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Oregon Splendor

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This special was produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting for PBS. It's a series of nature footage shot around Oregon in no particular order. It's NOT a travel-log of what Oregon has to offer. There is no narration; mostly music with beautiful scenes of some of Oregon's great outdoors. It does show the occasional requisite shots of Crater Lake, Mt. Hood, and Haceta Head Lighthouse, but most of this video is of sweeping vistas of mountains and plains. There is a lot of wind noise in the soundtrack making Oregon seem like a windswept, desolate state. SOME of the footage is crystal clear, but there is a fair amount of footage that is so unclear that it looks like it was filmed with a consumer type camcorder. Lots of pixilation in certain shots. I would have expected better quality from PBS. It was fun to watch once, but I don't think I would send it to any of my out of state friends to entice them to come visit. A better video would be the one called "Oregon State of Wonder -DVD".

This is one of the most beautifully produced documentary featuring Oregon's nature and landscape. It's sparse on narration but features some top-notch cinematography. You'll be overwhelmed with beautiful scenes from the beginning to the end. I haven't seen a better documentary on Oregon's nature than Oregon Splendor yet.

Absolutely stunning film footage and sound design. I had no idea that my state of OR. was so diverse and magnificently
beautiful. Carolyn Horn