin had found a way to take something back from California after the milk subsidies enabled them to surpass Wisconsin in milk production – and of course make fun of Wisconsin milk in the process (like that was necessary). Wisconsin has a "new wine" now in the form or really great beers that could lead the nation and provide a good alternative to wine – beer that is brewed with love to provide complex flavors for people that wanted more than lite beer (or cheap wine if put into perspective).

So this is just my support for Wisconsin jobs and microbrews that have created them.

More information at Wisconsin Brewers Guild and Motion 414 is also at scribd. Authors of the motion were Senator's Darling and Olsen, with Representative Vos and Meyer.

For those unfamiliar with the milk subsidy. It's basically federal money given to California Milk producers (and others) based on how far they are from Eau Claire, Wis. I pick on California because not only do or did they get the money, they use to (and may still) run ads on TV that make fun of Wisconsin milk and cheese (like that's necessary when they benefit WI – how far away they are). I say "did" because this may have stopped. I'm reading conflicting stories. But it doesn't matter… CA got the subsidies for a long time and capitalized off of it at our expense.

Reference Material – more to be found if you just search and read.

• Motion 414
• Wisconsin State Statue on Alcohol Beverages – Chapter 125
• Midwest Microbrew List – For Wisconsin
• An interesting take on this – at NJ.com
• Controlling the market? – Channel 3000 website
• Another perspective from – The Cap Times
• Perspectives from – State Journal
• Dairy Farms – More on milk
• More on Beer as the New Wine – Dining in DC

Spring time and the waters that run down Battle Creek Regional Park in St Paul, MN. just below Century Ave, yet above Hwy 61. With Music… "Blue In Cminor" by Unreal at ccMixter.org. ccMixter.org.

Steam rising off winter water with -5 degree Fahrenheit temperature. Video by HEM Productions with Creative Commons by-nc Music "Maracatu Guitar" by rocavaco at www.ccMixter.org.

Views from the Blue Hills north of Bruce Wisconsin, or east of Ladysmith, Wisconsin in Rusk county – demonstrating special effects and transitions using NewBlueFX. The video focuses on the Devils Kettle, which is the easiest to find of many places in the hills, and mixes in a few shots from the reclaimed mine south of Ladysmith.

Watch on YouTube if this doesn't work on mobile device.

Playing with bird bath photo, masking, key framing, and music from ccMixter.org… "Test Drive" by Zapa.

Thank you video for Dahveed for his feedback on documentary. Sorry you couldn't make it, but next time we'll fill the glass. Ale Asylum beer and music and CC Music from ccMixter.org "Piano and Strings" by Ihaveriffs